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6h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 7h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 7h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding YesterdayWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

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Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

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15 Nov Environmental MonitoringGlobal Leap in AI and Sensor-Driven Wildfire Detection

Xcel Energy uses 21 Pano AI camera systems to monitor 1.5 million acres in Colorado, while Cornell installs sensors across 28 New York counties.

1 Nov Environmental Monitoring£15.4m Boost for England’s Road Weather Stations

National Highways invests £15.4m to upgrade 125 road weather stations and add 100 more across England to improve safety and maintenance operations.

1 Nov IoT NetworksDrei and Actility Enhance Austria’s IoT with LoRaWAN

Drei partners with Actility to run Austria's public LoRaWAN network for over 4 million users, expanding IoT connectivity across utilities and cities.

1 Nov EnergyEversource’s $620 Million Smart Meter Upgrade in Connecticut

Eversource deploys over 1.2 million smart meters across Connecticut in a $620 million plan to replace outdated AMR drive-by read meters.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficOakland County Secures $2M for Smart Intersection Safety Study

The Oakland County Road Commission secures a $2 million grant to study a connected vehicle system using sensors to alert drivers and pedestrians.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficUSDOT Announces $40M Grant for V2X Technology

The USDOT opens a $40 million grant to deploy V2X technology across the US, aiming to boost road safety and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficCalifornia DMV Halts GM’s Cruise Testing Amid Safety Concerns

California’s DMV suspends GM Cruise from testing driverless cars on state roads over safety risks following accidents and technology claims.

1 Nov EnergyRhizome Raises $2.5M for Climate Resilience in Power Grids

Rhizome raises $2.5 million and partners with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company to forecast climate impacts on power grids.

1 Nov Smart CityNaver to Build Digital Twins of Five Saudi Cities for Vision 2030

Naver secures a $100 million deal to build digital twins of five Saudi cities, aiming to improve urban infrastructure and model disaster scenarios.

25 Oct Mobility and TrafficHayden AI Secures $53M for Global Expansion

Hayden AI raises $53M in Series B funding led by the Drawdown Fund. The firm will use the capital to expand its traffic enforcement…

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