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Connecting Elevators and Escalators to Smart Building Energy

Elevators and escalators communicate with the smart building energy management system in order to limit the peak power visible to the external electricity grid.

Mobility

Air

Bat-Friendly LED Street Lighting

The municipality of Gladsaxe replaced the standard street lighting with red LED lights, more suited to the needs of the local bat population, creating a harmonious human-environmental interaction.

Mobility

Security

Renfe Smart Security Station

Renfe has digititalized the security systems to collect thousands of data anonymously and automatically through the CCTV system and integrate them into a single dashboard. The objective is to improve security and customer experience, always with strict compliance of data protection regulations.

Energy

Mobility

Prototype Alternative Operation of Mobility Assets "PALOMA"

The PALOMA project aimed to design a new charging technology for electric buses, which developed a prototype electric bus based on SRS capable of supplying electric power from the ground when stopped at end-of-line stops.

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District Heating & Cooling Systems

District heating and cooling systems distribute thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water, or chilled liquids, from central or decentralised sources of production through a network to multiple buildings or sites, for the use of space or process heating or cooling. For a lower environmental impact, a combination of recycled and renewable heat is the focus for district heating systems. Following the Paris Agreement in 2015 and the EU target to cut emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, there has been an increased effort from member states to foster district heating and cooling using alternative fuel sources and carbon-neutral heat producing technologies. This transition is challenging as district heating supplies only 12% of the EU´s heat supply, with most of the energy produced from CHP plants powered by natural gas and solid fuels such as lignite. Problems to be solved Carbon emissions Low-efficient heat supply Fossil fuel dependency GHG emissions

Bi-directional Electric Vehicle Charging

Most cars are idly parked 90-95% of the time. With an accelerated shift to using electric vehicles (EVs), batteries of EVs offer enormous potential in terms of using their vast collective storage capacity as a flexible solution to support the grid, which can be taxed with an intermittent renewable energy supply. Bi-directional electric vehicle charging (V2X) refers to EV chargers that allow not only for charging the battery of the EV but also for taking energy from the car battery and pushing it back to the grid when needed. There are two primary receivers of power from an EV: the grid (V2G) and the electricity from a home or building (V2H). Bi-directional charging creates greater synergy between the clean transport sector and renewable energy sources, as the car batteries can store excess energy created by variable renewable sources, such as wind and solar, and then provide power to the grid or home when demand is high or energy production is low. This reduces curtailment, lowers the need for grid infrastructure investments and allows for higher renewable energy integration. In addition, V2H charging can act as an emergency power source during power outages, and V2G can provide vehicle owners with extra income through arbitrage of time-variable energy prices. Problems to be solved Grid congestion Growing energy consumption Fluctuating generation of renewables Uneven peaks in energy usage

Citizen Engagement

Citizen engagement is defined as the two-way interaction or communication between citizens and the government. This process is continuing to play an instrumental role in the way human settlements are being governed. Decision-making processes are enhanced by engaging those most affected and intimately connected with societal challenges. As much as traditional means such as public forums, town hall meetings, etc. still have relevance, more innovative and convenient forms of citizen engagement are advancing the ways in which citizens can partake in governance procedures. Despite the variations in the form in which citizen engagement may take place, it should ideally be characterized by a clear purpose and goal, clear structure and process, documented influence on decision-making processes, and present opportunities for inclusive and continuous representation. The major components of citizen engagement are illustrated in the figure below. Main Design Components of Citizen Engagement ( Daher E., 2021 )

Smart Water Management

Smart water management aims to guide the utilisation of water in a manner that drives efficiency, sufficiency, and sustainability. To achieve this aim, contemporary management approaches are underpinned by the integration of innovative technologies, such as sensors, smart water metering, information systems, data acquisition and decision support systems. As much as two-thirds of the global population may live in regions with limited access to freshwater resources by 2050, according to Statista (2021) . This report further argued that water shortages will also be felt in industrialized countries as climate change is leading to more frequent weather-related catastrophes and the increasing industrial demand for water is expected to put enormous pressure on freshwater accessibility. Achieving water security, therefore, requires innovative ways to address the delivery of a clean and steady supply of water while optimising the operation, maintenance and management of water utility companies. Smart water management systems are one of the strongest interventions in achieving water security.

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SWARM Parking Monitoring

SWARM Parking Monitoring as perfect solution for any parking scenario

BrightSites by Signify

BrightSites by Signify is an end-to-end, wireless and scalable solution that can be integrated simply and seamlessly into the urban environment without creating visual clutter.

MOWEA Cube

MOWEA Cube is the world's first modular wind turbine, which has been designed for commercial real estate applications to provide on-site, clean and affordable energy at all times.

SWARM Traffic Safety

SWARM Traffic Safety as perfect solution for difficult to analyze traffic scenarios and situations in any city, municipality, etc.

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Use Cases from all over Europe

Use Cases are real-world implemented solutions that give valuable insights and serve as points of reference for their replication.

Connecting Elevators and Escalators to Smart Building Energy

Bat-Friendly LED Street Lighting

Renfe Smart Security Station

Prototype Alternative Operation of Mobility Assets "PALOMA"

Solutions from all over Europe

Solutions are neutral, standardised and expert-curated blueprints with information that can be used for their successful implementation.

District Heating & Cooling Systems

Bi-directional Electric Vehicle Charging

Citizen Engagement

Smart Water Management

Products from all over Europe

Products are the commercial offers from companies meant to solve urban challenges by forming sustainable and smart solutions.

SWARM Parking Monitoring

BrightSites by Signify

MOWEA Cube

SWARM Traffic Safety