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2h agoColumbia, Missouri Awards Ameresco $42 Million To Replace 106,739 Electric And Water Meters 3h agoCalifornia Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services Adds ICEYE Satellite Flood And Wildfire Data 3h agoArrive Completes Acquisition Of Passport, A Parking Software Provider With 800+ Clients 3h agoEast, North And South Ayrshire Councils Sign 15-Year Deal With Believ For 600 EV Chargers YesterdayComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points YesterdayIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala YesterdayMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding YesterdayWest 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

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5 Oct GasUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million

Ukraine's Decarbonization Fund contracted GridWe for 40,000 NB-IoT gas meter modules worth UAH 187.2 million, delivery by December 2026.

4 Oct V2XGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging

Germany's Bundesnetzagentur adopted its MiSpeL rules on 1 October 2026, letting EV batteries feed the grid with levy and grid-fee relief.

3 Oct EV ChargingAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays

Ampol will buy Evie Networks for $225 million, combining 1,424 fast-charging bays, with ACCC clearance and completion targeted for H1 2027.

3 Oct Mobility and TrafficGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

Greece's digital governance ministry received four consortium bids for a €44,055,805 contract to install 1,000 traffic enforcement cameras.

2 Oct Mobility and TrafficMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

Monza approves a €615,000 upgrade of traffic signals at 14 intersections with multi-function cameras under its €2.5M SAMU project.

2 Oct Street LightingLe Taillan-Médoc Ends Midnight Streetlight Shutoff, Switching To All-Night Dimmed LED Lighting

Le Taillan-Médoc ends its midnight-to-6am streetlight shutoff, using a full LED network with per-pole telemanagement to dim lights all night.

2 Oct Street LightingBogotá Plans 100,000 Telemanaged LED Streetlights As Enel Lighting Agreement Ends In November

Bogotá council backs a plan for 100,000+ LED streetlights with telemanagement, cameras and air sensors as Enel's lighting deal ends in November.

2 Oct Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceAlabama Forestry Commission Adopts OroraTech Satellite Wildfire Detection After 30,000-Acre Season

Alabama Forestry Commission deploys OroraTech satellite wildfire detection statewide to support fire response and prescribed burn monitoring.

1 Oct WasteCity Of Melbourne Awards Superfy Five-Year Contract For 500 Solar-Powered Smart Bins

City of Melbourne begins installing 500 solar-powered Superfy smart bins under a five-year deal, swapping fixed rounds for sensor-led pickups.

1 Oct Mobility and TrafficFlorence Trials 80 NB-IoT Loading-Bay Sensors And A Cargo-Bike Micro-Hub Under EU UNCHAIN Project

Florence trials 80 NB-IoT loading-bay sensors and a cargo-bike micro-hub under the EU UNCHAIN project, which grants the city €660,000.

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