Green buildings and smart grids to the fore in latest Canary Wharf clean tech challenge

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Cognicity project announces 12 more clean tech start-ups have been selected to join pioneering smart city initiative

Canary Wharf's plan to pilot a host of smart technologies have taken another step forward today, as the company's Cognicity Challenge announced that 12 more clean tech firms have been selected to take...

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