Infrastructure
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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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The issue that closed a popular station began last week when 50 cars had to be taken out of service after they were hit with a power spike.
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The presidential race amplifies a debate that’s more complex than the typical struggle between industry and the environment.
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The Canadian company Bewegen Technologies will supply 500 rentable bicycles to the city starting in the fall.
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Researchers have proposed drawing a parallel between the expected influx of UAS and birds flying in airspace in order to estimate how often collisions could happen.
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Computer technology will drastically change virtually every aspect of human life, according to one Silicon Valley futurist.
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American consumers aren't prioritizing fuel efficiency during a time of low gasoline prices. Can the trend be reversed?
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The program has failed to cut pollution from oil refineries and other big emissions sources as required by federal law, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The Bay Area transit system was unusually candid in their responses to rider complaints.
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Systems connected: Transportation, cybersecurity, privacy
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Systems connected: Data collection, alternative fuel vehicles, budgeting
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Systems connected: Higher education, data collection, stormwater management, air quality
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Digital technology using GIS can help humans consciously create a future that may help resolve some of the globe’s most vexing issues, says Jack Dangermond.
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs will use the Smart City Challenge as a means to test out new products like a transportation analytics platform and Wi-Fi hotspots.
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The measure requires the state's two largest utilities to stop paying for out-of-state coal power by 2030.
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The city’s Transportation Department is using analytics and GIS to determine where a significant share of fatal and major injury collisions occur.
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The planning department is pursuing a zoning overhaul that would alter the character of the famously sprawling city.
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The city is at the forefront of the emerging concept of mobility management.
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The Tesla and SolarCity head hosted state lawmakers and government officials in response to the Public Utilities Commission's recent ruling to end green energy funding.
