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13h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 13h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 14h 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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20 May Environmental MonitoringPattaya Installs AI Flood System With Over 100 Sensor Nodes

Pattaya is rolling out an AI-powered flood monitoring system with 100+ sensors and real-time alerts across the city by August 2026.

20 May WaterOfwat Awards £58 Million to 19 Water Innovation Projects

Ofwat's Water Breakthrough Challenge 6 funds 19 projects worth £58M: AI wastewater, mycofiltration, and 3D printing.

20 May Mobility and TrafficHanau, Maintal, and Schöneck Deploy Sensors to Keep Emergency Routes Clear

Three Hessen municipalities use IoT sensors on LoRaWAN to detect illegal parking and keep emergency routes clear in residential zones.

19 May WaterGradiant Hits $2 Billion Valuation to Scale AI and Industrial Water Solutions

Gradiant closes Series E at a $2B valuation to expand AI-era water infrastructure, targeting data centers, semiconductor fabs.

18 May Environmental MonitoringXcel Energy Deploys AI Wildfire Detection Cameras Across Northwestern Wisconsin

Xcel Energy activates nine AI wildfire detection stations in northwestern Wisconsin, with plans to expand to 16 units near power lines.

18 May Street LightingToledo Invests €248,000 to Bring Smart LED Lighting to Its UNESCO Historic Quarter

Toledo's historic quarter gets 418 web-managed LED lanterns and ambient sensors in a €248,000 smart lighting overhaul.

18 May Street LightingBurriana Deploys NB-IoT Smart Lighting Across 6,500 Luminaires

Burriana replaces 6,536 streetlights with LED and NB-IoT point-to-point control in a EUR 9.8M, 15-year contract with Ferrovial and Endesa.

15 May WaterKuwait Prepares Tender for 300,000 Smart Water Meters as Subsidy-Driven Waste Mounts

Kuwait's MEWRE advances a 300,000-unit smart water meter tender to curb waste and rationalize consumption across all governorates.

15 May WaterLoveland Launches $12.4M Smart Water Meter Rollout Across 30,000 Connections

Colorado's Loveland begins converting 30,000 water connections to AMI in summer 2026, backed by bonds and a state conservation grant.

15 May Mobility and TrafficHouston Deploys AI Traffic Cameras Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Houston approves $350K in AI traffic cameras for FIFA World Cup Almeda corridor amid privacy and cybersecurity concerns.

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