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A new partnership agreement between Danish Cleantech Hub New York and BLOXHUB has been signed. The purpose is to create a strong trans-national focus in circular economy within the built environment and help increase upcycling of building materials.
Danish Cleantech Hub in New York launches a new and inspiring network for Danish interior design companies who are active players on the US market.
Our Danish Partner, Nordisk Staal, has developed a unique circular production method where they can reuse metal parts as high quality material for 3D printing.
Smart cities emerge all over the world as a response to a rapid development, climate change and changing demographics. To meet the changing demands cities have become testbeds for new and disruptive technologies with the purpose of increasing citizens’ quality of life and New York City is no exception!
On September 22th 2020, NYSERDA, State of Green and Danish Cleantech Hub hosted this year’s largest transatlantic event as part of Climate Week NYC to explore American-Danish synergies in the green recovery. The message was clear, a climate crisis and a potential economic downturn require nations, states and cities to rethink their approaches to major global challenges and partner up with the private sector.
Yesterday, the Danish Cleantech Hub in New York and Gate21 launched the NYC Smart Lighting Challenge at the smart city conference Nordic Edge Expo. The challenge is part of the Access Cities project and the two organizations now invite Danish SMEs in to help solve the challenge through a solution workshop day and a pitch finale.
Danish Cleantech Hub and Gate21 are seeking NYC based actors, who are interested in innovative smart city solutions related to smart lighting. Challenge owners can be public agencies, building owners or developers, architects, engineering business, management companies etc. Essentially anyone involved in designing, suppling, developing or managing smart city technologies across the City.
Participation in the Access Cities Open Innovation Call in September 2019 has opened new doors to the US market for NOVENCO Building & Industry, a leading Danish manufacturer of highly efficient ventilation fans and systems. Today, NOVENCO is in dialogue with two City Agencies in New York City to discuss how their highly efficient products can be used in public buildings across town.
This year, Climate Week New York takes place from September 21.-27. 2020 and Danish Cleantech Hub, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and State of Green are happy to invite you to this year’s unique virtual transatlantic event on September 22th 2020.

U.S. Cities’ interest in smart street lighting triples

May 7, 2020

An increasing demand for smart street lighting makes the US a growing and interesting market for Danish companies. With Europe’s leading living lab for intelligent lighting and Smart City-services, DOLL, Denmark has proven it is possible to create livable, sustainable and resource efficient cities through the means of technology.

A report from the Northeast Group estimates the largest 314 cities in the US (those with over 100,000 residents) are converting to LED streetlights in the next decade. This will lead to a $8.2 billion investment in streetlight modernization over the next decade and greater investments in smart street lighting. Smart street lighting is IoT-enabled, and reports have found that cities implementing these actions achieve energy savings of up to 80 percent, leading to cost-savings as well as sustainable cities.

Although the US has been cautious to invest in smart city technology, the Northeast Group reports investments in smart city technology are reaping important cost-savings as cities face budget shortfalls in the wake of COVID-19 related economic challenges.

“The smart street lighting market has rapidly advanced since our last survey back in 2018,” said Chris Testa, research director at Northeast Group. “The number of planned projects has more than doubled, prices have stabilized, and the benefits are better understood.”

The increasing demand for innovative street lightning solutions makes the US a market Danish companies should look for, as Denmark has already proven how technology-driven changes in street lightning contribute to livable and resource efficient cities.

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U.S. Cities’ interest in smart street lighting triples

U.S. Cities’ interest in smart street lighting triples

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