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September 2018 Smarter Together News
Welcome to the latest edition of news from the Smarter Together project, a member of the EU Horizon 2020 research program. The European lighthouse cities Vienna, Munich and Lyon as well as the follower cities Santiago de Compostela, Sofia and Venice come together in order to improve the quality of life of their citizens. Below you will find updates on the development of co-created and replicable Smart City solutions in 5 concrete areas– citizen engagement, district heating & renewable energy, holistic refurbishment, smart data and e-mobility.
From Smarter Together Munich
Munich Introduces First Smart E-mobility Station
Four new e‑mobility stations in Munich's model smart city district of Neuaubing-Westkreuz have now gone into service. For the first time, the stations provide all of local transport utility MVG's modular e‑mobility offerings. For more details on the station and the types of mobility solutions introduced, click here.
From Smarter Together Lyon
District Heating Extension Continues in Lyon Confluence
Over the summer, the continuous development of the district heating system has been making steady progress in Lyon Confluence. By the end of 2018, the length of the district heating network in operation will be 4 kilometers, with a total of 20 substations Read more about the progress by clicking here.
From Smarter Together Vienna
Gathering Outputs from Smart Data in Vienna
This summer, Smarter Together along with UIV (Urban Innovation Vienna) held a first harvesting workshop in order to ensure sustainable roll out and replication of the recently completed second pilot project phase of Vienna’s Data Platform. For more information on the platform and roll-out, click here.
Vienna's SIMmobil heads to Geiselberg
From 4 to 30 July 2018, the SIMmobile, which is the Urban Living Lab of Smarter Together that is run by Vienna’s Urban Renewal Office, was stationed for the first time in the urban neighbourhood of Geiselberg. Read more about the SIMmobil activities by clicking here.
Upcoming Events
25-27 September - Stavanger, Norway Nordic Edge Expo is a three day conference and exhibition covering Smart City topics like mobility, education, health, energy and renewables, governance, infrastructure, architecture, media, art, and safety. The conference will also include a half-day workshop on the topic of citizen engagement in European Lighthouse projects.
5 October - Brussels, Belgium The Horizon Energy info day will present the upcoming funding opportunities offered by the EU's Horizon 2020 Programme to projects focusing on smart energy systems and smart cities and communities concepts.
European Week of Regions and Cities
8-11 October - Brussels, Belgium The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.
News From #EUSmartCities Sister Projects
GrowSmarter to Host Webinar on IoT and Industry 4.0
On 18 September at 9:00 AM, fellow SCC1 project GrowSmarter will be hosting a webinar sharing lessons learned from Stockholm, Barcelona, and Cologne on the topics of IoT and Indsutry 4.0. Tune in to the webinar by registering here.
New Energy Storage Tanks for Dresden
Along with the collaboration of SCC1 project MatchUp, new storage tanks have been installed at the innovation power plant in Dresden, which represents a great improvement and more optimized operation of the district heating network and the power plants. Click here to learn more.
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