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2h agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 2h agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 3h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 3h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 3h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 11h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 11h 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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21 May Mobility and TrafficWestern Cape Government Deploys AI Solution to Monitor 5,000 km of Roads

Western Cape deploys Bentley's Blyncsy AI across 5,000 km of roads to detect hazards amid growing climate pressures.

21 May EnergyDubai’s DEWA Deploys Agentic AI in Daily Operations

Dubai utility DEWA adopts Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, becoming the UAE's first government body to use agentic AI for autonomous workflows.

20 May Environmental MonitoringPattaya Installs AI Flood System With Over 100 Sensor Nodes

Pattaya is rolling out an AI-powered flood monitoring system with 100+ sensors and real-time alerts across the city by August 2026.

20 May WaterOfwat Awards £58 Million to 19 Water Innovation Projects

Ofwat's Water Breakthrough Challenge 6 funds 19 projects worth £58M: AI wastewater, mycofiltration, and 3D printing.

20 May Mobility and TrafficHanau, Maintal, and Schöneck Deploy Sensors to Keep Emergency Routes Clear

Three Hessen municipalities use IoT sensors on LoRaWAN to detect illegal parking and keep emergency routes clear in residential zones.

19 May WaterGradiant Hits $2 Billion Valuation to Scale AI and Industrial Water Solutions

Gradiant closes Series E at a $2B valuation to expand AI-era water infrastructure, targeting data centers, semiconductor fabs.

18 May Environmental MonitoringXcel Energy Deploys AI Wildfire Detection Cameras Across Northwestern Wisconsin

Xcel Energy activates nine AI wildfire detection stations in northwestern Wisconsin, with plans to expand to 16 units near power lines.

18 May Street LightingToledo Invests €248,000 to Bring Smart LED Lighting to Its UNESCO Historic Quarter

Toledo's historic quarter gets 418 web-managed LED lanterns and ambient sensors in a €248,000 smart lighting overhaul.

18 May Street LightingBurriana Deploys NB-IoT Smart Lighting Across 6,500 Luminaires

Burriana replaces 6,536 streetlights with LED and NB-IoT point-to-point control in a EUR 9.8M, 15-year contract with Ferrovial and Endesa.

15 May WaterKuwait Prepares Tender for 300,000 Smart Water Meters as Subsidy-Driven Waste Mounts

Kuwait's MEWRE advances a 300,000-unit smart water meter tender to curb waste and rationalize consumption across all governorates.

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