Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)IoT NetworksBuilding EfficiencyNetmore GroupStena FastigheterSweden

Netmore and Stena Fastigheter Connect 27,000 Apartments with LoRaWAN

Jun 19, 2024

Netmore Group and Stena Fastigheter‘s collaboration on implementing LoRaWAN technology across Stena’s property portfolio involves outfitting 27,000 apartments in Stockholm, Malmö, and Gothenburg with various sensors and gateways. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterFrance

Grand Chambéry Deploys Smart Water Meters and Launches Platform

Jun 12, 2024

Grand Chambéry has launched a new water monitoring platform, “Eau Quotidien,” accessible to its 77,500 customers. This initiative includes replacing 80,416 water meters with new AMI smart water meters, available at no extra cost. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)IoT NetworksWaterSigfox South AfricaUnabizSouth Africa

Sigfox South Africa to Upgrade 15 Million Water Meters

Jun 12, 2024

Sigfox South Africa, an IoT network operator, has been awarded a government contract to upgrade around 15 million water meters to smart devices. The project will deploy the local Sigfox network for all newly installed smart water meters nationwide....

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterSuezHydrelisFrance

Côte-d’Or Scales Up Water Management Tech Across Its Schools with Hydrelis

May 29, 2024

Since 2021, the Côte-d’Or Departmental Council has deployed the ON’connect switch™ system, created by Hydrelis, a subsidiary of Suez, across all public middle schools it maintains. After successful trials in six schools, which saved...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterSERFIM T.I.C.Eaux du Grand LyonFrance

SERFIM T.I.C. Wins Lyon Water Management IoT Contract

May 29, 2024

SERFIM T.I.C. have secured a significant contract with Eaux du Grand Lyon to replace hundreds of obsolete dataloggers and provide Mobil’Eau metering cases for professional users. As part of the ambitious Dig Tour 2024 project, the companies are...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterNorthumbrian WaterXylemUK

Northumbrian Water Launches AI Project to Enhance River Quality

May 29, 2024

Northumbrian Water will implement AI technologies to enhance river water quality through a new initiative called River Deep Mountain AI. Funded by over £5 million from the Water Breakthrough Challenge, the project aims to develop open-source,...

DivestituresWaterDupont

DuPont Announces Spinoff of Water Tech Business

May 29, 2024

DuPont de Nemours Inc. plans to spin off its $1.5 billion water tech business as part of a broader strategy to restructure into three specialized companies by spring 2026. This reorganization is designed to maximize long-term shareholder value by...

FundingWaterSubecaSuez

Subeca Secures $6M for Low-Cost, Smart Water Management Solutions

May 22, 2024

IoT startup Subeca, has secured $6 million in Series A funding to expand its water technology solutions. Led by SUEZ and supported by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund and Burnt Island Ventures, this funding should boost Subeca’s ability to deliver...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterMicrosoftAganovaSpain

Microsoft and Aganova Launch AI-Powered Water Replenishment Project

May 15, 2024

Microsoft and Aganova have teamed up to launch a water replenishment project in Spain using advanced AI technology. This initiative, in partnership with the Mancomunidad de Aguas del Sorbe (MAS) near Madrid, aims to improve leak detection and repair...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterKrakenLeep UtilitiesUK

Leep Utilities Adopts Kraken’s AI Platform for Water Efficiency

May 15, 2024

Leep Utilities, a British water company, has partnered with Kraken Technologies, investing £10 million to enhance water service efficiency and become the first UK water utility to fully migrate to Kraken’s advanced platform. This move aims to...