The same can’t be said for Finland, where a string of businesses have partnered with global financial solutions firm South Pole and Swedish bank SEB to launch a new marketplace for science-based CO2 removal certificates. The venture, called Puro, is currently developing verification methodologies for atmospheric CO2 removal.

Under the Electricity Act, generation of energy is a delicensed activity. Prior to the construction of a project, certain site-specific approvals may be required (if applicable) such as forest clearance and approvals from defence establishments, the Airports Authority of India and the Archaeological Survey of India.

But the city is bracing for an expansion of Google into its midst, and San Jose is already facing a housing affordability crisis. Home values are averaging over $1 million, and rents are outta control. You need a substantial bank account to move there.

These unique sensors have attractive features, including simplified installation, low maintenance costs, and long battery life – and its long range supports hundreds of sensor nodes that collect smart parking data to improve efficiency.

• Onera Health, an Palo Alto, California and Netherlands-based provider of sleep diagnostic solutions and services, raised over $9.3 million in Series A funding. Investors included Jazz Pharmaceuticals and imec.xpand.

Market barriers remain While utility interest and involvement in smart city deployments is increasing – particularly in North America and Europe – several key barriers to greater market participation remain. These barriers include regulatory challenges, utility business culture and organisational structure, technical and operational challenges, and the lack of a business case for some smart city applications. The configuration of these challenges is unique to each utility given its history, location, culture and current asset base, but there are many lessons to learn from the early leaders who are already establishing their footprint in the smart cities market.

Network slicing will allow SIs and carriers to offer new services and diversify their revenue base. By making network connectivity support different use cases and enterprise processes, new customers are discovered; project margins and recurring revenues are increased. Integrators can leverage network slicing to virtually eliminate time lost in fine tuning network protocols while increasing profit significantly.

The popular stand-alone Bluetooth beacons are stationed at a store or gate to help mobile apps know exactly where the user is located, without storing their location data for privacy assurance. Second, they create a grid system. By leveraging a whole infrastructure, these apps can deliver turn-by-turn directions and understand how the user is moving through the entire space. Beacons and smart airport apps can also help deliver flight delay or gate change information to passengers quickly.

• ClearCourse Partnership acquired NetXtra, a provider of intuitive integrated digital services to not-for-profit and e-commerce sectors.

As of November 30, 2018, we had current assets in the amount of $574,667 consisting of cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $49,110, inventory of $55,836, and accounts receivable of $469,731.

“I would like to see more rooftop solar in Georgia — particularly in Atlanta and Athens to help with their 100 percent clean energy goals,” said Echols. “We could help these cities by raising the limit of both array size and buyback price for rooftop solar in their jurisdictions.”

A draft National Policy for Renewable Energy-based Micro and Mini Grids with the aim of encouraging the growth of mini or microgrids was floated for comments from stakeholders in 2016. Under this scheme, the MNRE has targeted the deployment of 10,000 renewable energy-based mini or microgrid projects across India with an installed capacity of 500MW in the next five years. The draft defines microgrids as renewable-based distributed generation, under 10kW, which can operate on a stand-alone basis or connected to the central grid. Minigrids are the same except for a larger capacity (ie, over 10kW). The draft policy encourages states to refer to the principles stated therein for developing their respective programmes and policies. The government of Uttar Pradesh notified the Uttar Pradesh Mini Grid Policy 2016 to promote the decentralised generation of renewable energy by harnessing renewable energy that provides for government subsidies and VGF. The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Mini-Grid Renewable Energy Generation and Supply) Regulations 2016 were notified in April 2016. The regulations apply to new and existing mini-grid projects (of installed capacity up to 500kWp) for the generation and supply of electricity to consumers and the sale to the distribution licensee in mini-grid areas in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The regulations govern the supply of electricity in rural areas and areas having an inadequate supply of electricity during peak hours and compulsory supply hours by mini-grid operators. Two other states, Jharkhand and Bihar, have proposed a mini-grid policy and regulations for mini grids, respectively.