SMART CITIES
Mehdi Ganji, PhD
Element Interaction Fuels Innovation
Energy Efficiency
and Sustainability
Cyber- Physical
Security and
Information Privacy
Big Data
Communication
and Processing
Mobility and Intelligent
Transportation
Water, Waste,
Emissions, Green Living,
and Environmental
Management
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
• Microgrid
• Building Efficiency
• Critical
Infrastructure
(1st Responders)
• Intelligent Power
Distribution and
Renewable and
Backup Generation
Mobility and Intelligent Transportation
• Smart Streetlights
• Connected Vehicles
• Driverless Vehicles
• Intelligent Traffic Control
• Smart Delivery Services
Water, Waste, Emissions, Green Living, and
Environmental Management
• Clean Water Use and
Reuse
• Environmental
Pollutant Control
• Waste and Gray Water
Management
• Smart Waste Reduction
and Removal
Big Data Communication and Processing
• Transportation
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Energy/Water
Management Systems
• Efficient Notifications
Cyber-Physical Security and Information Privacy
• Government
• Transportation Systems
• Energy
• Water And Waste
Water
Smart Cities Infrastructures
Microgrid, Efficiency, Critical Infrastructure , Intelligent Power
Distribution and Renewable and Backup Generation
Streetlights, Intelligent Traffic Control, Driverless Vehicles,
Connected Vehicles, Smart Delivery Services
Smart
Cities
Clean Water Use and Reuse, Environmental Pollutant Control, Waste
and Gray Water Management, Smart Waste Reduction and Removal
Transportation, Internet of Things (IoT), Energy/Water Management
Systems, Efficient Notifications
Government, Transportation Systems, Energy, Water And Waste Water
Smart Street lightings Additional Services
Best Practices
Promising Future
Columbus, Ohio – USDOT Smart City Challenge - $40 million
Defining ‘Smart City’, Fully Integrating Driverless Vehicles, Intelligent Traffic
Control, IoT, and Social Improvements
Financing
Technology
Public
Awareness
Business
Model
Regulatory
Bottlenecks
City Leader
Technical
Understanding
Tracking down
Funding
Opportunities
Technology
Partners: SSN,
OSI Soft, S&C
Publicity:
Publication
Conferences
University
Lack of interGovernmental
Roadmaps
Program
Development
Help Cities to
develop strategy
and programs
Project
Management
Commissioning
Horizontally
Manage Team
Project Built up,
rate design, ect.
Available Financing Options
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Federal and State Agencies
Government-based Financing Options for Cities
Bonds
Public Funds
Energy Efficiency Loans
Property-Assessed Clean Energy
Greenhouse emissions allowance auctions (NYS)
Public-Private Partnership
Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) partnered with Ameresco to open an
innovative biogas energy recovery facility. Dallas expects to save at least
$1.5 million annually, and offset approximately 60% of the electricity that
the DWU pulls from the grid
Willdan Smart Cities Related Practices
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
 Nation-wide energy efficiency
 San Diego Gas & Electric Local Capacity
Requirement Program
 Con Edison Small Business Direct Install
Program
Mobility and Intelligent Transportation
 Genesys and IIT Charging Station
 Traffic Management at IIT Using Smart
Street Lighting
 Brea Traffic Control Technology (ITS
components)
 Los Angeles MTA Orange Line
Extension Project (ITS components)
Big Data Communication and Processing
 IIT Example
Water, Waste, Emissions, Green Living,
and Environmental Management
 Cadiz Valley Water Conservation,
Recovery, and Storage Project
 San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, Water Savers Program
 Compton Creek and Dominguez
Channel Alternative Study
Cyber- Physical Security and
Information Privacy
 Orange County Transportation
Authority, Security Awareness
Training
 Sacramento County Emergency
Operations Exercise
 City of Los Angeles Tsunami
Preparedness Project
Why Willdan is Equipped
Willdan already provides elements of smart cities services and can rebrand them
Willdan has experts in all of these topics
 Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
 Mobility and Intelligent Transportation
 Water, Waste, Emissions, Green Living, and Environmental Management
 Big Data Communication and Processing
 Cyber- Physical Security and Information Privacy
Willdan can bring its divisions together to provide more innovative solutions