Sustainability Archives - Page 3 of 9 - thesmartcityjournal.com

A win-win agricultural policy for climate and biodiversity

A new policy brief highlights how strategic agricultural de-intensification can help protect our climate and improve biodiversity, while also allowing farms to prosper A policy brief(opens in new window) published by the EU-funded LAMASUS(opens in new window) project looks at the trade-offs and opportunity costs related to agricultural land management. The goal is to help…

Biodiversity, Sustainability

Las Rozas begins the installation of nearly 1,800 photovoltaic panels across 15 additional public buildings

This is the second phase of the Energy Efficiency Plan, which will involve the total installation of more than 3,000 panels in 30 public buildings Las Rozas takes a new step on its way to a zero-emissions commitment with the start of work on the second phase of the Las Rozas Solar Plan, the ambitious…

energy efficiency, Las Rozas, Las Rozas Innova, Smart City, solar energy, Sustainability

Propelling solar technology into a perovskite future

The EU-funded LOCAL-HEAT project is developing next-generation perovskite materials to make clean energy more accessible and affordable around the world A major challenge in photovoltaics is how to build high-performance solar cells that are cost-effective, reliable and sustainable. Perovskites – a unique class of semiconductor materials – show great promise to tackle this challenge and…

Innovation, perovskite, photovoltaics, research, solar energy, Sustainability

Showcasing the path to circularity for Europe’s economy

CircSyst’s second general assembly highlights innovations and solutions in water management, biowaste, and plastics and packaging driving Europe’s circular economy he EU-funded CircSyst(opens in new window) project held its second general assembly since its launch the previous year. Held over a 2-day period, on 18 and 19 June, in Maribor (Slovenia), the event brought together…

biowaste, circular economy, Innovation, recycling, Sustainability, water management

Calling for zero-emission waterborne transport technologies

MarLEN announces first transnational call for research and innovation projects promoting pollution-free transport in Europe’s waters The EU-funded MarLEN(opens in new window) project recently issued its first transnational call(opens in new window) for projects supporting the decarbonisation of maritime and inland waterway transport. The call offers researchers and innovators the opportunity to secure funding that…

Maritime Innovation, Sustainability, transport

Catching up with RURALIZATION: Promoting a more populated, diverse and sustainable rural society

More than 2 years after the EU-funded RURALIZATION project’s end, its outcomes continue to drive efforts to foster rural regeneration across Europe In 2019, the RURALIZATION(opens in new window) project set out to combat the unequal development of rural and urban areas. Its aim was to help develop a new rural frontier by overcoming population…

EU Projects, Smart Rural, Sustainability

Battling the heat: Europe takes action to protect health in a warming world

EU-funded researchers are developing strategies to protect people from rising temperatures, focusing on vulnerable groups and clearer climate-health communication. By Vittoria D’Alessio The environmental impact of climate change – shifting weather patterns or vanishing biodiversity – is widely recognised. But do we truly understand the toll rising temperatures are taking on human health? Members of…

Climate Change, Climate Change Solutions, EU Research, Public Health, Sustainability

Providing sustainable energy solutions for local communities

Two EU-backed projects show local energy communities the path to energy autonomy and sustainability In 2021, the EU-funded SERENE and SUSTENANCE projects set out to develop sustainable energy systems that ensure a green transition for local communities. They sought to create more efficient, integrated, cost-effective and customer-centric solutions that could enhance communities’ energy autonomy. Today,…

energy efficiency, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

Art meets AI to reinvent tomorrow’s food systems

With support from the EU, artists, scientists and food companies are teaming up to find fresh, creative ways to make our food systems greener and more efficient New media artist Helena Nikonole is taking the art of sound to an unusual place – a city-based hydroponic plant farm. Together with a group of scientists, she…

Articial Intelligence, Sustainability, technology

Hewlett Packard enterprise acknowledges Indra Group’s global leadership of complex technological projects that contribute to economic development

US multinational HPE presents the Group with the “2025 System Integrator of the Year” award, which bears out its experience and excellence in the realisation of high-impact projects undertaken in complex circumstances and environments around the world Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has presented Indra Group with the “2025 System Integrator of the Year” award, in…

Digital Transformation, energy, HPE, Sustainability, technologies

Sustainability

Latest News

Most Read