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16 Jan Street LightingSpain Allocates €155 Million for Upgrading Municipal Lighting

Spain opens a €155 million funding round to modernize municipal lighting, offering loans to cut local electricity consumption by up to 70%.

14 Jan Jordan Signs Agreement to Launch Major Water Desalination Plant with a Meridiam and Suez-Led Consortium

Jordan signs a deal with a Meridiam and Suez consortium to build a desalination plant in Aqaba, supplying 300 million cubic meters of water.

14 Jan Environmental MonitoringNatureMetrics Secures €24.3 Million in Series B Funding to Advance Biodiversity Monitoring

Surrey-based NatureMetrics raises €24.3 million in Series B funding to expand its biodiversity monitoring platform and environmental DNA technology.

14 Jan Mobility and TrafficDOT Allocates $635 Million for U.S. Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure

The U.S. DOT awards $635 million in grants across 27 states and four tribes, deploying over 11,500 EV charging ports and alternative fuel sites.

14 Jan EnergyPG&E Adopts Sharper Shape’s AI-Powered CORE Software to Strengthen Grid Resilience

PG&E starts a five-year deal with Sharper Shape to deploy CORE digital twin software, using AI to manage assets and cut California wildfire risks.

14 Jan Mobility and TrafficOuster Secures $2 Million Contract to Launch Largest Lidar-Enabled Smart Traffic System in the U.S.

Ouster wins a $2 million contract to deploy its lidar traffic system across 120 Chattanooga intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.

14 Jan WaterBanque des Territoires Invests €5 Million in Leakmited

Banque des Territoires joins a €5 million funding round for Leakmited to expand AI-driven water leak detection in France and abroad.

13 Jan WasteBahrains’ Northern Governorate Introduces Smart Waste Bins

Bahrain's Northern Governorate deploys 60 sensor-equipped waste containers in an initial rollout to track fill levels and optimize collection routes.

13 Jan VideosurveillanceMadrid Expands AI-Driven Surveillance with New Camera Installations

The Madrid City Council invests €2.8 million to deploy 83 AI surveillance cameras across the city to assist police with public safety image analysis.

13 Jan WaterNokian Vesi Partners with Skanska for €35M Wastewater Treatment Plant in Finland

Nokian Vesi awards Skanska a €35M contract to build a 12,000-square-meter wastewater treatment plant in Nokia, Finland, scheduled to finish in 2027.

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