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2h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 3h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 4h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 21h 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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17 Nov Antwerp-based energy tech firm LIFEPOWR secures €5.65 m to scale virtual-power-plant platform in Europe

Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR raises €5.65 million to expand its virtual-power-plant platform across Europe, scaling its 22,000 connected energy assets.

17 Nov Street LightingSeville invests €9.4 million to overhaul street lighting, targeting 70% energy-savings

Seville approves €9.4 million to replace 1,537 street-lighting poles in PCT Cartuja, deploying smart LEDs to cut energy use by up to 70%.

17 Nov EnergyTESCO Rebrands Communications Division as AMI Solutions – Here’s Why It Matters

TESCO Metering consolidates its Nighthawk unit into TESCO AMI Solutions, integrating mesh, LTE, and fiber tools to simplify utility procurement.

17 Nov EnergyItron to Acquire Locusview for US $525 Million, Deepening Utility Software Footprint

Itron agrees to acquire digital construction platform Locusview for $525 million in cash, expanding its utility software and services operations.

13 Nov Environmental MonitoringNew Mexico Launches AI Wildfire Network

New Mexico and two utilities install five AI wildfire monitoring stations near Albuquerque and Santa Fe, with plans for over 40 within two years.

13 Nov EnergyNNNCo Acquires PowerPilot to Expand Global Smart Grid Services

Australia's NNNCo acquires grid monitor PowerPilot, integrating the tool into its enterprise LoRaWAN network across 19 countries on three continents.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficChattanooga Deploys Smart Traffic Cameras to Improve Flow

Chattanooga awards a $2 million contract to deploy lidar across more than 120 intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficIteris Expands Mobility Platform Through ThruGreen Asset Purchase

US firm Iteris acquires ThruGreen's technology assets to add cloud signal monitoring and V2X tools without requiring hardware overhauls.

13 Nov WaterSouth West Water Launches £2 million Digital-Twin Project to Forecast Algal Blooms

South West Water secures £2.17 million to build a UK digital twin that uses artificial intelligence to forecast harmful algal blooms.

13 Nov Street LightingProvincial Council Advances Smart-Municipalities Plan in Córdoba

Diputación de Córdoba awards 1.49 million euros across 74 localities to deploy smart lighting, irrigation, and broadband infrastructure.

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