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…
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
Tag: Energy
EPCs in 3D — Help needed!
Posted in Posts from feeds, Visualising data Tagged with: 3D, data visualisation, Energy, Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), Jamie Whyte, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), obstacles
Ideas Night: Transition Bath and School Energy Data
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……
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data, Environment, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Quality of life, Saving money, Smart communities Tagged with: Bath Hacked, Energy, open data, school energy, Transition Bath
Bristol to generate as much solar energy as an average nuclear power station
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…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Internet of Things, Posts from feeds, Quality of life, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Bristol, Bristol is Open, data, Energy, innovation, open data, Smart Cities, solar, Transparency
Discover Spain’s energy grid, one dataset at a time
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…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Posts from feeds, Smart communities, Visualising data Tagged with: data visualisation, Electricity, Energy, Jamie Gibson, open data, Red Electrica de España (REE), Sergio Estella, Spain, Vizzuality
Open Utility: energy, open data and being an ODI Startup
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…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Smart communities Tagged with: Electricity, Energy, Good Energy, Hayley Hannan, James Johnston, ODI, ODI Startup programme, open data, Open Utility, Piclo, renewable energy, startups
How Startups Are Transforming the Smart City Movement
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,…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, How, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Smart communities Tagged with: Energy, energy conservation, entrepreneurship, Govtech, Jason Shueh, Ohmconnect, open data, open source, Smart Cities, startups
The Urban Internet of Things
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…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Public safety, Resilience, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Array of Things, CityWatch, Data-Smart City Solutions, Energy, flood, Flooding, Internet of Things (IoT), irrigation, Laura Adler, Oxford Flood Network, rain, Sensors, Smart Cities, smart grid, smart grid policy, streetlights, urban, Water
An Innovation Framework That Delivers: The SunShot Catalyst Program
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
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…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Andreas Schlüter, Bielefeld University, Biofuels, Container publishing, Docker, Energy, Fermentation, fuel, GigaBlog, GigaScience, nucleotid.es, open data, Reproducible, research, science, Scott Edmunds
Mayors Report Innovation Challenges at City Innovate Summit
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…
Posted in Innovation, Posts from feeds Tagged with: age, Energy, Govtech, infrastructure, innovation, open data, People, population, San Fransisco