Media Mentions
Austria to trial blockchain for waste heat data collection
Ledger Insights: Austria’s HotCity initiative announced a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) to crowdsource waste heat for use in other processes. The Austrian government-funded project aims to make neighbourhoods energy efficient and develop ‘plus-energy districts’. The platform enables citizens to find and submit data from sources such as physical inspections, photos, or Google Maps. Based on the collected data, HotCity can map the quality and quantity of waste heat sources. For their participation, citizens will be given reward points, or tokens which will be recorded on the Ignis Child Chain, a part of the Ardor blockchain ecosystem. These tokens could potentially be used for other vouchers and services.
May 13, 2020
Austrian Government-Funded HotCity Project Launches Blockchain for Gamifying Energy-Oriented Neighborhood Planning
Yahoo finance: HotCity, a sustainable energy project funded by the Austrian government and operated by various partners, is pleased to announce it is launching its testnet on the Ardor public blockchain. HotCity uses gamification powered by blockchain technology to crowdsource waste heat that will be directed into neighborhoods, making them more energy-efficient. HotCity has received a 310,000 Euro grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (the BMK.) Funding is delivered via the "City of the Future #5th Call" program processed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
May 13, 2020
Austrian HotCity Project Uses Blockchain to Gamify Energy-Oriented Neighborhood Planning
Coinspeaker: The Austrian government is funding a project in Vienna that’s using blockchain as a means of ensuring that neighborhood planning becomes more oriented towards sustainable energy use. Called “HotCity,” the project will launch its proof of concept on the Ardor public blockchain in October. The partners in the project include Jelurida, which powers the Ardor blockchain, along with Picapipe GmbH. HotCity has received a grant worth over €300,000 ($325,000) from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology.
May 13, 2020
Austrian Government-Funded HotCity Project Launches Blockchain for Gamifying Energy-Oriented Neighborhood Planning
APnews: HotCity, a sustainable energy project funded by the Austrian government and operated by various partners, is pleased to announce it is launching its testnet on the Ardor public blockchain. HotCity uses gamification powered by blockchain technology to crowdsource waste heat that will be directed into neighborhoods, making them more energy-efficient. The project aims to develop a means of ensuring that neighborhood planning becomes more energy-oriented, with a focus on sustainability.
May 13, 2020
Austrian Government-Backed Project Will Use Blockchain to Find Waste Heat Spots
Cointelegraph: The Austrian government is backing a project that would let citizens submit data about industrial waste heat spots for district heating, receiving tokens as reward. An Austrian project is set to use blockchain to help find waste heat hotspots in the cities of Vienna and Graz. Announced by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) on May 12, HotCity’s proof-of-concept involves creating a gamification system to crowdsource hotspots around the city and channel them to provide public heating. The platform will use the Ignis blockchain, part of the Ardor ecosystem developed by Swiss company Jelurida.
May 12, 2020
Ihodl Main News of the 29th of April 2020
Ihodl (Spanish): El número de nodos en Nxt y Ardor se dispara un 200% tras el lanzamiento de nuevos incentivos. Los blockchains Nxt (NXT) y Ardor (ARDR) han registrado un importante incremento en el número de nodos tras el lanzamiento de un programa de incentivos. Jerulidia, la empresa desarrolladora de ambos blockchains, ha dicho que las dos redes han experimentado un espectacular incremento de más del 200% en el número de nodos después de que el 1 de abril se lanzara un programa especial de incentivos que recompensa a los anfitriones de los nodos con tokens Ignis (IGNIS).
April 29, 2020
