CITIES’ small geographical footprint belies their significance. They cover 2 percent of the world’s landmass, but account for most of the world’s population, economic activity, and energy use. Here, we focus on the third aspect—energy use—as cities and renewable electricity have, respectively, become the habitat and energy of choice globally. The two are increasingly inseparable. As cities vie to attract growing businesses, talent, and innovation in an increasingly global competition, solar and wind power have become key for many in achieving their smart city goals. ... more »

Smart renewable cities (SRCs) are emerging around the world as governments, utilities, corporations and communities create innovative models that leverage and capitalize on the falling costs and improving performance of solar, wind, and other digitally networked renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grid technology in bids to create healthy, vital and sustainable economies and environments amid an ongoing, global wave of urbanization. ... more »

Regional Transportation District's General Manager and CEO Dave Genova and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock joined representatives from EasyMile, Panasonic, Transdev, and L.C. Fulenwider Inc. for a ribbon cutting and ride aboard the self-driving unit. ... more »

Streets Blog Denver has a great article about the autonomous electric shuttle at Pena Station NEXt. Cal Fulenwider, Chairman and CEO of L.C. Fulenwider, participated in the ribbon cut and launch of the shuttle. ... more »

As of this week, DIA can officially bill itself as the best big airport in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal anyway. The venerable business-focused newspaper released its first-ever ranking of the nation’s 20 largest airports Wednesday. Drawing from a survey of 4,800 readers and weighing 15 airport measures including security wait times, average fares and arrival and departure time reliability, the paper crowned the “Mile-High Miracle” best in its class for air travel. ... more »

The Denver metro area was drawn through a 14- month site selection process and ended up one of 20 semi-finalist cities for Amazon's second headquarters. The project aimed to bring the chosen metro 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in economic impact. ... more »

A day may come when people take the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora for granted. Kind of like how Coors Field, the Colorado Convention Center or Denver International Airport seem like they were always meant to be there. Yet, the bitterly contested project, set to open soon south of DIA, teetered on the edge of failure more than once. There was nothing inevitable about it. ... more »

A fresh report has been added to the wide database of Market Research Report Search Engine (MRRSE). The research study is titled “Battery Energy Storage Systems Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018-2026”which encloses important data about the production, consumption, revenue and market share, merged with information related to the market scope and product overview. The report anticipates that the sector for Microsoft Dynamics Services Market would rise at a positive CAGR during the period 2018-2026. ... more »

Global Battery Energy Storage System industry report contains proven by regions, especially North America, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, India, focusing top manufacturers in global market, with Production, price, revenue and market share for each manufacturer. It also presents the company profile, product specifications, production value, Contact Information of manufacturer and market shares for company. The report also identifies and analyses the emerging trends along with major drivers, challenges and opportunities in the Battery Energy Storage System Market. ... more »

A development district is set for an estimated $110 million in spending just west of Denver International Airport, laying the groundwork for a high-tech commercial district near an A-Line rail stop. The newly approved plan would pay for roads, sewers, parks and more in the Denver International Business Center, an area that eventually could stretch for more than a mile along Tower Road south of Peña Boulevard. ... more »

Land demand along the Front Range is through the roof. In fact, there has never been a time in Denver area history when there has been so much interest to buy property for residential and commercial development, according to veteran land broker Mike Kboudi. ... more »

Nearly 20 years after development of the Reunion master-planned community began, Oakwood Homes is starting to plan for the project’s town center, which will give residents access to amenities like restaurants and shops that up until now they haven't had. ... more »

Peña Station NEXT is being developed by L.C. Fulenwider Inc. in partnership with the Denver International Airport Division of Real Estate and Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Co. Modeled after smart city concepts, Peña Station NEXT is a 382-acre, $500M project that will offer 1.5M SF of commercial space, 500K SF of retail and 2,500 residences. ... more »

Already, one of the Peña Station Next development’s buildings has been completed—the gleaming, solar-powered 112,500-square-foot (10,500 sq m) edifice that houses Panasonic Enterprise Solutions’ operations and technology center. In the streets, workers are installing the wirelessly controlled light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights that will illuminate the mixed-use complex, providing as much as a 70 percent energy savings over conventional lampposts. But that is just the start. Panasonic and local developer L.C. Fulenwider, which are partnering on the project with the city of Denver and an assortment of other local stakeholders, envision a dense mixed-use project—including 1.5 million square feet (139,000 sq m) of office space, 500,000 square feet (47,000 sq m) of retail uses, and 2,500 residences—that will double as a proving ground for exotic technology. When the $500 million project is completed in ten to 12 years, it will be a landscape where virtually every object—from lighting to parking meters—will be connected to the internet and equipped with sensors and/or cameras to supply a continuous stream of data to the development’s managers, who also will be able to control them via cloud-based apps. ... more »

The Peña Station Next development near Denver International Airport already sports a solar panel-covered parking lot, a huge battery system and other smart technologies — and now it’s aiming for neutrality on carbon dioxide emissions. Several businesses — including Xcel Energy Inc., Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Co., developer LC Fulenwider Inc. and Denver International Airport — are joining with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to study how to turn the area into a “carbon-neutral energy district ... more »