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Mergers and AcquisitionsStreet LightingGroupe RagniHESS GmbH

Ragni Acquires HESS GmbH to Expand European Reach

Groupe Ragni, a French street lighting company, has acquired German lighting specialist HESS GmbH Licht + Form, including the VULKAN brand. The acquisition, which excludes the Americas, is to strengthen Ragni’s presence in Europe, particularly in...

Mergers and AcquisitionsEnvironmental MonitoringStreet LightingBH TechnologiesYotta Capital Partners

Yotta Capital Secures Majority in BH Technologies

Yotta Capital Partners, with Sofiouest and BNP Paribas Développement backing them, has become the majority shareholder of BH Technologies. The move seeks to boost BH Technologies’ growth and innovation in environmental management, particularly in...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingCiteosFrance

€4.1M Smart Lighting to Slash Andrézieux-Bouthéon’s Energy Bills

Andrézieux-Bouthéon in France is investing €4.1 million to renovate its public lighting system with Citeos. The project involves replacing over 2,660 streetlights with remote-controllable LED lights, allowing individual adjustment based on time...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingAusgridAustralia

Australia Launches its Largest Smart Street Lighting Upgrade

The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) and 29 local councils, in collaboration with Ausgrid, are undertaking Australia’s largest smart street lighting upgrade. Over three years, more than 62,000 main road street lights will...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingFrance

Tampon’s €6.6M LED Project to Cuts Energy Use by 90%

In France, the community of Tampon is replacing 4,775 lights with remote-controlled, low-temperature LED lamps, for €6.6 million. The project aims to slash energy use by about 90%, to significantly reduce carbon emissions and energy bills. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)IoT NetworksStreet LightingRubiconEricssonUSA

Rumford, Maine, Boosts 5G with Innovative Streetlight Conversion

The town of Rumford, in Maine, has partnered with Ubicquia to enhance 5G connectivity using streetlights. The contract enables the quick deployment of Ericsson Street Radio, a device that transforms streetlights into 5G sites within 15 minutes...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingEngie

City of Aosta selects ENGIE for Sustainable Public Lighting

The City of Aosta, in Italy, is partnering with ENGIE on a 20-year contract to renovate and ensure the management of its public lighting network, including traffic lights, with an investment of 4.6 million euros. With the upgrade, the city aims to...

Mergers and AcquisitionsEnergyStreet LightingSPIERéseaux EnvironnementFrance

SPIE Acquires Majority of Réseaux Environnement

French digital services company SPIE has acquired 85% of Réseaux Environnement, bolstering its presence in electrical distribution networks and public lighting in France, specifically in energy networks, heating networks, and Smart City domains in...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingIoT NetworksUK

UK Launches Smart Street Lamps Initiative

The UK government is investing £1.3m in the Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme to test smart street lamps in six areas, including Cambridgeshire and Tees Valley, which will house EV charging hubs and enhance wireless coverage, aiming to improve...

New Project (Full-Scale)EnergyStreet LightingLumaPuerto Rico

Smart Grid Upgrade to Boost Puerto Rico’s Energy Reliability

Puerto Rico’s utility company, Luma, has announced its plan to install more than 1.5 million next-generation Smart Meters and 5,000 smart grid automation devices over the next three years that will improve reliability and resiliency, enable faster...

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