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Smart Cities are key in increasing efficiency – bylined article by Frans Vreeswijk Climate Change G7 meeting 2014

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Smart Cities are key in increasing efficiency – bylined article by Frans Vreeswijk

(Excerpt of the article, which appears in the Official magazine of the 42nd G7 summit, 26-27 May 2016, Climate Change in the New Economy)
26 May 2016

…Electric power is the driving force of today’s cities. No electric power = no data collection = no Smart City.

By 2050, 66% of the world’s population is expected to be living in urban areas. Today cities consume around 70% of all energy produced globally, and they generate 70% of world GDP. The challenge will be to supply these populations with basic resources like safe food, clean water and sufficient energy, while also ensuring overall economic, social and environmental sustainability.

A systems approach
Cities are giant systems with countless subsystems which all depend on electric power and hardware to move people and things, collect data and exchange information. It is impossible to build an efficient urban infrastructure without reliable energy access.

However, today’s cities need to substantially increase the efficiency in which they operate and use their resources. Major efficiency improvements can be achieved by horizontally interconnecting individual systems such as electricity, water, sanitation and waste management, transportation, security, environmental monitoring or weather intelligence. This approach gives increased information sharing and coordination and helps manage incidents in one sector that impact the others. It also offers considerable opportunities for cost-reduction…

See full article here


Towards sustainable, Smart Communities – bylined article by Frans Vreeswijk Climate Change G7 2017

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Towards sustainable, Smart Communities
By Frans Vreeswijk

Towards sustainable, Smart Communities
By Frans Vreeswijk

(Excerpt of the article, which appears in the Official G7 magazine, Climate Change in the New Economy)
26 May 2017

While we are familiar with the notion of Smart Cities and Smart Communities and the myriad of ways that today’s communities are adding intelligent technology, and collecting, sharing and using data, it’s a timely moment to reflect on a fundamental truth. There is no such thing as a virtual Smart City – no electricity means no Smart City.

Electricity, a building block of Smart Cities and Smart Communities
To gain the benefits of today’s and tomorrow’s intelligent, interconnected systems cities must have a reliable, quality power supply and all the hardware and software that accompanies it.
Smart electrification and sustainable energy generation are seeing a rise in the amount of electric power from hydro, marine, solar and wind sources – which helps to mitigate the effects of climate change. Through the use of IEC Standards, cities can also make significant Energy Efficiency gains, encourage the development of Smart Buildings and Smart Homes, adapt street lighting to peak demands, and improve the management of services such as water, waste management and public transport.

See full article by Frans Vreeswijk here: http://publications.climatechange-theneweconomy.com/g7-2017/100-1


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