Digital twins of 500 smart cities by 2025, says report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigital twins of smart cities will number 500 by 2025, from a handful today, according to ABI Research. The concept of digital twins will start move from smart factories, where …
‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden (pt1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The world is changing, and changing extremely fast,” explains Swedish manufacturer Sandvik at PI World 2019 in Gothenburg this week. The firm, a ‘lighthouse’ smart manufacturer for the World Economic …
OT industry puts IT industry back in its ‘magic box’ in battle for IoT hearts and minds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe operational technology (OT) industry moved to shore up its position as the arbiter of industrial change at PI World 2019 in Sweden today by declaring that new-fangled digital technologies …
Germany trusts in digital tech, and €40bn stimulus, as it winds down coal industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany is to pump €40 billion into digital transformation of its old coal-mining regions, to drive enterprise and employment as coal mining is phased out in the country. New legislation …
Metering is at the “heart” of the energy transition, says IoT maker EDMI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEDMI, owned by Osaki Electric Company in Japan, has major smart metering deals with water, gas, and electric utilities in Asia and Europe. The Singapore-based company makes IoT modules for …
The ‘beauty’ of broadband powerline (BPL), and the advance of Germany’s energiewende
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany has a good model for the adoption of renewable energy resources. The country has an aggressive decarbonisation agenda as part of its energiewende (‘energy transition’). It shut down seven …
Itron to connect 240,000 smart electricity meters in Western Australia
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailItron has a deal with givernment owned utility Western Power in Australia to connect around 240,000 electricity meters. Western Power, in Western Australia, will gain visibility into the operation of …
Thailand’s $3.9bn One Bangkok zone to set “new benchmarks” in smart-city living
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDetail of the design of Thailand’s new real-estate mega development, One Bangkok, has been revealed for the first time. The $3.9 billion project, billed as the country’s largest ever private …
Verizon intros LTE-based meters and management to PenLight power system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPeninsula Light Company (PenLight) has appointed US carrier Verizon to upgrade its power distribution system in Washington State with an LTE-based system, comprising smart electricity meters and a data analytics …
Georgia Power unveils first smart neighborhood in Atlanta
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company, and homebuilding company PulteGroup announced the opening of what it claims to be Atlanta’s first Smart Neighborhood. Leaders from Georgia …
