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Smart Pole, Smart City, Smart Choice

Smart poles, also known as intelligent light poles or smart streetlights, are becoming integral components of modern urban infrastructure. These poles are equipped with various sensors, communication technologies, and energy-efficient lighting systems to enable a range of applications and services aimed at improving city operations, sustainability, and public safety. Here are some common applications and services associated with smart poles: Ener...
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Strengthening the competitiveness of the EU’s clean energy sector

30th January 2023 Paula Pinho, Director at the Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission, details the findings of the European Commission’s latest Progress Report on Competitiveness of Clean Energy Technologies. Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has massively disrupted the world’s energy system. It has highlighted the European Union’s (EU) over-dependence on Russian fossil fuels and emphasised the need to enhance the...
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Revolutionary sodium battery has four times the capacity of lithium-ion batteries

29th December 2022 In a groundbreaking advancement for energy storage technology, a team of international researchers has developed an advanced sodium battery that boasts an energy capacity four times greater than its lithium-ion battery counterparts. Spearheaded by experts at the University of Sydney, the project has designed a new sodium battery that not only has a significantly increased energy storage capacity compared to lithium batteries b...
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