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SIG 100% Renewable Energy powered City, Seujet Hydro Geneva

Posted on 2015/10/052015/10/05 by SEC Team

Since 2014 SIG, the local Swiss utility, offers Vitale Green electricity: 100% green and 100% local renewable energy for Smart Eco-Geneva. It is a 100% environmentally friendly composed of solar and hydro power, certified “naturemade” star, the most demanding Swiss label in terms of environmental protection. It is a 100% locally produced with more than 600 solar installations in the city and the three Hydro dams of Seujet, Vessy, and now Chancy-Pougny. The latter having obtained the certification “naturemade” star at end of 2014, thanks to major work renovations that meet strict environmental regulations, Geneva’s Vitale Green Electricity became 100% locally produced.

For each kWh purchased, a penny goes to a green electricity fund who finances measures to improve the environment in Geneva and up to 500K CHF is added to the SIG corporate fund to support technology innovation in renewable energy.

Today’s SIG Open Day at Seujet Hydro Dam show-cased a wide range of projects:

Guided tour of the Seujet Hyro dam
Solar cooking (chocolate fondue) and tasting of local products
Associations and Start-ups in the fields of preservation of the environment and innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency
Awareness of the fauna and flora in the city and an electrical motor boat demonstration project

Source: SIG Vital Green Day

New Delhi Smart City, India

Posted on 2015/04/262015/04/30 by SEC Team

To make New Delhi a World class Capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is going all out to make the area in its jurisdiction a Smart City. While announcing the council’s annual budget, the NDMC chairperson talked about the various initiatives taken to bring Delhi at par with other smart cities across the world.

These are the steps that will be taken by the council:

Smart Poles: Using/replacing existing 18,500 Street Light Poles to LED and also mounting CCTV Cameras in addition to enable multiple next generation digital services based on WiFi/2G/3G/4G within the NDMC area, without any extra expenditure on the part of the council, on a revenue-sharing model.
Solar City Project: Master plan for generation of initially 4MW of solar power after award of NDMC-owned schools and offices’ roof-tops through open tender.
Waste-to-Energy Plants: Establishing a chain of waste to energy plants of small sizes in various localities of the NDMC based on different available technologies resulting in 100 per cent recycling of waste in an eco-friendly manner for maximising power/gas output.

The New Delhi Municipal Council area comprises of the creme de la creme territory of the Capital, which has been described as Lutyen’s Delhi. It comprises of important buildings like Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, Supreme Court, North and South Blocks and buildings abutting Central Vista and also all the diplomatic missions which function as territorial entities under the sovereign jurisdiction of their Flag States.

In addition three smart cities will come up on the Capital’s outskirts — extension of Dwarka in southwest Delhi, Rohini and Narela in the northwest — these cities will be modeled after the group housing concept, with uninterrupted power, water and wi-fi connectivity. With 20 lakh flats built in an organised urban set-up equipped with all amenities and guided by technology. Hospitals, schools, commercial complexes, green spaces and energy-efficient structures would be the other features.

Taipei 101 Tall Green Building, Taiwan

Posted on 2015/02/232019/12/17 by SEC Team

Taipei 101, the tallest LEED Platinum certified “green” building in the world (501m) is impossible to miss in Taiwan. With 101 floors and five basement levels, the Taipei World Financial Center – or Taipei 101 for short – in Taiwan is the tallest building in Asia. The tower is designed to withstand typhoons and earthquakes.