Smart City & Utility Industry News

The £9.5M IoT Schools Network is expanding environmental sensors across South East Scotland, reaching most of the region's 525 schools this year.

The City of Edinburgh Council sets up a digital traffic management system and installs air quality sensors at 10 sites to alleviate congestion.

UK water utility Severn Trent partners with Kraken to deploy AI for 4.6 million customers, targeting reduced water consumption and leaks.

Switzerland's Landis+Gyr acquires New Zealand EV infrastructure firm Thundergrid to expand EV solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government activates a crowd-detection system using 909 cameras across 71 sites to alert officials to large gatherings.

ComEd and Aclima launch an online portal in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, providing street-level air quality and greenhouse gas data.

Rhode Island Energy's plan to transform the state's energy infrastructure with the installation of 525,000 smart meters.

US-based Amperon secures $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Capital to expand its machine-learning electricity forecasting platform.

Tipmont deploys Landis+Gyr Revelo meters across an RF mesh network for 30,000+ units in Indiana to deliver data for real-time load management.

Austin Energy budgets $500,000 annually for AI wildfire detection cameras to protect the electric system in Austin and surrounding counties.