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44 min agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 48 min agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 1h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 1h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 1h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 9h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 9h agoEZO Secures €150M Senior Debt Facility For 3,000 EV Charge Points In UK And Ireland YesterdayDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 18 OctBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System 18 OctPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project

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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 WaterTelefónica Tech’s IoT Project Aims for 20% Water Savings in Seville

Telefónica Tech connects over 300,000 water meters in Seville using NB-IoT, aiming for 20% annual water savings for utility EMASESA.

15 Nov Environmental MonitoringUS Cities Launch AI Noise Cameras to Combat Vehicle Noise Pollution

Newport, Rhode Island, and Manhattan deploy AI noise camera systems to identify, warn, and fine drivers violating vehicle noise limits.

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.

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