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30 min agoTrapani Water Authority Asks Sicily For €95M, Including €51M For Smart Meters 1h agoValdepeñas Approves €225,523 Credit For €1.5M Red.es-Funded Smart Territory Project 2h agoVeolia-Led TransmitWater Project Maps Pipe-Break Risk From Pressure Transients In Four Spanish Networks 3h agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 3h agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 4h agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 15h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 15h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 15h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 15h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond

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10 Jan EV ChargingGlobal EV Charging Sector Setbacks: UK and US Miss Targets

US public EV charging installations fall 76% below forecasts for 2023, while the UK misses its targets for motorway service area chargers.

10 Jan Environmental Monitoring2024 Urban Heat Island Mapping Program: Applications Open

In the US, applications are open through January 31 for the 2024 Urban Heat Island mapping program to track neighborhood hot spots with car…

10 Jan EV ChargingBT is Transforming Street Cabinets into EV Chargers across the UK

BT launches a pilot program to convert around 60,000 old street cabinets into EV chargers across the UK to address infrastructure scarcity.

3 Jan Energy€80 Million Loan for Modernizing Romania’s Electrical Network

The EBRD lends €80 million to Delgaz Grid to upgrade north-eastern Romania's power network, funding 272,000 smart meters and cutting CO2 emissions.

3 Jan Mobility and TrafficSafety21 Acquires iMoi to Enhance Urban Security & Road Safety

In Italy, Safety21 completely acquires urban security startup iMoi to expand its public administration tools and AI-based road safety services.

3 Jan Mobility and TrafficMadrid Partners with Kapsch to Halve Bus Traffic Times

Kapsch TrafficCom installs 62 traffic light controllers in Madrid, cutting a key hospital bus route time from 50 minutes to under 30.

3 Jan V2XUK Invests £4.8M in V2X Charging Projects

The UK government allocates £4.8M to four V2X bidirectional charging projects to enable EV energy return to the power grid at lower costs.

3 Jan EV ChargingPacific Equity Partners Invests $250M in EVSE for EV Expansion

Pacific Equity Partners invests $250 million in EVSE for a majority stake to expand electric vehicle charging across Australia and New Zealand.

3 Jan Street LightingNorthern Beaches Council Upgrades to LED Smart Streetlight

Northern Beaches Council and Ausgrid partner to install over 4,200 smart LED streetlights across New South Wales to cut energy use.

20 Dec EnergyPuerto Rico to Upgrade to Smart Meters with $786M

Puerto Rico utility Luma uses over $786 million in funding to replace nearly 1.5 million meters damaged by Hurricane Maria with smart meters.

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