Schneider Electric, specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Omdia, the technology research and advisory group, have found that while industrial companies are setting ambitious sustainability targets, roughly half (48%) have yet to take the necessary…
Study launched to end Porvoo site’s crude oil refining by 2030s
Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste launches a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and…
Schneider’s specification tool updated for sustainable futureproof tenders
Schneider Electric has launched a series of crucial updates to its EcoStruxure Specification Tool. This digital tool for specifiers, architects, engineers and designers allows the fast creation of compliant and sustainable technical specifications for commercial and industrial building projects. This…
Schneider and AVEVA digitise Kunming CGE water supply to improve water management
Schneider Electric and industrial software leader AVEVA are reshaping the digital core of Kunming CGE (KMCGE) water supply’s water management system. The combination of AVEVA and Schneider Electric’s software, technology and water domain experience are providing KMCGE with better operational…
Addressing County Council challenges with IoT
As the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 will be a year of recovery, and local authorities have a crucial role to play in leading this process. However, pressures continue to increase from the government to meet targets on…
Making sustainable cities the future
There’s zero doubt that human-induced climate change is edging us ever-closer towards an environmental tipping point. Despite the much-anticipated discussions focused on decarbonisation policies at COP26, and warnings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), much work still needs…
IoT trends to watch out for in 2022
COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated digital transformation in many critical sectors, including logistics & supply chain and healthcare. As a result of these changes, security took centre stage in 2021, a priority that will remain in 2022 along with sustainability and…
Top 20 sustainable smart cities
Research conducted by Disruptive Technologies has revealed Copenhagen to be the most sustainable smart city in the world, based upon a range of parameters. Oslo and Zurich were ranked second and third respectively. The research took into consideration a range…
Technology to help cities identify most cost-effective route to Net Zero
ClimateView has unveiled plans to help the growing numbers of cities with net zero commitments identify the most cost-effective route to decarbonise their economies as it announced the close of a €10m funding round. Newcastle, Mannheim and Bern are among…
Group cycle across London featuring Dr Alex George to launch new e-bike
HumanForest, a sustainable micro-mobility platform headed up by former Cabify chief, Agustin Guilisasti, has launched its new fleet of 800 electric bikes in London. At an event officially launching the e-bikes this morning, HumanForest’s Founder and CEO Guilisasti was joined…
