Energy – Open Data Aha!

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EPCs in 3D — Help needed!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

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Buildings in Manchester City Centre (not) coloured according to their energy rating I was going through the recently-released energy performance certificate data, and wanted to join the ranks of people who’ve made awesome things with the data. One of the things I…

Ideas Night: Transition Bath and School Energy Data

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

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At the ideas session for our environment hackday this week, we were joined by Philip Haile of Transition Bath. Philip shared the results of some recent analysis of local school energy usage data. Here’s a summary of what we learned and some……

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Bristol to generate as much solar energy as an average nuclear power station

Posted on November 17, 2015 by

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Bristol has twice as many photovoltaic panels on houses than the UK average. It is one reason why Bristol is becoming the country’s leading city for smart and sustainable energy. Department of Energy and Climate Change data shows that in…

Discover Spain’s energy grid, one dataset at a time

Posted on October 28, 2015 by

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Sergio Estella and Jamie Gibson Vizzuality are renowned for releasing open data on the web through beautifully designed, interactive, usable applications and tools. We were honoured when Red Electrica de España (REE), operator of Spain’s electricity grid, asked us to…

Open Utility: energy, open data and being an ODI Startup

Posted on September 4, 2015 by

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We speak with energy startup Open Utility about how it is creating the UK’s first online market for renewable energy, and the best things about being an ODI Startup The ODI Startup programme supports and promotes open data startups to…

How Startups Are Transforming the Smart City Movement

Posted on September 1, 2015 by

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Remember the 1990s visions of the future? Those first incantations of the sweeping “smart city,” so technologically utopian and Tomorrowland-ish in design? The concept and solutions were pitched by tech titans like IBM and Cisco, cost obscene amounts of money,…

The Urban Internet of Things

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

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The Internet of Things is everywhere, with sensors and communication technologies embedded in all the materials of daily life. Today, the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) is also everywhere: it is has become one of the most widely-discussed…

An Innovation Framework That Delivers: The SunShot Catalyst Program

Posted on August 7, 2015 by

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Behind every great innovation is a team. And behind successful innovation teams are efficient tools, processes, and most importantly, people. The Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative funds projects that make solar energy more affordable and accessible for Americans. As part…

Fermenting a Reproducible Research Revolution

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

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With greater awareness in the difficulties in making scientific research more reproducible, numerous technical fixes are being suggested to move publishing away from static and often un-reproducible papers to more reproducible digital objects that better fit 21st century technology. New…

Mayors Report Innovation Challenges at City Innovate Summit

Posted on June 18, 2015 by

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San Francisco jump-started its inaugural City Innovate Summit on June 17 with an international group of mayors and city officials showcasing their latest initiatives and strategies to solve vexing civic challenges. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee laid the groundwork for…