The pandemic is likely to accelerate new IoT initiatives and opportunities for smart innovation. Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance, looks at the smart city technologies that we can expect to see in the future
Over half (56.2%) of the global population now lives in cities, according to the UN Population Division. By 2050, it’s estimated that around three-quarters of the world’s population will live in cities. Africa and Asia – which already have urban populations bigger in total than those in Europe, Latin America or North America – have been increasing their share of urban dwellers the most in the last 70 years [1].
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Smart cities are often visualized as collections of skyscrapers and hover cars zooming around. They’re also visualized as a cross between minority report and the Jetsons. However, the term ‘smart city’ isn’t really clearly defined. Some say that a smart city’s goal is to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and improve economic inequality. However, others say that the term is too loosely defined and no one knows what smart cities are.
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The dominance of fossil fuels in the urban energy supply puts cities on the frontline of climate change. Cities account for about 75% of global primary energy use and are responsible for 70 per cent of energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making them key actors in both national and global efforts to transition to a net-zero future.
Cities can catalyse the shift to a low-carbon future
A new report published today by IRENA, outlines ways in which cities can catalyse the shift to a low-carbon future – in turn supporting regional and national governments with the achievement of sustainable energy targets and the realisation of global climate objectives. Cities can be target setters, planners and regulators. They are often owners and thus operators of municipal infrastructure. Cities are always direct consumers of energy and therefore aggregators of demand, and can be facilitators and financiers of renewable energy projects.
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Electricity distribution has become a vital aspect in many countries and regions. The global populace is expanding at a rapid pace and this aspect proves to be a prominent factor for the need for electricity supply. The profound need for electricity generation has snowballed into a large requirement for distributors and grids.
The equipment required for electricity distribution is developing technologically. These equipments increase the convenience factor. Smart grids are one of them. Thus, based on all these factors, the smart grid sensors market will bring tremendous growth opportunities.
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The idea entails phasing out vehicles and creating a 15-minute city in an effort to encourage more self-sufficient urban communities with grocery shops, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, schools, and even workplaces just a walk or bike-ride away.
The 15-minute city was popularized by the Mayor of Paris Anne Hindalco who used it in her election campaign. The idea entails phasing out vehicles and creating a 15-minute city in an effort to encourage more self-sufficient urban communities with grocery shops, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, schools and even workplaces just a walk or bike-ride away. Mayor Anne Hindalco termed it as “ville du quart d’heure” – the quarter-hour city – that will offer Parisians what they need on a daily basis at or near their doorstep. The idea aims at an ecological transformation of the capital city of Paris into a collection of neighborhoods. The larger aim is to reduce pollution and stress, creating socially and economically mixed districts to improve the overall quality of life for residents and visitors.