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5h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 5h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 6h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 23h agoWest 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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21 Jun EnergyBarcelona Startup Tether Raises €1.3M to Tackle EU Grid Instability

Barcelona startup Tether secures €1.3M to deploy AI that links EVs to power grids, targeting grid instability across Nordic markets and Germany.

21 Jun Mobility and TrafficVizioSense Secures €1.2 Million in Funding to Expand AI-Powered Detection Solutions

Lille-based VizioSense raises €1.2 million to expand its AI detection systems for municipalities and transport operators across 15 countries.

21 Jun EnergyFour Energy Tech Firms Merge to Form Eneve, Supported by Vortex Capital

Four European software firms merge to form Netherlands-based Eneve, creating an energy management platform serving over 20 million supply points.

21 Jun Mobility and TrafficDubai Partners with Iteris for Smart Traffic Management Solutions

Dubai RTA awards Iteris a multimillion-dollar, 42-month contract to deploy ClearGuide software for real-time traffic and intersection monitoring.

18 Jun EnergyEngrate Raises €2.5M to Boost Digital Integration in Europe’s Energy Transition

Stockholm startup Engrate raises €2.5M to advance its digital grid flexibility platform for European energy firms shifting to renewables.

18 Jun Environmental MonitoringPano AI Raises $44M to Scale Global Wildfire Detection Technology

Pano AI secures $44M in Series B funding to expand its wildfire detection platform, which currently monitors nearly 30M acres across three nations.

18 Jun Environmental MonitoringWiltshire Launches Community Project to Monitor Air Pollution

Wiltshire Council is deploying 100 PurpleAir PM2.5 sensors across 18 community areas to monitor fine particulate matter over a year-long project.

18 Jun WaterVeolia and Alcom Create Ekydra to Develop AI-Driven Water Management Solutions

Veolia and French AI group Alcom launch Ekydra, a joint venture to build AI tools for utility leak detection and wastewater flow management.

18 Jun WaterJohannesburg Expands Use of Smart Technology to Strengthen Water Supply

Johannesburg Water is installing 100 smart pressure controllers and 125 noise loggers across its network to curb losses and detect leaks.

18 Jun Smart CityBourgogne-Franche-Comté Launches Scalable Smart Territory Pilot

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté launches a €2.3M smart territory pilot, deploying 320 sensors across seven areas to monitor urban activity and traffic.

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