1. Article One:
The major of London hascalledfora competitiontocreate new ideasforLondon’ssmartcities.This
competitionwill be opentoindividuals,companies,researchacademics,andetc.The majoris looking
for newopportunitiesforthese smartcitiestoexpandtheircitiestobe more sustainable.The citiesare
goingunderlarge scale re-developmentwhichlarge companieshere inthe UnitedStatescouldpossible
lookat to to do. A competitionlikethisone couldgeneraterevenue tosmall businesseswithsustainable
ideasthathaven'thad the opportunitytoshowcase theirideas.Thiscompetitionwouldnotonlybe
beneficial forthe small businessesbutaswell asthe large businessbecause itwill leadthemtoa
sustainable practice.
http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/mayor-of-londons-office-launches-smart-cities-competition-
4528.aspx#.VVU6jkI2wlI(Linksto an externalsite.)
Article Two:
The PlymouthUniversityjuststudiedanew wayof energy.Thisfromof energyisdrawnfromthe
“motionof the ocean”. It’sunlike tidal orwave power.Thisformof energyiscall Sparseror Seamills.
Thisenergycouldbe usedto supplyenergyondemandtherefore makingitsoitcould alsobe usedoff
the grid.This isgoodbecause thenothersmallerbusinessescanuse thisandnot pay the highutilityfees
for onthe gridenergy.
http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/ecotricitys-searaser-passes-first-wave-tank-test-
4493.aspx#.VVU9WUI2xFI(Linksto an externalsite.)
Article Three:
The foodtruck businesshasbeenanupcomingbusinessinthe foodindustryoverthe pastfew years.
Usuallythese trucksare veryunsustainable;however,MOVEsystemsishopingchange this.MOVE
systemfoodtrucksuse solarpanelsforpart of theirenergysource andthese trucksalsohave a hybrid
systemaswell usedwithcompressednatural gasgenerator.Thisallowsforthe truckto have a
refrigeratorsystemwhichalsoreducesthe amountof foodwaste.Mostfoodtrucksdo nothave a
refrigeratorsystem.Thiscouldbe beneficial forsmallerbusinessbecause itwouldreduce the costof
operatingthe foodtruckin regardsof energy.Also,small businessesare the backbone tothe economy.
MOVE systemwill be the future forfoodtrucks.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2015/0513/New-York-s-eco-friendly-food-carts-The-next-
generation-of-street-vending-video