Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Public and private sector experts met in San Francisco to lay the groundwork for a transportation revolution.
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Participants in projects across 24 states and the District of Columbia spent 18 months assessing the barriers to and opportunities for plug-in electric vehicles deployment in their regions and preparing and executing plans.
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Animated feature about building blocks and the people who love them illustrates the softer side of FutureStructure
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A former US Treasury Official pivots toward run for Governor's office takes aim at $68 billion rail initiative
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Increasingly efficient technology is allowing solar plants to contribute for a longer period of time each day and produce energy even in cloudy conditions. Via ArsTechnica.com
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A famed bridge that has appeared in numerous films is giving way to a futuristic new structure.
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Google plans to use the hangar for research and development on robotics and rovers, as well as space and aeronautic projects. Via qz.com
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California has grappled with water scarcity for generations and now the San Diego Water Authority is betting on desalination.
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Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report.
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The map was built with publicly available data and shows the locations of all wind turbines with high-resolution remote imagery to within 10 meters.
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Drought, environmental regulation and the heavy reliance on fresh water are prompting big industrial companies, from oil and gas firms to chemical producers, to look at treating their wastewater for reuse. Via Forbes.com
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The future world of Smart Cities will feature fully connected infrastructures that utilize big data, analytics, cloud-based predictive energy optimization technology to proactively manage our most valuable resources. Via cleantechnica.com
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The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our nation’s infrastructure a D+ rating and estimated that the investments needed to modernize it would reach $3.6 trillion by 2020.
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Tuesday will be the first chance for the public to weigh in on the draft of an updated business plan for the state's proposed high-speed train system when the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meets in Sacramento.
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Impressive stats about solar power’s growth, as well as some general stats about solar energy potential that are also quite noteworthy. Via ABB.COM
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The EcoVolt machine is a shipping container-size reactor that uses microbes to convert dissolved carbon in industrial wastewater into biogas, which can be burned on site for electricity or heat. Via IEEE.ORG
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A 2013 attack on an electric substation near San Jose nearly knocked out Silicon Valley's power supply.
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IDC created this infographic that illustrates how the Internet of Things will change the way we work and live.
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