GrowSmarter

What is the GrowSmarter project?

GrowSmarter is a European project that seeks to develop and test innovative solutions for the cities of the future, also known as smart cities.

Its goal is to improve mobility, energy, and urban management using new technologies.

Cities leading the project

Three European cities are spearheading this transformation:

• Barcelona
• Cologne
• Stockholm

Over the five-year duration of the project, these cities develop and test twelve innovative solutions related to technology, energy, and mobility.

A European project

GrowSmarter is part of the Horizon 2020 European research and innovation programme, which promotes projects to tackle the major challenges facing European cities.

Solutions developed in electric mobility

In the field of sustainable mobility, the project has rolled out:

• Five FASTO rapid chargers
  These allow almost any type of electric vehicle to be charged.
• Six V2G (Vehicle to Grid) chargers
  In addition to charging the vehicle, they allow the stored energy to be used in the home or a business.

Innovation in the electricity grid and communications

In Barcelona, the project includes:

• Five transformer substations equipped with IoT (Internet of Things) technology, which:
  • Improve grid operability.
  • Increase worker safety.
  • Generate useful information for city management.
• New communication solutions, which allow for:
  • Connecting different urban equipment, such as meters for other services.
  • The use of LoRa (Long Range) technology, which offers low power consumption and long range.

A collaborative project

The GrowSmarter project involves:

• 38 partners, including e‑distribución.
• Around 30 collaborating European cities.

All of them contribute their knowledge and experience to progress towards more sustainable and efficient cities.