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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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A new survey from Northeastern University-Silicon Valley highlights issues public agencies may face as they contemplate Internet of Things initiatives.
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The latest addition to the list is China's Baidu, an Internet search company.
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An interactive website, unveiled in July, allows users to compare maps of cities side by side using a variety of different metrics.
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Because the climate is changing, even fundamental infrastructure elements like airports and key economic sectors like air transportation may need to be redesigned and reengineered.
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The monitoring programs are part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Smart City Air Challenge — a 2016 competitive grant program that made $40,000 available to each community.
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Elon Musk said he expects production to start of slowly and then ramp up rapidly.
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Sonoma County has an estimated 4,500 EVs rolling now.
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A Hyperloop system is a conceptual mode of passenger and freight transportation that propels a pod-like vehicle through a near-vacuum tube at more than airline speed.
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Humboldt Redwood Co., owner of a 28.8-megawatt biomass power plant, became the first operator to be brought online with the network.
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The entire journey between Boulder and Firestone would take about 10 minutes because the maglev monorail capsules travel at 150 mph.
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Goshen, Ind., created a landing page with all necessary resources for residents interested in installing solar panels in their properties, and trained all building inspectors to know what to look for in solar panel installations to ensure they are safely installed, among other things.
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Thanks to computers, we can generate large volumes of data in support of any given future we wish to promote. Some of this guesswork is harmless, but some of it can lead us to questionable public policy choices.
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The project will deploy 300 smart boots over the next year. If it is successful, LADOT will increase the number of smart boots deployed citywide.
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According to the American Lung Association, more than 115 million Americans breathe harmful levels of ozone, which often travels far distances from other states with less-stringent clean-air regulations.
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Smart Cities Guru founder Anil Ahuja has compiled a list of the top U.S. cities — from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles — that have found a way to combine technology and nature.
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Public works and IT officials use traffic and other data to predict where the next pothole will form — allowing it to repair or resurface 35 to 45 miles of streets per year versus the previous 20 to 25 miles.
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The American Center for Mobility is expected to be a major player in the race to build and test driverless and connected vehicles, and has been designated by the federal government as a self-driving proving ground and research hub.
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Unlike the new network initiative FirstNet, this system uses existing internet connections by giving priority to rescue workers' data.
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