“ Technology is disrupting the entire ecosystem of cities , from the planning and design stages , through to construction , maintenance and operations ,” said IBI Group New energy storage solution from AlphaESS
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“ Technology is disrupting the entire ecosystem of cities , from the planning and design stages , through to construction , maintenance and operations ”
CEO Scott Stewart . The group completed the purchase of Alberta-based Peters Energy Solutions , a consulting firm focused on renewables , earlier this year .
In Asia , Digital Edge ( Singapore ) Holdings plans to expand its regional footprint to South Korea by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Sejong Telecom ’ s data centre assets in an all-cash transaction . Between the transaction and subsequent
SCOTT STEWART CEO , IBI GROUP
Smart city living labs at IIIT Hyderabad , in association with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and The Smart Cities Mission , have launched a smart city startup challenge that will support and scale startups that are building sustainable , inclusive and innovative solutions for smart cities .
The month-long programme gives selected startups an opportunity to pitch to smart city technology MNCs , smart city officials , and the winner will get an equity-free grant of 10 Lakhs for further development . The focus areas for the challenge are water , waste , safety & security , health and energy .
Moves are afoot across Africa too . Postgraduate students from universities across the continent have been called to showcase their skills and present innovations that could help develop the power and energy sector , and Johannesburg has formally adopted the provincial government ’ s plan to develop a smart city in Lanseria – with a proposal that an additional smart city is developed in the Deep South region .
“ Technology is disrupting the entire ecosystem of cities , from the planning and design stages , through to construction , maintenance and operations ,” said IBI Group New energy storage solution from AlphaESS
AlphaESS has launched its latest residential and commercial energy storage solutions and the Alpha Installer Network ( AIN ) Program at the Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition , Australia . The 3kW SMILE-B3 PLUS is specially designed for retrofit . Cost effective , super easy to install and capable for scale . This no-meter design with 5kWh built-in battery is available for all retrofit requirements , with capacity expandable to 30 kWh . A high-voltage battery is rolling out with 8.2kWh capacity and can be configured either for single-phase ( 6kW ) or three-phase ( 10kW ) applications , both on-grid & off-grid . energydigital . com 59