Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)SecurityEnvironmental MonitoringBeagle WatchVumacamSouth Africa

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park Deploys AI Camera Network To Curb Safety Risks And Environmental Damage

Nov 28, 2025

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park in Johannesburg has expanded its security and environmental monitoring capabilities with the deployment of four AI-enabled surveillance cameras installed by private security firm Beagle Watch in partnership with Vumacam....

FundingEnergyInterface

Interface Raises $3.5M Seed Round to Build AI Operations Layer for Energy Companies

Nov 28, 2025

Interface, a San Francisco-based startup building an AI-powered operations platform for the energy sector, has secured a US $3.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by Defy.vc, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Rock Yard...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficYunex TrafficUK

Bristol City Council Chooses Yunex Traffic’s Yutraffic FUSION for Urban Traffic Management

Nov 28, 2025

Bristol City Council has selected Yunex Traffic’s adaptive traffic control platform Yutraffic FUSION to manage and optimize traffic flows across the city. The decision marks a key move to support sustainable transport, reduce congestion and...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingCitylinxTALQ ConsortiumFrance

City of Vannes Adopts Citylinx Platform to Centrally Manage 9 500 Light-Points

Nov 28, 2025

The city of Vannes has selected Citylinx a multi-vendor, TALQ-certified supervision and control platform to centralize and modernize its public lighting network. The deployment covers around 9 500 light points and 185 connected cabinets, enabling...

New Project (Full-Scale)PartnershipStreet LightingSchréderAustralia

Sydney Selects SCS Schréder To Deploy Citywide Network Of Next-Generation Urban Sensors

Nov 28, 2025

The City of Sydney has awarded SCS Schréder a contract to install and operate a network of next-generation smart city sensors across more than 30 strategic locations, marking one of Australia’s first large-scale, lighting-integrated sensor...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingSYDEEL66,Bouygues Energies & ServicesFrance

306 New EV Charging Points Planned in Pyrénées-Orientales by End of 2026

Nov 26, 2025

SYDEEL66, the departmental electricity and energy syndicate for the Pays Catalan, has awarded Bouygues Energies & Services a contract to deploy 306 new electric-vehicle charging points (7–180 kW) across 28 communes in the Pyrénées-Orientales...

Upcoming projectWaterConsorcio del Agua de LanzaroteSpain

Lanzarote Launches €878K Remote Monitoring Project To Curb Water Loss

Nov 26, 2025

The Consorcio del Agua de Lanzarote (a joint body of the Cabildo and the island’s seven municipalities) has opened a public tender to deploy an island wide remote monitoring system aimed at reducing water losses and improving operational...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringOverstoryBlume Equity

Overstory Secures $43 Million to Scale AI-Driven Vegetation Intelligence and Utility Wildfire Prevention

Nov 26, 2025

AI vegetation-intelligence provider Overstory has raised US$43 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development of its risk-modeling technology used by utilities to prevent wildfires, reduce outages, and optimize vegetation-management...

Mergers and AcquisitionsWaterVeraltoIn-Situ

Veralto Announces $435 Million Acquisition of In-Situ to Expand Water Analytics Portfolio

Nov 26, 2025

Veralto has agreed to acquire In‑Situ, a Colorado-based specialist in environmental water measurement and monitoring solutions, in a transaction valued at US$435 million, subject to customary adjustments. After accounting for estimated tax...

New Project (Full-Scale)Public FundingWaterVeoliaSpain

Veolia Secures 40% Of Spain’s Water-Digitalization PERTE Funding With 17 Strategic Projects

Nov 26, 2025

Veolia has emerged as the leading private-sector beneficiary of Spain’s PERTE for Water Digitalization, securing €76 million in grants distributed across 17 projects, according to information released by the company. These initiatives form part...