Utilities
Sanchi: India’s first ‘solar city’
Though India is not necessarily known as a leader in combatting climate change, the initiative to transform Sanchi into a…
Tubes, bridges & sewers: The centuries-old infrastructure Londoners still use today
An accusation often levelled at the modern era is that it’s one of waste: that we are a throw-away society,…
Have they really found alligators in New York?
News broke recently of an alligator having to be wrangled in New York's Prospect Park in the borough of Brooklyn.…
The stark disparity across internet access in the US
Sacramento and Seattle are the best cities in the US when it comes to digital and internet equity, offering more…
How rising energy bills are hitting people on prepayment meters
On Monday, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that the energy price cap, which limits the average energy…
How Kisumu, Kenya’s lakeside city, is curbing the housing deficit
Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya, with a rich urban centre located along the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s…
Same old funding model can’t keep South African cities going or serve residents
The idea was that by making services (water, electricity and refuse) accessible and affordable, the national government would be legitimised.…
Opinion: How to create better cities when the pandemic is over
[caption id="attachment_14459" align="alignnone" width="1280"] The ivy-covered university library in the Swedish city of Lund. (Photo by Antony McAulay/Shutterstock)[/caption] Throughout the…
What role can district heating play in the energy transition?
When Paul Voss, managing director at industry association Euroheat and Power, was first approached about working in district heating for…
Around the world, local utility suppliers hadn’t planned for a pandemic
Amid the widespread recognition given to health care workers and grocery store employees during the global coronavirus crisis, there’s a…