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Prointec (Indra) will design part of the railway line that will connect the baltic states

The new high-speed, standard gauge railway line will quickly, safely and sustainably connect the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Prointec, Indra's civil engineering subsidiary, one of the world's leading technology and consulting companies, will participate in the largest railway infrastructure project in Europe today: Rail Baltica, the railway network for passengers and goods that…

smartmobility, smarttechnology, Sustainability, sustainableworld

SEAT reduces the environmental footprint of its production by 43% since 2010

Thanks to the actions implemented in 2019, the company generated 38.5% less waste in a single year SEAT is committed to caring for the environment and in 2019 continued to work actively on progressively reducing the environmental impact of its activity. The carmaker successfully reduced its five main production-related environmental indicators by 43%, including energy…

energyefficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable Development

Indra, recognized as a sustainability world leader

Indra, one of the main global technology and consulting companies, has been included as one of the leading companies in terms of sustainability on a global scale in the “The Sustainability Yearbook 2020”, the most prestigious annual report on the subject, published by S&P Global in collaboration with Robeco SAM and based on the assessment…

Awards, Sustainability, Worldbook

A plow battery big enough to power Berlin for an hour

A German gas storage firm is planning a battery big enough to power a city the size of Berlin for an hour, using redox flow technology. The planned project, which Oldenburg-based EWE Gasspeicher is billing as the world’s largest battery, will involve filling two salt caverns, each of around 100,000 cubic meters in volume, with…

New Technologies, Sustainability, Sustainable Development

On priorities

From urban illiteracy to technology impact: how do we need to prioritize the quality of the demand and to focus on the emotional side of people’s lives. This article has a couple of simple messages: in times of abundance (there was never so much wealth in the world) we should be focusing more on quality…

Citizenship, Featured Article, New Technologies, Sustainability

Eco-innovations and Economic perspectives in designing Sustainable Aerotropolis

Developing aerotropolis is a recent conceptualization to build smart cities with sharp focus of eco-innovation and green economy. In a modern aerotropolis, the infrastructure is so built that it connects the megacity with massive road, transport systems and ICT network in one hand; provides key linkages and services for the international businesses on the other…

Featured Article, Sustainability, Sustainable Development

Barcelona becomes the Capital city of sustainable development

The city held four events jointly at Fira: Smart City Expo World Congress, Iwater, CEES and the European Utility Week end on a high note. The city of Barcelona became the world capital of sustainability for three days after hosting four international events focused on sustainable development at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via. Over 32,000…

Smart City Expo World Congress, Sustainability

Ideas Competition Coslada Smart Logistics

Let us introduce Coslada Smart Logistics, our first ideas competition. This contest is organised by the Coslada City Council along with the Madrid Polytechnical University (UPM).This competition is completely open to anyone who may have a helpful idea for the city of Coslada, or some other city with the same characteristics, regardless of the age,…

Sustainability

Eco-innovations in Designing Eco-cities and Eco-towns

The objective of this third article of our collaborator Dr. A.N.Sarkar is to look at the potential benefits of developing eco-cities and eco-towns with focus on ecology, environment, sustainability and economic impact aspects. Technology and urban layout for Eco-City and Eco-Towns are also highlighted. This is complemented by a detailed case study on leading Eco-cities…

Featured Article, Future Cities, Sustainability, Sustainable Development

Smart Mobility in a sharing world – Part I

Owning a car is still cool but it is not smart at all. A car drives in average only 1.7 people per year and it is responsible for 25% of the global CO2 footprint. Bikes were definitely part of our urban environment since their invention. Nowadays it is an important component when planning our modern…