Hanover starts AI project for green climate protection: 1.9 million euros in sight!
Hanover starts AI project for green climate protection: 1.9 million euros in sight!
In a significant step towards the promotion of sustainable urban development, the “Bluegreencity-KI” project of the city of Hanover has successfully qualified for a full application for state support. Together with renowned institutions such as the Leibniz University of Hanover and the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, the project plans to develop artificial intelligence (AI) in order to optimize the care of green spaces and thus support natural climate protection.
The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Security and Consumer Protection (BMUV) has launched a financing initiative to support innovative digital projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote biological diversity. The submitted project aims to develop a AI-supported instrument for maintaining and irrigating municipal green areas, whereby a grant of around 1.9 million euros was requested.
project start and duration
With the submission of the application, the project team has overcome an important hurdle. The official start of the project is scheduled for spring 2025 and the planned term is 30 months. According to Manuel Kornmayer, the head of the Environment and City Green Department, the research project is devoted to the sustainable care of city trees that play a crucial role in climate protection by storing CO2 and offering habitats.
A central goal of the project is the development of an AI application, which should not only revolutionize irrigation, but also the care of the urban green areas. Due to the effective use of sensor data and urban climate garden, AI will be able to generate automated recommendations for maintaining and irrigation, which should lead to reducing resource consumption in the long term.
efficiency increase through geographic information technology
The planned digital solution will integrate data from various sources in order to enable a comprehensive analysis of the urban green infrastructure. Prof. Dr. Jochen Hack from the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences emphasizes that the AI will help to make strategic decisions for irrigation by providing information about the specific needs of each plant.
The use of advanced geographic information technology will also be able to determine new locations for planting and digitally model the water storage frastructure. Prof. Dr. Antje Backhaus from Leibniz Universität Hannover emphasizes that this innovation prioritizes the care and use of city trees and thus contributes to improving the ecological quality of the urban environment.
The "BlueGreencity-KI" project aims to fundamentally improve the green area management of the city of Hanover. Ralf Semmler from the database company mbH explains that the integration of AI tools into existing systems will lead to management processes can be designed more efficiently.
An important aspect of the project is the future strategic use of rain and wastewater, which is a key resource for sustainable irrigation of urban green areas. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Köster from Leibniz Universität Hannover sees this as a chance to redefine the urban water management and better react to the challenges of the climate crisis.
The implementation of this project is carried out as part of the BMUV's Natural Climate Protection Program (ANK), which provides crucial financial support for innovative environmental projects. With this approach, not only the city landscape of Hanover will experience a significant improvement, but it could also serve as a model for other cities that want to master similar challenges.
The comprehensive cooperation between the city and the universities as well as the database company underlines the need for an interdisciplinary approach to find sustainable solutions in the urban area. The innovative project could thus make an important contribution to strengthening natural climate protection in cities and at the same time increase the quality of life of the residents.
For more information on this exciting project, you can attend the ministry's announcements at Www.bmuv.de