ICT for Societal Challenges - European Commission - Europa

NOBEL is a pioneering project in
this area and has been tested in
a small municipality in Valencia
(Spain), which proves that the
Smart Cities concept doesn’t
only apply to big capitals. The
NOBEL project is building an
energy brokerage system so
consumers can communicate
their energy needs directly
to energy producers, thereby
optimising energy production and distribution. The project has also tested in real
conditions the adaptation of the luminosity level of public lighting based on traffic
conditions to achieve energy savings while ensuring the security and comfort of both
pedestrians and drivers.
NOBEL
The NOBEL project results include:
• IPv6 software layer for future smart meters and embedded devices in a smart grid ;
• Middleware for data capturing and processing energy data on a smart grid ;
• A citizen platform to obtain real-time information and participate in the brokerage of
electricity.
http://www.ict-nobel.eu/
Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Duration: 2010 - 2012
Using technology to save water in Europe
ICT has been recognised as a key enabler for innovation in water management and
will be one of the priority areas of the European Innovation Partnership on Water.
New technologies can help to smart up the drinking water and waste water networks
so as to find leakages more quickly, guarantee
water supply and quality and prevent waste of
water. They also enable water authorities and
consumers to receive real time information on
these parameters. In this regard, new batches
of promising FP7 projects will soon start
producing results on ICT for efficient water
resources management.
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