News & Announcements

All signs point to a growing appetite for digital twins

All signs point to a growing appetite for digital twins

Smart Cities Dive Brief: The implementation of digital twin technology is expected to increase by 36%, on average, over the next five years across major industries, according to a recent report by Capgemini Research Institute. The in-house think tank of the...

read more
Pyrolysis process proposed for recycling wind turbines

Pyrolysis process proposed for recycling wind turbines

At the end of their 15-year service life, wind turbine blades composed of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminate composites are landfilled.  Many nations are banning composite materials from their landfills, posing challenges to recycling these structures....

read more
Hydro-powered hydrogen production in Switzerland

Hydro-powered hydrogen production in Switzerland

Groupe E will build an $8.5 million hydrogen production facility in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, featuring two polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers provided by H-Tec Systems. Image: H-TEC Systems The Swiss energy company plans to set up the green hydrogen...

read more
Reminder – SMART Session 2 Begins in June

Reminder – SMART Session 2 Begins in June

The SMART Competition has two start dates for the competition schedule.  Even though there are no official competition beginning or ending dates for the competition, SMART has divided its judging calendar into two competition sessions per year. Competition Session 1:...

read more

Designing the Smart City Digital Twin

A smart city digital twin relies on a number of layers of data that build on top of each other, layering in information about the terrain, buildings, infrastructure, mobility, and IoT devices. The digital twin uses the data generated in the virtual smart city layer to...

read more