The CRC for Low Carbon Living Vision and Pathways 2040 Project held a workshop this week to discuss how Sydney and Melbourne can be transformed through green, smart technologies, and create a vision for what the cities will look like in 2040.

Here are some ICT-enabled projects that were highlighted at the workshop.

Onsite solar storage and big data

The CRC wants the majority of households using onsite storage of solar energy and smart analytical tools that suggest to people when they should offset demand.

The idea is to put the energy col

lected through a solar panel into a battery (storage), which is placed on the household’s land, so that it can be used when there’s peak demand.

“For example, at my house I’m paying 52 cents per kilowatt per hour during peak time. Because it is generally at 8 cents a kilowatt per hour [during non-peak time], it is better to put it in the battery,” said Professor Deo Prasad, CEO of CRC for Low Carbon Living.

Transforming Australian cities through green, smart technologies – CIO.