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BOLETÍN DE VIGILANCIA TECNOLÓGICA E

INTELIGENCIA COMPETITIVA

Septiembre de 2015

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NOTICIAS

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1. China puede elevar sus objetivos solares para 2020 a 150GW 2

2. Vamos a usar la energía Solar para impulsar los Aires Acondicionados, ahorrar miles de millones... 2

3. Un manifiesto pide apoyo a la autoproducción y desterrar el 'impuesto al sol' 2

4. Investigadores finlandeses desarrollan métodos más exactos para medir la eficacia luminosa de L... 3

5. Ley de energía renovable aumenta la huella de carbono 3

6. Presidente Obama anuncia apoyo a proyectos de generación distribuida 3

7. Las previsiones del Mercado Global de Transformadores y Distribuidores de Potencia para 2020 ap... 4

8. Fraunhofer logra nuevo récord mundial de Eficiencia del 25.1 % de con Tecnología de celda solar... 4

9. Innovación acelerada ayuda a poner en marcha la iniciativa nacional de ciudades inteligentes 4

10. Gestión integral: beneficios tangibles en términos de eficiencia, comodidad y seguridad 5

11. Áreas clave de enfoque de la Internet de las cosas (IoT) 5

12. Maximizando la Energía de paneles solares en techos inclinados con celdas solares de forma camb... 5

13. Energía solar rompe récord en Latinoamérica 6

14. La Universidad de Rice (EE.UU.) inventa técnica para caracterizar espacios de nanoescala en mat... 6

15. Cosecha de energía / regeneración eléctrica vehículos de tierra, agua y aire 2015-2025 6

16. Departamento de energía libera segunda revisión cuadrienal de la tecnología 7

17. Mayor adopción de los consumidores a las Tecnologías del Hogar Inteligente 7

18. Desde Kansas a El Hierro: nueve ejemplos de energía limpia 7

19. La Energía Solar preparada para otro año récord 8

20. Lo estamos haciendo todo mal en Eficiencia Energética Residencial 8

21. ¿Por qué empresas Fortune 500 están invirtiendo en Almacenamiento de Energía? 8

22. Clasificación de los principales Proveedores de Smart Cities 9

23. Chile tendría planta solar más grande del planeta. 9

24. Torrent Ciudad Inteligente, el nuevo proyecto español de smart cities 9

EMPRESAS Y MERCADOS 25. Toyota innova con una cadena de suministro de hidrógeno sin CO2 10

26. Neurio lanza "Home Energy Monitor" para reducir los costes de energía y uso 10

27. Advertencia al Sector de la Automatización del Hogar en EE.UU a alejarse del estándar Europeo K... 10

28. El director ejecutivo de Solar Frontier planea reducir los costes de los módulos fotovoltaicos ... 11

29. Las empresas SolarWorld y Enphase colaboraran en desarrollo de nuevos módulos solares AC 11

30. AT&T extiende el liderazgo de IoT con iniciativas de Smart City 11

31. Lumileds apunta a las industrias de la Arquitectura y el Entretenimiento 12

INDICE 32. Flex ampliará su oferta Solar añadiendo soluciones innovadoras de rastreo fruto de la adquisici... 12

33. GET percibe una mayor demanda de paneles solares de alta eficiencia 12

34. Toshiba App Lite IoT procesador incorpora funciones de soporte para Bluetooth® v4.1 13

35. Lanzamiento de los dispositivos médicos de Eko Devices: La FDA aprueba la próxima generación de... 13

PATENTES 36. US9136257 (B1) Estructuras de rectificador para sistemas LED de AC 14

37. US9136258 (B1) LED apiladas para dispositivos con sensores ópticos 14

38. USD738832 (S1) Light emitting diode (LED) package 14

39. US2015253748 (A1) Aparatos y métodos para proporcionar actualizaciones de datos a un cliente de... 15

40. US2015254970 (A1) Detector de Peligros en Hogar Inteligente provisto de guía de posicionamiento... 15

41. US2015256563 (A1) Unidad de detección de Peligros con experiencia de usuario de fácil implement... 16

42. US9129116 (B1) Sistema y método para indicar seguridad 16

43. HK1178963 (A1) Conversión de Energía Solar 16

44. AU2014226792 (A1) Aparato y método para ahorrar energía por intervalo de transmisión en sistema... 17

45. AU2014241282 (A1) Seguridad en Hogar con Sensores Inteligentes 17

46. AU2015210394 (A1) Sistema y método de alimentación y control de iluminación 17

47. AU2015210459 (A1) Transferencia de energía inalámbrica 18

48. US2015246995 (A1) Amine-Functionalized Polymeric Compositions For Medical Devices 18

49. US2015248941 (A1) Radiación que blinda los materiales que contienen hidrógeno, boro y nitrógeno 19

50. US2015249131 (A1) Película Epitaxial en estructura de Nanoscala 19

51. US2015249168 (A1) Composición para electrodos de celda solar y electrodos fabricados usando los... 20

52. US2015249175 (A1) Módulo solar con encapsulante alineado 20

53. US2015249427 (A1) Celda Solar y método para el cálculo de su resistencia 20

54. WO2015127645 (A1) Sistema LED con sujeción con controlador voltaje 21

55. WO2015128986 (A1) Dispositivo de emisión de luz LED 21

56. WO2015129147 (A1) Regulador y Acondicionador de Energía 21

57. WO2015130012 (A1) Ventana inteligente con hidrogel sensible a la Temperaturay material de conve... 22

58. WO2015131205 (A1) Extracción de Energía y utilización de circuitos 22

PUBLICACIONES CIENTÍFICAS 59. Realistic solar heating in urban areas: Air exchange and street-canyon ventilation 23

60. Benefits of solar forecasting for energy imbalance markets 23

61. A risk analysis of a smart home automation system 24

62. City attachment and use of urban services: Benefits for smart cities 24

INDICE 63. The ‘Profession/ Occupation Field Model’as an Activity Theoretical Framework for the Developmen... 25

64. Spain's energy outlook: A review of PV potential and energy export 25

65. Impact of wind uncertainty, plug-in-electric vehicles and demand response program on transmissi... 26

66. Organic Rankine Cycle coupling with a Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant for cogeneration and i... 26

67. An energy management software for smart buildings with V2G and BESS 27

68. Health and emergency-care platform for the elderly and disabled people in the Smart City 27

69. Hygromorphic materials for sustainable responsive architecture 28

PUBLICACIONES SECTORIALES 70. Australia - Smart Energy - Trends and Analyses - Moving into 2016 29

71. Spain Medical Devices Report Q4 2015 29

72. India Internet of Things (IoT) Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020 - Rising Industry & Cros... 29

73. Smart Cities: Crecimiento de nuevos mercados para tecnologías de la información 30

74. Terahertz Radiation Systems: Technologies and Global Markets 30

75. Cloud Security Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014... 30

76. Impacto y ontologías de la smart City 31

77. India Solar Photovoltaic Market Outlook, 2021 31

78. Global Helpdesk Automation Market 2015-2019 31

79. Global IT Security Spending Market 2015-2019 32

80. Global Photovoltaic (Solar Panel) Connectors Industry 2015 Market Research Report 32

EVENTOS, FERIAS Y JORNADAS 81. Campus Party Ecuador: Sept 30 – Oct 4. Quito, Ecuador 33

82. Comisión de Control, Vigilancia y Seguridad: 15 de octubre, 2015 33

83. Feria Smart City Expo & World Congress 17-19 Noviembre - 2015 33

84. II Congreso de edificios Inteligentes. Madrid, 27-28 de Octubre de 2015 34

85. II Jornada Networking de empresas con soluciones para las Smart Cities: 29 de octubre 2015 - Ma... 34

86. Smart City Expo 2015 Brokerage Event: 18-19 November 34

87. Meet IoT 2015, October 1 & 2. Turin, Italy 35

88. CENSIS 2nd Technology Summit and Conference 35

89. Movilidad eléctrica y con hidrógeno, el futuro del motor en tus manos con SEAS 35

90. Cumbre de Seguridad e Integración 2-4 de Noviembre , 2016 en Atlanta (EE.UU.) 36

Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesNOTICIASChina puede elevar sus objetivos solares para 2020 a 150GWPublicada en , 29/09/2015.

Deutsche Bank analysts say local media reports in China suggest that thecountry’s 2020 solar power target could be lifted to 150GW from the currenttarget of 100GW – meaning more than 20GW of solar would need to be added ineach year from 2016 – 2020. Climate diplomacy: in a another jointannouncement from the US and China, president Xi Jinping committed to anemissions trading scheme in 2017. Climate diplomacy: in a another jointannouncement from the US and China, president Xi Jinping committed to anemissions trading scheme in 2017. EPA/Michael Reynolds

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Vamos a usar la energía Solar para impulsar los AiresAcondicionados, ahorrar miles de millones y limitar las emisionesPublicada en , 29/09/2015.

According to the NREL, "air conditioning currently consumes about 15% of theelectricity generated in the United States. It is also a major contributor to peakelectrical demand on hot summer days, which can lead to escalating powercosts, brownouts, and rolling blackouts". The picture is the same in Europe. Forexample, according to a national market survey by the Hellenic Ministry ofCommerce, about 95% of air-conditioning sales in Greece occur in the period ofMay-August and reach about 200,000 units (primarily small-size split-type heatpumps) every year. The use of air-conditioning units in summer causes peakelectric loads that periodically result in power shortages in large areas ofmetropolitan cities like Athens.

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Un manifiesto pide apoyo a la autoproducción y desterrar el'impuesto al sol'Publicada en , 22/09/2015.

Un manifiesto firmado por un centenar de entidades sociales y políticas catalanas ha reclamado al Gobierno laretirada del proyecto de real decreto elaborado por el Ministerio de Industria para regular el autoconsumo de energíasolar con fuentes renovables. Los promotores dicen que el documento pretende “limitar el derecho ciudadano a lacaptación, transformación y uso de la energía procedente del sol”.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesInvestigadores finlandeses desarrollan métodos más exactos paramedir la eficacia luminosa de LEDsPublicada en LEDinside LED, LED Lighting, LED Price Trends, Global LED News and Market Research - Industry Info, 21/09/2015.

Researchers at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Center of Finlandhave succeeded in developing a method which helps to improve the relativeuncertainty in measuring the luminous efficacy of LEDs from the approximate 5%of today to one per cent in the future. The results were just published in thedistinguished Light: Science & Applications journal.

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Ley de energía renovable aumenta la huella de carbonoPublicada en National Wind Watch: News, 19/09/2015.

In 2005 the Vermont Legislature passed renewable energy legislation establishing the SPEED program. SPEED wasrepealed in 2015 with legislation initially called RESET. That name has been dropped because leaders thought itimplied SPEED had been a mistake that required correcting. SPEED was a mistake, and Vermont will be living withits legacy for at least 20 years.

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Presidente Obama anuncia apoyo a proyectos de generacióndistribuidaPublicada en U.S. Department of Energy, 18/09/2015.

In August at the National Clean Energy Summit in Nevada, President Obama announced that the Loan ProgramsOffice (LPO) has issued guidance for potential applicants on the kinds of distributed energy projects it can support, inthe form of supplements to its existing Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects (REEE) and Advanced FossilEnergy Projects solicitations. In addition, the President announced that the LPO has initiated the process to increasethe loan guarantees available under the REEE and Advanced Fossil Energy Projects Solicitations by up to anadditional $1 billion.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesLas previsiones del Mercado Global de Transformadores yDistribuidores de Potencia para 2020 apuntan a crecimiento a unaTasa Anual Compuesta del 5.7%Publicada en PR Newswire: Energy, 18/09/2015.

According to a recently released TechSci Research report, "Global Power & Distribution Transformers MarketForecast & Opportunities, 2020", power and distribution transformers market globally is projected to register a CAGRof 5.7% during 2015-20. The market is expected to witness tremendous growth on account of rising governmentprojects, for power generation through various conventional sources of energy like coal, oil and gas, integration ofrenewable energy to the existing grid, and replacement of aging power infrastructure. For the purpose of meetinggrowing power demand, power generation capacity of existing power plants is increased along with the constructionof new power plants that can will supply electricity to the industries and residential consumer. Rapid industrialisationin Asia Pacific region along with shift of manufacturing hub from North America and Europe region to Asia Pacificregion has led to the growth of transformers market in the region.

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Fraunhofer logra nuevo récord mundial de Eficiencia del 25.1 % decon Tecnología de celda solar TopconPublicada en PV Magazine, 15/09/2015.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has achieved anefficiency of 25.1% on a both sides-contacted silicon solar cell. In addition toincreasing efficiencies, the TOPCon technology is said to simplify manufacturingprocesses.

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Innovación acelerada ayuda a poner en marcha la iniciativanacional de ciudades inteligentesPublicada en Electric Light & Power - Smart Grid, 15/09/2015.

Accelerated Innovations, a technology provider that partners with utilities and municipalities to strengthencommunities and eliminate waste, was recognized at the White House for its role in Envision America. The public-private partnership initiative Envision America is issuing a challenge and providing resources to America’s cities todeploy technologies and mobilize community actions to tackle energy, water, waste and air challenges. As a keysponsor, Accelerated Innovations is collaborating with smart city leaders to leverage the Envision America web andmobile app, a community engagement platform to facilitate, measure and gamify large-scale sustainability actioncampaigns.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesGestión integral: beneficios tangibles en términos de eficiencia,comodidad y seguridadPublicada en , 15/09/2015.

More than ever, commercial buildings are multi-purpose in use and therefore present building operators withincreasingly complex challenges. At the same time, scarcer resources and growing costs demand more efficientoperation of properties. To meet these challenges, facility managers, building operators, technical managers, safetyand security officers as well as investors and planners rely on building automation systems. Integrated buildingmanagement, which bundles all disciplines and functions in a single platform, goes one step further. It deliverstangible efficiency benefits, increases comfort and protects people, buildings and assets.

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Áreas clave de enfoque de la Internet de las cosas (IoT)Publicada en TelecomEngine.com, 14/09/2015.

Telecom Engine and its research partner, Mind Commerce, see a few key areas of focus for the Internet of Things(IoT) that will require special attention over the course of the next three years on the part of software, platform, andinfrastructure providers. Emergence of IoT is a milestone that brought consumer devices into connected environment.It is a future of communication through embedded and connected devices with unique identity for personalized, groupand business use.

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Maximizando la Energía de paneles solares en techos inclinadoscon celdas solares de forma cambiante tipo kirigamiPublicada en , 13/09/2015.

Most of the solar panels in the world sit on rooftops at a fixed angle, so they miss out on capturing energy duringparts of every day. Now researchers have shown that by cutting solar cells into specific designs using kirigami, avariation of origami which entails cutting in addition to folding, they can allow the cells to track the sun’s angle withouthaving to tilt the whole panel. This could have a substantial payoff: solar panels with tracking mechanisms cangenerate 20 to 40 percent more energy per year than those without trackers

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesEnergía solar rompe récord en LatinoaméricaPublicada en Google noticias, 10/09/2015.

Energía Limpia XXI. Sin lugar a dudas Latinoamérica ya no es la misma, hoy vive una nueva revolución que nos esimpulsada por cañones y fusiles sino por paneles solares ejempolo de esto es Chile que en 2012 apenas tenía 5MWde energía solar hoy día tienen más de 362MW y 873 MW en construcción y planeación. Este país lidera larevolución solar de Latinoamérica con millonarias inversiones y un marco jurídico sólido para empresas nacionales yextranjeros Green Tech Media (GMT), señala que América Latina fue la región que mostró un mayor crecimiento deenergía solar en 2014, generando 625 MW, lo que equivale a un crecimiento de 370% en relación al año anterior.

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La Universidad de Rice (EE.UU.) inventa técnica para caracterizarespacios de nanoescala en materiales porososPublicada en News-Medical, 10/09/2015.

Rice University scientists led a project to "see" and measure the space in porous materials, even if that space is toosmall or fragile for traditional microscopes. The Rice lab of chemist Christy Landes invented a technique tocharacterize such nanoscale spaces, an important advance toward her group's ongoing project to efficiently separate"proteins of interest" for drug manufacture. It should also benefit the analysis of porous materials of all kinds, likeliquid crystals, hydrogels, polymers and even biological substances like cytosol, the compartmentalized fluids in cells.

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Cosecha de energía / regeneración eléctrica vehículos de tierra,agua y aire 2015-2025Publicada en PR Newswire: Energy, 10/09/2015.

LONDON, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The electric vehicle industry - land, water and air - is rapidly rising tobecome a huge market of over $533 billion by 2025. Some run entirely on harvested energy as with solar lake boats.Others recycle energy as with regenerative braking of cars, buses and military vehicles harvesting kinetic energy.Others use different forms of harvesting either to charge the traction batteries or to drive autonomous devices as weprogress to the wireless vehicle. In some cases, harvesting is making completely new forms of electric vehiclepossible such as "glider" Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that stay at sea for years and surface to gainelectricity from both wave power and sunshine whenever necessary. Indeed, multiple forms of energy harvesting onone vehicle is becoming much more common from cars to superyachts. This report is the first to provide technicaland marketing analysis of the rapidly growing market for energy harvesting in electric vehicles - land, water and air -with forecasts.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesDepartamento de energía libera segunda revisión cuadrienal de latecnologíaPublicada en U.S. Department of Energy, 10/09/2015.

Today, the Energy Department released its second Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), which examines thecurrent status of clean energy technologies and identifies hundreds of clean energy research opportunities that couldsupport the effort to modernize the power sector as a whole, while also helping Americans to power their homes,businesses, cars and trucks more efficiently. The report finds that emerging advanced energy technologies provide arich set of options to address the nation’s economic, security, and environmental challenges, but continuedimprovements in cost and performance are crucial to the large-scale deployment of these technologies.

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Mayor adopción de los consumidores a las Tecnologías del HogarInteligentePublicada en PR Newswire: Networks, 10/09/2015.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- From wireless speakers to automated vacuum cleaners, advanced"smart" devices are becoming increasingly common in the homes of Americans, aiming to make life simpler for all.However, language counts for a great deal when it comes to consumer attitudes and familiarity; nearly two thirds(64%) of Americans say they don't know much about smart home technology, while Nielsen's Connected Life Report– a bi-annual study of consumer needs, preferences, attitudes, and behaviors around new and emergingtechnologies related to connected cars, homes, and wearables – finds that just over half of household decisionmakers (53%) say they know what connected home technology does.

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Desde Kansas a El Hierro: nueve ejemplos de energía limpiaPublicada en , 10/09/2015.

Mientras la demanda global de energía no deja de aumentar y la producción decombustibles fósiles se mantiene a flote con los 5,3 billones de dólares anualesen subvenciones pagadas por los contribuyentes, es fácil perder la esperanza deque unas formas de energía más limpias puedan llegar a los niveles de uso deestos combustibles. Pero existen por todo el mundo ejemplos que muestran elcamino hacia un futuro energético que no depende del carbón, el petróleo o elgas. A continuación presentamos nueve lugares que están abriendo paso haciaun futuro menos contaminante.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesLa Energía Solar preparada para otro año récordPublicada en , 09/09/2015.

The U.S. solar industry is on course for a new growth record in 2015, accordingto a new report that finds that solar photovoltaic installations now exceed 20gigawatts in capacity and could surpass an unprecedented 7 gigawatts this yearalone across all segments. A gigawatt is equivalent to 1 billion watts and canpower some 164,000 homes, according to the Solar Energy IndustriesAssociation (SEIA).

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Lo estamos haciendo todo mal en Eficiencia Energética ResidencialPublicada en GreenTechMedia GTM - Energy Efficiency News, 08/09/2015.

Utilities are now spending nearly $7 billion a year on energy-efficiency programs.It seems we have little to show for it aside from expensive consultants who willmodel any results you would like. These programs tend to focus their marketingon the energy savings or money savings from the projects. Consumers don’tcare. If they did, we would see geometric growth instead of a resounding "meh."

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¿Por qué empresas Fortune 500 están invirtiendo enAlmacenamiento de Energía?Publicada en , 04/09/2015.

To many, energy storage for our homes or business electricity use seems a thingof the future. We don’t see it in our garages, we don’t hear about in the news.Until recently, most of world didn’t even realize energy storage existed. Fortune500 companies, however, have been adopting energy storage for their buildingsin rapid succession.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesClasificación de los principales Proveedores de Smart CitiesPublicada en URENIO, 03/09/2015.

Smart Cities supplier ecosystem is a complex and dynamic market that requiressuppliers to be innovative in their product offerings and in the way they engagewith cities and their partner networks. A new report examines the strategy andexecution of 16 leading smart city suppliers with the capacity to provideleadership on large-scale smart city projects spanning multiple operational andservice areas.

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Chile tendría planta solar más grande del planeta.Publicada en Google noticias, 03/09/2015.

Con una inversió cercana a los 2mil millones de dolares Chile podría entra alselecto grupo de paises mundiales que poseen plantas de energía solar dignasdel Record Guiness, no solo por su diversidad de proyectos renovables ypoliticas de eficiencia energética sino por tener la planta solar más grande delmundo La planta de almacenamiento solar más grande del mundo y esta acargo de la prestigiosa firma SolarReserve. El líder del sector en plantas deenergía solar de carga base y en tecnología termosolar avanzada ha obtenido laaprobación ambiental para desarrollar uno de los proyectos solares conalmacenamiento de energía más grandes del mundo destaca la nota publicadapor Energía Limpia XXI.

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Torrent Ciudad Inteligente, el nuevo proyecto español de smartcitiesPublicada en Domótica Usuarios, 03/09/2015.

Muchas son las urbes de España que de unos años para acá han apostado porconvertirse en ciudades inteligentes, ofreciendo a sus vecinos la posibilidad decontar con una mejor calidad de vida. Y la última en hacerlo ha sido la poblaciónvalenciana de Torrent.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesEMPRESAS Y MERCADOSToyota innova con una cadena de suministro de hidrógeno sin CO2

Publicada en ECOticias - Energías Renovables, 18/09/2015.

La firma explicó que esta iniciativa surge en respuesta a que más de la mitad delas emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en el mundo procede del uso decombustibles fósiles en la generación eléctrica y térmica, la industria y eltransporte.

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Neurio lanza "Home Energy Monitor" para reducir los costes deenergía y usoPublicada en Home Toys, 17/09/2015.

September 16, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada - With energy costs rising and most homes wasting up to 20 percent ofthe electricity they use, Neurio, a developer of innovative and money-saving smart home technologies, todayannounced the "Home Energy Monitor," an easy-to-use device that allows users to quickly track their energy use inreal-time and reduce consumption to save money. The product is a follow-up to the successful Neurio HomeIntelligence Monitor that launched earlier this year.

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Advertencia al Sector de la Automatización del Hogar en EE.UU aalejarse del estándar Europeo KNXPublicada en CePro, 16/09/2015.

There’s a big push to bring the popular European building automation standardKNX to the U.S. This year, the KNX Association is bringing a booth to CEDIAExpo 2015 in October for the first time; a new company called DMC Technologyrecently established the country’s first certified KNX training center, run by one ofthe world’s preeminent KNX educators Marc-Antoine Micaelli; and Siemens, theonly major KNX manufacturer in the U.S., wants some company.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesEl director ejecutivo de Solar Frontier planea reducir los costes delos módulos fotovoltaicos CIGS a 40 centavosPublicada en GreenTechMedia GTM - Energy Efficiency News, 16/09/2015.

Japan's Solar Frontier is the only true volume producer of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels. The company has shipped more than 3gigawatts' worth of modules since its founding. Japan's Solar Frontier is the onlytrue volume producer of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solarpanels. The company has shipped more than 3 gigawatts' worth of modulessince its founding. No other CIGS company comes close. GTM interviewed thecompany's CEO, Atsuhiko Hirano, at this year's Solar Power Internationalconference in Anaheim, Calif.

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Las empresas SolarWorld y Enphase colaboraran en desarrollo denuevos módulos solares ACPublicada en PVTech_PV Module, 14/09/2015.

Crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer SolarWorld and microinverter specialist Enphase Energy have agreed topartner up and develop a new portfolio of AC solar modules (ACM) for the worldwide market. Both companies willcollaborate on the development, commercialisation and marketing of a new slew of AC modules that will assimilateSolarWorld’s Sunmodule solar panels with Enphase’s microinverter technology.

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AT&T extiende el liderazgo de IoT con iniciativas de Smart CityPublicada en PR Newswire: Networks, 10/09/2015.

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is building on more than adecade of experience as a technology leader in developing IoT solutions.The company recently formed a dedicated Smart Cities Organization to furtherexpand its leadership in this rapidly growing space. Similar to our connected carorganization, we've committed our resources and IoT expertise to create game-changing solutions for cities.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesLumileds apunta a las industrias de la Arquitectura y elEntretenimientoPublicada en LEDinside LED, LED Lighting, LED Price Trends, Global LED News and Market Research - Industry Info, 09/09/2015.

Having ventured into the color LED market with its traffic light products in 1998, leading LED manufacturer Lumiledshas come a long way with its color LED designs. A week ahead of Lumileds LUXEON C Color Line launch, thecompany website was redesigned in monochrome to highlight the importance of color in LEDs. The new LEDs tooktwo years to develop and have made significant breakthroughs in color technology, said Rahul Bammi, VicePresident of Marketing and Product Management at Lumileds in an exclusive interview with LEDinside.

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Flex ampliará su oferta Solar añadiendo soluciones innovadoras derastreo fruto de la adquisición estratégica de NEXTrackerPublicada en PR Newswire: Internet Technology, 08/09/2015.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) hasentered into a definitive agreement to acquire NEXTracker, a leader in smartsolar tracking solutions. NEXTracker designs and manufactures one of theworld's most advanced single-axis photovoltaic (PV) trackers that orients PVpanels to maximize energy output. The acquisition will augment the Flex Energybusiness and contribute to its more than $1 billion in sales, and is expected to beaccretive to Flex's growth, margin, EPS and cash flow generation.

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GET percibe una mayor demanda de paneles solares de altaeficienciaPublicada en PVTech_PV Module, 07/09/2015.

Taiwan-based solar wafer producer Green Energy Technology (GET) reportedAugust, 2015 sales increase 8.7% on the previous month as demand increased.GET noted that demand for higher efficiency wafers had a positive impact onASPs, which it said is expected to increase further in the second half of the year.Sales in August were NT$1,291 million (US$39.4 million), up 8.7% on theprevious month and are following a three-year historical pattern of increasedsales in the second half of the year.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesToshiba App Lite IoT procesador incorpora funciones de soportepara Bluetooth® v4.1Publicada en PR Newswire: Telecommunication, 04/09/2015.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America ElectronicComponents, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technologycompanies to create breakthrough designs, today rolled out the newest additionto its TZ1000 series of ApP Lite™ processors targeting Internet of Things (IoT)applications. Targeting smart wearable products, the TZ1041MBG wasdeveloped to meet the increasing market demand for IoT devices that cansupport multiple external sensors, providing a versatile communicationenvironment that makes use of the extended hub features of Bluetooth®.

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Lanzamiento de los dispositivos médicos de Eko Devices: La FDAaprueba la próxima generación de estetoscopiosPublicada en DeviceSpace, 01/09/2015.

San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 2, 2015 – Eko Devices (Eko), a digital medical device startup, has received the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration clearance to launch Eko Core, a next generation digital stethoscope. Eko Core is the onlystethoscope on the market to wirelessly stream heart sounds to a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app and the first tointegrate heart sounds directly into the patient’s electronic health record (EHR), paving the way for clinicians to betteraddress a cardiovascular disease crisis that affects 1 in 4 people worldwide.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesPATENTESUS9136257 (B1) Estructuras de rectificador para sistemas LED deACPublicada en Espacenet_LED, 14/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):APPLIED LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC[US] +A space efficient arrangement of at least one LED with a rectifying element and acurrent limiting element forms a compact module that can be powered using anAC voltage source.

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US9136258 (B1) LED apiladas para dispositivos con sensoresópticosPublicada en Espacenet_Power Electronic, 14/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS[US] +An optical sensor device, system, and method are described that include a substrate, an electronic device disposedon the substrate, a molding layer, a lens, and a light-emitting diode (LED) package disposed on the substrate and atleast partially over the sensor and molding layer. The LED package can include an LED substrate, an LED, a lensdisposed on the LED, and electrical interconnections for coupling the LED to the substrate. In implementations, aprocess for fabricating the optical sensor device includes backgrinding a sensor die to a slim profile; attaching thesensor die onto a substrate; placing a molding layer on the sensor die; forming a lens on the molding layer; andplacing an assembled light-emitting diode package on the substrate and at least partially over the sensor die andmolding layer, where the assembled light-emitting diode package includes a 3D substrate.

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USD738832 (S1) Light emitting diode (LED) packagePublicada en Espacenet_LED, 14/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):CREE INC[US] +

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesUS2015253748 (A1) Aparatos y métodos para proporcionaractualizaciones de datos a un cliente de web en sistemasdomóticosPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes, 09/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG[CH] +An apparatus and methods provide a building automation system that includes acontroller, a web server and a client. The controller includes building automationobjects that may be used to generate a model that includes elements, whereineach element is associated with one or more of the objects. The web serverincludes business logic that reads and subscribes to the objects. Each objectnotifies the business logic of changes to the data of the object. The businesslogic processes the data from the objects to provide model update commandsbased on the changed data. The client includes presentation logic that displaysthe model, receives the model update commands from the business logic,updates the model using the model update commands, and displays the updatedmodel.

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US2015254970 (A1) Detector de Peligros en Hogar Inteligenteprovisto de guía de posicionamiento basada en sensoresPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes, 09/09/2015.

Solicitante(s): GOOGLE INC[US] +A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a processof installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installationlocation of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in howvarious settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesUS2015256563 (A1) Unidad de detección de Peligros conexperiencia de usuario de fácil implementaciónPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes, 09/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):GOOGLE INC[US] +A method for establishing a pairing between a smart-home device and an online account may include instantiating anapplication on a computing device and receiving a first code from a central server. The application may receive asecond code from printed material associated with the smart-home device. The smart-home device may broadcast afirst communication protocol, and the application may join the first mutation protocol. The application can beauthenticated by the smart-home device using the second code, and the application can receive an identity of asecond communication protocol from a user. The application can then transmit the identity of the secondcommunication protocol to the smart-home device. The smart-home device can use the second mutation protocol toaccess the Internet and transmit the first code to the central server, where the central server can use the first code incompleting the pairing process.

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US9129116 (B1) Sistema y método para indicar seguridadPublicada en Espacenet_TELECO, 07/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):WILTZIUS THOMAS CHRISTIAN[US]; GOOGLE INC[US] +A universal indicator may be provided to users accessing content over a network to help the users identify whichcontent is safe and which content is not. The indicator may be a positive indicator for safe sites, or a negativeindicator for unsafe sites, and may be conspicuously positioned on a portion of the browser to alert users whichInternet sites are safe. The positive icon may be displayed only if all of a predetermined set of criteria are met,wherein the predetermined criteria consider network vulnerabilities, server vulnerabilities, and unscrupulous businesspractice vulnerabilities.

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HK1178963 (A1) Conversión de Energía SolarPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 03/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):MBC VENTURES INC[US] +Methods, apparatus, and systems relating to the use and design of speciallyshaped, rotating reflective louvers to provide cost effectively harvesting ofelectricity, heat, and/or lighting are described. In an embodiment, the reflectedand concentrated direct light is focused on the neighboring louver photovoltaiccells to generate electricity and an integral cooling channel allows heat collection.A skylight embodiment permits the indirect light to pass between the louvers andthrough a transparent backing providing high quality natural light inside whileallowing artificial lights to be dimmed or turned off saving energy. In someembodiments, control systems (that may be computer controlled) can modulatethe louver position to improve the light transmitted into the building whenappropriate to maximize the net energy saved or generated depending on thesituation.; Moreover, the devices can be retrofitted into existing buildings orintegrated into new building construction. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesAU2014226792 (A1) Aparato y método para ahorrar energía porintervalo de transmisión en sistema de comunicación inalámbricaPublicada en Espacenet_TELECO, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD +An apparatus and a method for controlling power consumption of a terminal in a wireless communication system areprovided. The method includes deactivating one or more of hardware components for signal reception in atransmission interval if there is no data to be received in the transmission interval, and receiving a control signal byactivating all the components in a next transmission interval.

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AU2014241282 (A1) Seguridad en Hogar con Sensores Inteligentes

Publicada en Espacenet_TELECO, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):GOOGLE INC +This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products forproviding home security objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices,including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with acentral server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security objectives.

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AU2015210394 (A1) Sistema y método de alimentación y control deiluminaciónPublicada en Espacenet_LED, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):NEOFOCAL SYSTEMS INC +Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are increasingly used in illumination applications.To control multiple Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), or any other controllable lightsource, this document introduces a single-wire multiple-LED power and controlsystem. Specifically, individually controlled LED units are arranged in a seriesconfiguration that is driven by a control unit located at the head of the series.Each of the individually controlled LED units may comprise more than one LEDthat is also individually controllable. The head-end control unit provides bothelectrical power and control signals down a single wire to drive all of the LEDunits in the series in a manner that allows each LED unit to be controlledindividually or in assigned groups

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesAU2015210459 (A1) Transferencia de energía inalámbricaPublicada en Espacenet_TELECO, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY +A wireless power system comprising: a source module comprising a source resonator and a power supply coupled tothe source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency oi,an intrinsic loss rate 1 1, and an intrinsic quality factor Qi = o1 / (21 1), the source resonator comprising at least oneloop of conductive material; and a device module comprising a device resonator and a load coupled to the deviceresonator to receive power from the device resonator and provide power to the load, the device resonator having aresonant frequency o 2, an intrinsic loss rate F2, and an intrinsic quality factor Q2 = o2 / (21 2), the device resonatorcomprising at least one loop of conductive material, wherein the device module is configured to be movable relativeto the source module over a range of distances D between the source module and the device module, wherein thesource resonator and the device resonator are configured to resonantly and wirelessly couple electromagnetic powerfrom the source resonator to the device resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a couplingcoefficient K, and wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy K/ F1F 2 > 1 over the range of distances D, and wherein thepower provided to the load from the device resonator defines a work drainage rate F, and wherein the work drainagerate F, is configured to be set such that F, =F 1+wp K2 /'1 1 F2) for some value of the coupling coefficient K in therange of distances D, wherein wp is a parameter satisfying wp > 1.

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US2015246995 (A1) Amine-Functionalized Polymeric CompositionsFor Medical DevicesPublicada en Espacenet_medical devices, 02/09/2015.

The present disclosure provides amine-modified polymer foams, which may beused for wound dressing materials. For example, the modified materials caninclude a covalently attached molecule comprising free amine groups. Suchamine groups can be used, for instance, to conjugate biologically activepolypeptides and/or linkers. Methods for using modified polymers are alsoprovided.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesUS2015248941 (A1) Radiación que blinda los materiales quecontienen hidrógeno, boro y nitrógenoPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):NAT INST OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES[US]; NASA[US]; NASA[US]; NAT INST OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES[US] +The invention consists of radiation shielding materials for shielding in the moststructurally robust combination against galactic cosmic radiation (GCR),neutrons, and solar energetic particles (SEP). Materials for vehicles, spacestructures, habitats, landers, rovers, and spacesuits must possess functionalcharacteristics of radiation shielding, thermal protection, pressure resistance, andmechanical durability. The materials are tailored to offer the greatest shieldingagainst GCR, neutrons, and SEP in the most structurally robust combination,also capable of shielding against micrometeoriod impact. The boron nitridenanotube (BNNT) is composed entirely of low Z atoms (boron and nitrogen).Some of the materials included in this invention are: boron nitride (BN) platelets,hot pressed BN, BNNT, BN particle containing resins, BN nanofiber containingresins, carbon fiber reinforced BN containing resins, BNNT containing resins, andhydrogenated BN and BNNT, hydrogen stored BN and BNNT, high hydrogencontaining polymer or ceramic matrices, and a combination of these.

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US2015249131 (A1) Película Epitaxial en estructura de NanoscalaPublicada en Espacenet_Power Electronic, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(S): INTEL CORP[US] +An embodiment of the invention includes an epitaxial layer that directly contacts, for example, a nanowire, fin, or pillarin a manner that allows the layer to relax with two or three degrees of freedom. The epitaxial layer may be included ina channel region of a transistor. The nanowire, fin, or pillar may be removed to provide greater access to the epitaxiallayer. Doing so may allow for a "all-around gate" structure where the gate surrounds the top, bottom, and sidewalls ofthe epitaxial layer. Other embodiments are described herein.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesUS2015249168 (A1) Composición para electrodos de celda solar yelectrodos fabricados usando los mismoPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD[KR] +A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a conductive powder, a glass frit, an organic vehicle and a thixotropicagent, and has a first thixotropic index (TI I) of about 1.5 to about 4 as represented by the following Equation 1, and asecond thixotropic index (TI II) of about 4 to about 8 as represented by the following Equation 2, both the firstthixotropic index and the second thixotropic index being measured at 23 DEG C. by a rotary viscometer. [Equation 1]TI I=(viscosity at 1 rpm/viscosity at 10 rpm) [Equation 2] TI II=(viscosity at 10 rpm/viscosity at 100 rpm).

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US2015249175 (A1) Módulo solar con encapsulante alineadoPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s): BUNEA GABRIELA ELENA[US] +A photovoltaic module can include an encapsulant having an alignment portion configured to maintain alignment ofsolar cells during manufacture of the photovoltaic module.

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US2015249427 (A1) Celda Solar y método para el cálculo de suresistenciaPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD[JP] +A solar cell has a photoelectric conversion unit in which an n-type region including an n-type amorphoussemiconductor layer and a p-type region including a p-type amorphous semiconductor layer are disposed in a planarmanner, light such as solar light is received, and photoproduction carriers including holes and electrons aregenerated. Electrodes through which the photoelectrically converted electric power is taken out are also provided,and a resistance measurement unit is provided in an outer periphery of an electrode region in which the electrodesare disposed. The resistance measurement unit has two measurement electrodes extending from the n-type regionand one measurement electrode extending from the p-type region, and the measurement electrodes are disposedwith a predetermined inter-electrode space therebetween.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesWO2015127645 (A1) Sistema LED con sujeción con controladorvoltajePublicada en Espacenet_Power Electronic, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC[US] +A light-emitting diode (LED) system (10). The LED system (10) includes an LED array (12) comprising a plurality ofLEDs that are each activated via an LED current provided therethrough to provide illumination. The system (10) alsoincludes an LED controller (14) configured to sequentially activate the plurality of LEDs via at least one LED driversystem (18) configured to selectively provide the LED current through each sequential one of the plurality of LEDs inan activated state in response to an activation signal. The at least one LED driver system (18) includes a voltageclamp (20) configured to maintain a substantial constant amplitude difference of a driver voltage associated with theLED current from the activated state to a deactivated state.

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WO2015128986 (A1) Dispositivo de emisión de luz LEDPublicada en Espacenet_Power Electronic, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):TOPS CO LTD[JP]; UNION ELECTRONICS IND CO LTD[JP]; ADVANCED MECHICAL INC[JP] +The invention of the present application provides an LED light emission device comprising only an analog circuit,without an AC-DC converter being used. The present invention comprises at least: a rectifier circuit (3) for rectifyingan AC power supply (2); light-emitting units (6-45) serially connected between terminals (4, 5) of the rectifier circuit(3), each of the light-emitting units (6-45) comprising a light-emitting diode (LD1-LD40) and a switching means (Q1-Q40) that is connected in parallel to the light-emitting diode (LD1-LD40) and switches the corresponding light-emittingdiode (LD1-LD40) on or off; a constant current circuit (50) serially connected downstream of the serially connectedlight-emitting units (6-45); and a voltage holding means (D45) connected in parallel to the constant current circuit (50)and set to the minimum voltage of the fixed current circuit (50).

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WO2015129147 (A1) Regulador y Acondicionador de EnergíaPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD[JP] +A detection unit (24) detects the peaks of a power value in the current-voltage characteristic curve of DC poweroutputted by a solar cell module (10). When multiple peaks are detected and the current value at a first peak havingthe maximum voltage value among the multiple peaks is greater than the threshold value, a setting unit (26) sets anoperating point on the basis of the first peak. Meanwhile, when the current value at the first peak is equal to or lessthan the threshold value, the setting unit (26) sets an operating point on the basis of a second peak having a smallervoltage value than the first peak and a greater current value than the threshold value among the multiple peaks. Apower adjustment unit (20) adjusts the output of the DC power from the solar cell module (10) in accordance with theset operating point.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesWO2015130012 (A1) Ventana inteligente con hidrogel sensible a laTemperaturay material de conversión fototérmicaPublicada en Espacenet_Patentes sobre energía solar fotovoltaica, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s): UNIV DONG A RES FOUNDATION[KR] +The present invention relates to a smart window and, particularly, to a smart window comprising a temperature-sensitive hydrogel containing a photothermal conversion material and a method for manufacturing the same. Moreparticularly, disclosed are a smart window and a method for manufacturing the same, the smart window comprising:at least one spacer; two substrates arranged at an arbitrary interval by the spacer therebetween so as to face eachother; a temperature-sensitive hydrogel having a form of being inserted between the two substrates; a photothermalconversion material uniformly distributed inside the temperature-sensitive hydrogel; a solvent for causing thetemperature-sensitive hydrogel to swell; and a sealant for sealing the substrates and the spacer together. Since thesmart window contains the photothermal conversion material in the temperature-sensitive hydrogel, the hydrogel canreach a cloud point by heat caused by a photothermal conversion effect even at the cloud point or less, and thusthere is an effect of enabling the adjustment of solar light blocking by the ambient temperature and the intensity of thesolar light.

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WO2015131205 (A1) Extracción de Energía y utilización de circuitos

Publicada en Espacenet_Power Electronic, 02/09/2015.

Solicitante(s):ESTRADA JERRY[US]; FONG STANLEY[US]; TOTH WILLIAM[US] +A system for extracting energy from an energy storage device configured to supply direct current (DC) energy at anominal voltage rating comprises a first node dimensioned and arranged to receive direct current energy from theenergy storage device. Embodiments include a self-oscillating circuit having primary and secondary windings woundaround a ferrite core, wherein a positive terminal of the primary winding is tied to the negative terminal of thesecondary winding at the first node, and wherein a positive terminal of the secondary winding is coupled to a secondnode, the second node being coupled to a load requiring power to be supplied at one of a voltage less than, equal to,or higher than the nominal voltage. Some embodiments further include a transistor having a base resistively coupledto a negative terminal of the primary winding and a collector coupled to the second node.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesPUBLICACIONES CIENTÍFICASRealistic solar heating in urban areas: Air exchange and street-canyon ventilationPublicada en Science Direct, 21/09/2015.

Numerical fluid flow and heat transfer simulations of a three-dimensional idealized urban environment are performedto investigate the effect of realistic non-uniform thermal forcing that is caused by solar insolation and inter-buildingshadowing. Simulations at different times of day are performed using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and mean flowand turbulence statistics are investigated as determinants for urban canyon ventilation. The differential surfaceheating of the building canyon is parameterized using sets of horizontal and vertical Richardson numbers indicatingatmospheric instability and solar tilt with respect to the wind direction, respectively. Roof heating, in combination withbuilding walls and ground heating, is shown to be important in the strength and location of the canyon vortex. Forexample, in case of weak vertical stratification (Riv) and high horizontal temperature gradient opposing the winddirection above the canyon (Rih), the combination of roof heating and ground heating decreases the strength of thecanyon vortex. The distribution of local convective heat transfer coefficients (CHTC) on building facets are analyzed.Throughout the day, the windward walls exhibit larger CHTCs and leeward heating enhances CHTC from the roofand windward walls. Additionally, the wall heating in the cross-stream canyon (north-south in our case) enhances theair exchange rate from the canyon, especially when the leeward wall is heated.

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Benefits of solar forecasting for energy imbalance marketsPublicada en Science Direct, 16/09/2015.

Short term electricity trading to balance generation and demand provides an economic opportunity to integrate largershares of variable renewable energy sources in the power grid. Recently, many regulatory market environments arereorganized to allow short term electricity trading. This study seeks to quantify the benefits of solar forecasting forenergy imbalance markets (EIM). State-of-the-art solar forecasts, covering forecast horizons ranging from 24 h to 5min are proposed and compared against the currently used benchmark models, persistence (P) and smartpersistence (SP). The implemented reforecast of numerical weather prediction time series achieves a skill of 14.5%over the smart persistence model. Using the proposed forecasts for a forecast horizon of up to 75 min for a single 1MW power plant reduces required flexibility reserves by 21% and 16.14%, depending on the allowed trading intervals(5 and 15 min). The probability of an imbalance, caused through wrong market bids from PV solar plants, can bereduced by 19.65% and 15.12% (for 5 and 15 min trading intervals). All EIM stakeholders benefit from accurateforecasting. Previous estimates on the benefits of EIMs, based on persistence model are conservative. It is shownthat the design variables regulating the market time lines, the bidding and the binding schedules, drive the benefits offorecasting.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesA risk analysis of a smart home automation systemPublicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 16/09/2015.

Enforcing security in Internet of Things environments has been identified as one of the top barriers for realizing thevision of smart, energy-efficient homes and buildings. In this context, understanding the risks related to the use andpotential misuse of information about homes, partners, and end-users, as well as, forming methods for integratingsecurity-enhancing measures in the design is not straightforward and thus requires substantial investigation. A riskanalysis applied on a smart home automation system developed in a research project involving leading industrialactors has been conducted. Out of 32 examined risks, 9 were classified as low and 4 as high, i.e., most of theidentified risks were deemed as moderate. The risks classified as high were either related to the human factor or tothe software components of the system. The results indicate that with the implementation of standard securityfeatures, new, as well as, current risks can be minimized to acceptable levels albeit that the most serious risks, i.e.,those derived from the human factor, need more careful consideration, as they are inherently complex to handle. Adiscussion of the implications of the risk analysis results points to the need for a more general model of security andprivacy included in the design phase of smart homes. With such a model of security and privacy in design in place, itwill contribute to enforcing system security and enhancing user privacy in smart homes, and thus helping to furtherrealize the potential in such IoT environments.

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City attachment and use of urban services: Benefits for smart cities

Publicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 16/09/2015.

Increasing uses of urban services enhance urban management efficiency and also favor social, environmental, andeconomic sustainability. This research analyzes how users' city attachment levels and other personal determinantscontribute to their uses of urban services. Focusing on the city of Zaragoza (Spain), the empirical study reveals thatpersonal attitudes and needs, possession of user cards, and education levels have positive influences on the use ofurban services. City attachment affects use indirectly through attitude. This study also presents some innovativeapproaches to advance the development of smart cities and suggests implications for managing citizen-orientedurban services to achieve higher living standards.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesThe ‘Profession/ Occupation Field Model’as an Activity TheoreticalFramework for the Development of Engineers in the Context of theSmart City ApproachPublicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 14/09/2015.

The planning and control of a job and career development related to trainees and young technicians is indicated bythree features at least: It is complex in the social context, dynamic with regard to the time and contradictory for thedifferent topics. The proactive diagnosis of occupational developments has to meet these three challenges althoughthe foresighted consultation and support of technicians are not trivial. The following research question can thereforebe formulated: How can the professional field of technicians be investigated so that an adequate instrument can bedesigned for their job and career development?In this contribution the design of a ‚occupation (profession) fieldmodel’ is introduced. The author suggests a system-integrated point of view which has the concept“occupation/profession field” used both analytically and classifying. Three function modes being connected with eachother are conceived on the basis of an activity theoretical approach. The target audience of these skills for thebalanced assessment and consultation of developments in technical occupation fields embraces at least threerelevant groups of people: (1) Vocational teachers should be able to represent technical work processes embeddedin organizational, social and institutional conditions. Through this they can let future occupational profiles flow intotheir didactic long-term objectives. (2) The trainees themselves should be able to adapt their professional ideas to thecomplex and dynamic requirements of the globalization. Through these they become neither passive nor naiveprofessional addressees since they also install contradictions meaning-orientedly in possible future scenarios. (3) Theeducation/training management opens its perception and gates for junctions to thick institutional and social systempartners to be able to guarantee the education of their trainees in different system contexts. The presented model isexplained at the example of the Smart City approach which helps for the worldwide putting through of an ecologicallyand economically acceptable lifestyle in the metropolises of the 21st century.

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Spain's energy outlook: A review of PV potential and energy exportPublicada en Science Direct_Publicaciones Fotovoltaica, 14/09/2015.

Spain must reduce its energy consumption by 23% and achieve 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by2030. This paper presents the current energy scenario en Spain, and the outlooks for different renewable options,with special focus on photovoltaic (PV) solar energy. In 2012, Spain was the number two European country in termsof installed rewnewable energy power. Solar PV technology has the potential to meet Spain's future energy demandand its associated environmental challenges. This paper gives a review of solar energy economy at global scale forboth PV and thermal power technologies. The Spanish energy scenario shows actual trends and progress made bysolar power. Economic concepts of levelised cost of electricity and grid parity are presented. The financial analysisshows that PV electricity achieves grid parity at a plant profitability rate up to 7.26%.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesImpact of wind uncertainty, plug-in-electric vehicles and demandresponse program on transmission network expansion planningPublicada en ScienceDirect _TELECO, 11/09/2015.

The aim of this paper is to minimize the total cost of the system by incorporating wind power and plug-in-electricvehicles (PEVs) along with demand response (DR) program. The methodologies have proposed in contrast with theconventional algorithm in which the transmission line investment cost has been minimized without considering thedynamism of the deregulated environment. Moreover, the transmission network planning enhances thecompetitiveness of the power market, where more market players can participate. In this situation, the networkplanner has an important role in assessing the needs for transmission investments. Now-a-days practice of thenetwork planner is to utilize more renewable power resources, PEVs and implementation of different electricity pricetariffs. To achieve more benefits of PEVs and wind energy, their optimal utilization is a major concern. This paperproposes a mathematical model for solving the combined effect of PEVs and wind power integration with incentive-based DR program on static transmission network expansion planning (STNEP) problem. To solve this non-linearand non-convex problem, a nature-inspired optimization algorithm named gbest-guided artificial bee colony algorithm(GABC) is applied due to its robustness. The algorithm’s performance is evaluated through modified IEEE 24-bus,Brazilian 46-bus and Colombian 93-bus system. The test results indicate that the combined effect of DR, PEVs andwind has reduced the total system cost significantly.

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Organic Rankine Cycle coupling with a Parabolic Trough SolarPower Plant for cogeneration and industrial processesPublicada en Science Direct, 11/09/2015.

Over the last 25 years solar power plants based on parabolic trough concentrators have been developed for thecommercial power industry. On the other hand, in recent years, a way to harness the solar energy is to cogeneratethrough Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology coupled to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) with potentialapplications to industrial processes. In this work we present a study of a small CSP plant coupled to an ORC with anovel configuration since useful energy is directly used to feed the power block and to charge the thermal storage. Inorder to analyze this novel configuration we consider a case study with cogeneration applied to textile industrialprocess at medium temperature. It turns out that this configuration reduces the size of the thermal storage disposal.The performance of the solar power plant was simulated with TRNSYS to emulate real operating conditions. Weshow the design, study and simulation results, including the production and efficiency curves for our load profile. Ourresults show that our system is a promising option for applications to medium temperature processes where electricaland heat generation is required.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesAn energy management software for smart buildings with V2G andBESSPublicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 07/09/2015.

This paper presents the results of a research activity in the framework of electric load management in buildings. Thebuildings are supposed to be smart; they are connected to the electric network but they are also equipped with PVplants for integration of the electric energy request with the relevant storage batteries. The idea behind is to usebatteries of electric vehicles (present in the parking areas of the buildings) as supplementary storage systems. Analgorithm is discussed, based on optimization techniques, that allows maximizing the number of electric appliancesthat can be fed in conditions of power limitation. The algorithm is purely numeric, and has been built with the idea toimplement it in a software package that has been produced by the authors. Finally, a case study is presented whichallows evaluating the reliability and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms and of the software.

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Health and emergency-care platform for the elderly and disabledpeople in the Smart CityPublicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 02/09/2015.

Emergence of context-aware technologies and IoT devices reflect that the quality of a human life has become one ofthe most essential aspects in Smart Cities. With this goal health monitoring of elderly and disabled people have gotplenty of attention and focus in the research. The healthcare systems rely on the components responsible for contextsensing, processing, storage and inference, and response. In order to make the interoperability among the varioushealthcare systems, a typical standard is needed in order to uniformly access the context-aware healthcareinformation coming through a fundamental infrastructure. In this paper, we propose people-centric sensing frameworkfor the healthcare of elderly and disabled people. Such platform is aimed to monitor health of the elderly and disabledperson and provide them with a service oriented emergency response in case of abnormal health condition. We focuson three aspects: a) context manipulation from the mobile device in people-centric environment; b) emergencyresponse using context base information; and c) modeling mobile context sources as services. The most distinctivefeature of current work is that medical resources are efficiently used to providing them real-time medical services incase of emergency simultaneously extending social network of the elderly people. The system implementation showsthat the proposed People-centric sensing system is efficient and cost-effective in health and emergency care.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesHygromorphic materials for sustainable responsive architecturePublicada en ScienceDirect_Publications, 02/09/2015.

Contemporary smart building systems typically aim to reduce building energy use by means of technologicallyenabled climate-responsiveness; however, these technologies lack the efficiency and elegance of naturallyresponsive mechanisms employing the inherent properties of available materials, such as the moisture-inducedopening and closing of conifer cones. This mechanism can be replicated to produce low-tech low-cost hygromorphic(moisture-sensitive) materials with the response driven by shrinkage and swelling wood. This paper explores thepossibility of adaptive building systems based on incorporation of hygromorphic materials and argues that theypresent opportunities for architecture that is passively attuned to the variable natural rhythms of the internal andexternal environments, and that addresses a wide range of sustainability considerations.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesPUBLICACIONES SECTORIALESAustralia - Smart Energy - Trends and Analyses - Moving into 2016

Publicada en Research and Markets - Telecommunications and Networks, 16/09/2015.

With a better understanding of the complexity involved in the transformation of the electricity industry the words smartor future energy' are becoming more prominent. BuddeComm believes that the term smart grids' is too narrow andthat eventually smart energy' will become the accepted terminology...

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Spain Medical Devices Report Q4 2015Publicada en Market Research, 16/09/2015.

BMI Industry View: We forecast low medical device market growth over the 2014-2019 period, as precrisisimportgrowth levels are unlikely to return. The market size will continue to be attractive tomultinationals, while medium-sizednational companies, focused on export markets to counterbalancecontained internal sales and still sizeable SNSdebts, will be threatened by an ailing demand from coreeurozone economies. Most of the market will remainaccountable to the public sector, affected by costcontainmentmeasures implemented in the National Health System.

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India Internet of Things (IoT) Market Forecast and Opportunities,2020 - Rising Industry & Cross Country PartnershipsPublicada en PR Newswire: Internet Technology, 15/09/2015.

IoT is being rapidly brought into use across diverse industry verticals to reduceoperational and manpower costs, and increase operational efficiency. Consumerelectronics, automotive & transportation, BFSI, home & building, energy &utilities, retail, supply chain & logistic sectors, and manufacturing are the keyemerging application areas where IoT technology is majorly being adopted.However, India's IoT market is highly fragmented with numerous playersoperating across the value chain.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesSmart Cities: Crecimiento de nuevos mercados para tecnologías dela informaciónPublicada en PR Newswire: Telecommunication, 09/09/2015.

The BCC Research report provides an examination of smart city projects aroundthe world and related investments in smart city projects, including a study ofregional trends, national programs and individual city projects. Includes forecastthrough 2019.

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Terahertz Radiation Systems: Technologies and Global MarketsPublicada en PR Newswire: Energy, 09/09/2015.

The overall goals of this report include assessing the technological process that has been made toward bridging theterahertz gap and assessing the commercial potential of THz radiation devices over the next five to 10 years. Overthe last 100 years or so, physicists and engineers have progressively learned to exploit new areas of theelectromagnetic spectrum. Starting with visible light, they have developed technologies for generating and detectingradiation at both higher and lower frequencies. Sandwiched between the optical on the short wavelength side andradio on the long wavelength extreme, the terahertz (THz) frequency range (also called the far infrared orsubmillimeter-wave region) has been the least explored and developed portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Thepotential usefulness of THz radiation, with its ability to penetrate a wide range of nonconducting materials, has beenknown for a long time. The first images generated using THz radiation date from as far back as the 1960s.

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Cloud Security Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share,Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2022Publicada en PR Newswire: Internet Technology, 09/09/2015.

LONDON, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This report aims to provide a comprehensive strategic analysis of the globalcloud security market along with the market size and growth forecast for the period from 2012 to 2022. The keyfactors driving the growth of cloud security market include superior advantages of cloud security services, increasingdemand for cloud computing by small and medium businesses (SMBs), and proliferation of handheld devices alongwith the rising trend of bring your own device (BYOD) and choose your own device (CYOD) policies. However, lack ofawareness and skeptical nature of enterprises towards cloud services are restraining the cloud security marketgrowth. Security software comprises a suite of security products. A security software solution provides severalfeatures such as endpoint monitoring, encryption, intrusion detection, messaging security, identity and accessmanagement, and vulnerability scanning.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesImpacto y ontologías de la smart CityPublicada en URENIO, 05/09/2015.

TJSChe paper “Smart city ontologies: Improving the effectiveness of smart cityapplications” is an open access article published by the Journal of Smart Cities.The problem we address concerns the observed low impact of smart cityapplications in the fields of energy, transport, and economy, which are not theonly fields where the impact of smart cities is incremental. The purpose of thepaper is to provide an explanation for this low impact of individual smart cityapplications and discuss ways for improving their effectiveness.

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India Solar Photovoltaic Market Outlook, 2021Publicada en Solar Power - Research and Markets, 04/09/2015.

The word “photovoltaic” combines two terms “photo” means light and “voltaic” means voltage. A photovoltaic systemuses photovoltaic (PV) cells to directly convert sunlight into electricity. The primary strategy for use of PVs as theelectrical power source for a residence is reducing the need for electricity. Refrigerators, air conditioners, electricwater heaters, electric ranges, electric dryers, and clothes washers are all large users of electricity. Highly energyconserving alternatives and gas appliances are available to greatly reduce electrical loads. This report is about themarket size of the solar PV market in India as the demand for power in India is a on a continuous raise. This reportreveals how government is focusing on promoting the use of solar products for achieving grid parity. The reportdiscusses briefly about the technology related governing solar PV in India

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Global Helpdesk Automation Market 2015-2019Publicada en PR Newswire: Internet Technology, 03/09/2015.

This report covers the market size and market share of each end-user. It also includes geographical segmentation ofthe market. Technavio's report, Global Helpdesk Automation Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growthprospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesGlobal IT Security Spending Market 2015-2019Publicada en PR Newswire: Internet Technology, 03/09/2015.

LONDON, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- About IT SecurityIT security is used to protect data and information of single-user or multi-user networks. It protects data andinformation from unauthorized access and modification. IT security refers to measures taken to detect, monitor,report, and counter such threats. IT security spending refers to the expense incurred by enterprises and governmentorganizations to secure their data, systems, and networks. It also includes expenses incurred while securingcomputers, communications, and information and data. IT security spending is a long-term investment to save andprotect critical data.

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Global Photovoltaic (Solar Panel) Connectors Industry 2015 MarketResearch ReportPublicada en Researchmoz_Semiconductors, 02/09/2015.

The Global Photovoltaic (Solar Panel) Connectors Industry 2015 MarketResearch Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of thePhotovoltaic (Solar Panel) Connectors industry.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesEVENTOS, FERIAS Y JORNADASCampus Party Ecuador: Sept 30 – Oct 4. Quito, EcuadorPublicada en , 30/09/2015.

El Internet de las Cosas se ha convertido en toda una revolución industrial. La posibilidad de conectar cualquierobjeto con internet abre un mundo de posibilidades infinitas y gracias a la existencia de plataformas hardware debajo coste, por primera vez los makers son igual de protagonistas que las grandes corporaciones. Uno de lossegmentos más restringidos a makers y startups ha sido el de eHealth, debido a los elevados costes de sussensores que suponen una gran barrera de entrada. En esta charla presentaremos la plataforma de bajo costeeHealth , diseñada para poder prototipar nuevos dispositivos, investigar e incluso utilizarse como herramienta deprimer diagnóstico en centros de salud.

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Comisión de Control, Vigilancia y Seguridad: 15 de octubre, 2015Publicada en , 30/09/2015.

Secartys y Domotys te invitan a participar en la cuarta reunión de la Comisión de Control, Vigilancia y Seguridad.Fecha: 15 de octubre, de 12.00 a 14.00 horas.Lugar: SECARTYS (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 774 3º 1ª, Barcelona).Para favorecer la participación de los que estáis fuera de la provincia de Barcelona y no podáis viajar, os enviaremosla información necesaria para que os conectéis por videoconferencia (si es tu caso, te ruego me lo comuniques conantelación para hacer una prueba técnica y asegurarnos del correcto funcionamiento del sistema). La jornada estádirigida a empresas con tecnologías y servicios en el ámbito del control, la vigilancia y la seguridad, así como aempresas de sectores convergentes.

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Feria Smart City Expo & World Congress 17-19 Noviembre - 2015Publicada en , 30/09/2015.

The world leading smart city event, bringing together global, national, andregional urban representatives, thought leaders, academic institutions, researchcenters, incubators, investors, and top corporations that have the kind ofdecision-making power that drives smart cities and empower its citizens.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesII Congreso de edificios Inteligentes. Madrid, 27-28 de Octubre de2015Publicada en , 30/09/2015.

El Congreso Edificios Inteligentes es el principal foro profesional en España queaborda el concepto del Edificio Inteligente desde un punto de vista integral ymultidisciplinar para acelerar y aumentar la inclusión de las mejores soluciones ysistemas tecnológicos posibles en la edificación con el objetivo de conseguiredificios más eficientes, seguros, funcionales y accesibles.

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II Jornada Networking de empresas con soluciones para las SmartCities: 29 de octubre 2015 - MadridPublicada en , 30/09/2015.

Domotys y la SmartLivingPlat, con la colaboración de RED.ES, te invitan aparticipar el próximo 29 de octubre en la segunda Jornada Networking deempresas con tecnologías y servicios para las Smart Cities que tendrá lugar enla sede de RED.ES en Madrid. Se trata de una Jornada muy dinámica que tienepor objetivo compartir desarrollos tecnológicos en el ámbito de las CiudadesInteligentes e identificar propuestas de proyectos colaborativos entre losdiferentes agentes de la cadena de valor.

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Smart City Expo 2015 Brokerage Event: 18-19 NovemberPublicada en , 30/09/2015.

ACCIÓ, the business support agency of the Catalan Government, organizes with the support of the EnterpriseEurope Network, the second edition of the international matchmaking event focused on smart cities in the frameworkof Smart City Expo World Congress 2015. The aim of the Brokerage Event is to assist SMEs, start-ups,entrepreneurs, universities, research groups, corporations, institutions and cities in finding international partners forproduct development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesMeet IoT 2015, October 1 & 2. Turin, ItalyPublicada en , 26/09/2015.

Building up from a successful 2014 Event, Meet IoT is a major location where tosee IoT innovations and interact with IoT leaders.

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CENSIS 2nd Technology Summit and ConferencePublicada en , 17/09/2015.

The event is for you if you are an academic researcher or industrialist in the sensor and imaging systems (SIS)supply chain, and if you rely on innovation within your organisation to grow your business. Our Technology Summitevent will maximise your knowledge about current applied research and industry R&D and the challenges thispresents in terms of technology requirements.

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Movilidad eléctrica y con hidrógeno, el futuro del motor en tusmanos con SEASPublicada en ECOticias - Energías Renovables, 16/09/2015.

Los problemas medioambientales derivados del uso del automóvil y la necesidadde diversificar las fuentes de energía en el sector transporte han puesto enprimer plano de la actualidad al vehículo eléctrico. El hidrógeno se presentacomo uno de los mejores candidatos para ser "elcombustible del futuro".

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Eficiencia Energética y Smart CitiesCumbre de Seguridad e Integración 2-4 de Noviembre , 2016 enAtlanta (EE.UU.)Publicada en CePro, 08/09/2015.

EH Publishing and AE Ventures announced today the launch of the Security Sales & Integration (SSI) Summit, a newhosted-buyer style event for security dealers and integrators that will co-locate and integrate with their long-standingand successful CE Pro and Commercial Integrator Summits in Atlanta, Nov. 2-4, 2016. In alignment with SSI’smission, the Summit will focus on sales and integration, highlighting the products, services, technologies andtechniques that contribute to rapid revenue growth and the integration of security products and systems with othertechnologies in homes and commercial/institutional buildings.

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