Málaga Smartcity

With the contribution of Endesa, the Spanish city will abate its CO2 emissions by 6 thousand tons per year by means of this project which focuses on sustainable technologies A century ago only twenty cities in the world counted more than one million inhabitants, while today there are about five hundred. This growing concentration of population raises more pressing energy and environmental problems: in order to face them, a sustainable model for city service management must be implemented. Hence Málaga smartcity, a project that aims at concentrating a wide range of sustainable technologies in the city: a new model aimed at increasing energy efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions and enhancing the role of renewable energy. Read More

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