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Smart cities integrate energy, mobility, and digital systems to optimise urban life. This hub covers planning strategies, pilot projects, and enabling technologies that allow cities to reduce emissions, enhance resilience, and engage citizens in the energy transition.

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African smart cities of the future need inclusion and data integration

African smart cities of the future have the potential to accelerate rapidly towards integrated, digitally enabled mobility systems, say experts

Yunus Kemp
21/05/2026

Too hot to cope: Why cooling must become Europe’s next social right

Marine Cornelis explores what summer energy poverty means, why air conditioning will not save us and what fair sustainable solutions look like for citizens, cities and policymakers.

Guest/partner contributor
19/05/2026

King Charles sets out vision for energy-secure Britain

"Increased production of clean British energy will help to ensure that enemies of the United Kingdom cannot attack the economic security of the British people"

Yunus Kemp
13/05/2026

Warm homes, lower bills, stronger EU: the power of citizen-led energy networks

Locally produced renewable heating and cooling networks make our cities sustainable and the European Union more energy independent, writes Simona Aronica.

Guest/partner contributor
12/05/2026

How joint city-grid interfaces can improve energy system planning for DSOs

E.DSO reports in a new paper that joint city-grid interfaces are a suitable tool that can overcome the barriers of the energy transition.

Jonathan Spencer Jones
06/05/2026

ATELIER highlights Europe’s momentum towards positive energy districts

As project concludes, it leaves strong legacy of practical tools, frameworks and solutions to advance positive energy districts, writes Bettina Remmele.

Guest/partner contributor
16/04/2026

How ASCEND helps cities design positive clean energy district business models

ASCEND has addressed one of the most persistent bottlenecks in urban energy transitions: the gap between technical solutions and viable city-scale business models.

Guest/partner contributor
09/04/2026

Why Europe’s cities must move from climate ambition to delivery

Europe's cities are increasingly caught between decarbonisation goals, rising capital needs and a renewed imperative for growth, innovation and energy security.

Guest/partner contributor
17/03/2026

Scaling positive clean energy districts: Cities need organisation, not more pilots

Cities are setting ambitious climate and clean energy goals, yet many struggle to translate innovation into large scale deployment, writes Veronika Cerna.

Guest/partner contributor
24/02/2026

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