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The Poul La Cour Award 2021 goes to Anne Velenturf

For conducting important research in the fields of recyclability of renewables infrastructure and the circular economy This year’s Poul la Cour Award goes to Anne Velenturf, a Senior Research Fellow in Circular Economy at the University of Leeds. She has conducted important research in the fields of recyclability of renewables infrastructure and the circular economy.…

The OPTIMA project aims to advance treatments for prostate, breast and lung cancer by applying cutting-edge technologies

Within the project, GMV is responsible for the access, management and harmonization of the data, working according to the OMOP standard The European Union and the pharmaceutical industry, through the IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiative), have launched the OPTIMA project, with the ambitious goal of revolutionizing cancer treatment in Europe. OPTIMA's mission is to ensure that…

Spain to Become Centre of World Tourism for Three Days

With more than 500 delegates from around the world, including Ministers of Tourism of UNWTO Member States, international organizations, as well as leaders from the private sector and civil society From December 1 to 3, Madrid will host the 24th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), where the future of a strategic sector for…

It’s a Belgian first: Brussels-Region signs the European Charter for Zero Waste Cities

For several years, Brussels has been actively promoting its zero waste strategy to citizens, businesses and organisations of all kinds. In this European Week for Waste Reduction, Alain Maron, Brussels' Minister for the Environment and Climate Transition, today signed the European Zero Waste City Charter with Zero Waste Europe. The Brussels region has thus committed itself…

UAE, Israel host first-of-its-kind business forum in Tel Aviv

This marks the first state-sponsored business delegation from the UAE The UAE Embassy in Israel and the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted government and business leaders in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for the first bi-national business conference dedicated to innovation and technology. Held in partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Start-Up National Central, the…

5G and Smart Cities

Analyzing the potential of smart city verticals as drivers of 5G technology deployment. Smart Cities: The Professional 5G Customers Deploying new generation communications networks is always a challenge due to the high CAPEX. Network operators and investors usually tend to utilize the existing technologies to make the most out of the current assets and wait…

German city of Mannheim maps the urban climate to reduce the heat island effect

The analysis identifies the heat stress for each building and open space, allowing the city to draw a map of hotter and colder urban areas and their relation to each other Mannheim has conducted an urban climate analysis to identify heat stress, in order to target planning measures reducing the urban heat island effect affecting…

Exploring the role of timber in sustainable construction

Rupert Scott, Membership and Marketing Manager at TRADA, outlines the progression of timber as a building material and its role in sustainable construction The use of timber in the construction industry varies dramatically across Europe in both volume and design. Some countries, such as Austria and those in Scandinavia, have been building using a significantly…

Interview with Ahmad Maharma SMSM Technologies at Smart City Expo Barcelona 2021

At Smart City Expo World Congress 2021, Barcelona, we spoke with Ahmad Maharma, Founder & CEO of SMSM Technologies Inc., a rising smart city solutions provider who gave us an overview of what his company does and its plans for 2022. SMSM SCaaS connects the dots between multiple data sources, going an important step…

Spain auctions 2.2GW of onshore wind and retracts clawback measures

The Government published the results of its 3.3GW technology-neutral renewable energy auction. Onshore wind won a total of 2.258MW at an average of €30.18 These new projects will bring an investment of more than €2.5m with them and will be supported by the 30,000-strong local Spanish wind industry. It is an important step in reaching…