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14h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 14h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 17h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 18h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 18h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 18h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units YesterdayThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 YesterdaySubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ YesterdayTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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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 Sep EV ChargingCalifornia Funds First Curbside V2G Charger Project

The California Energy Commission awards $1.1 million to it's electric to build the first curbside V2G chargers, aiming for market rollout by 2028.

17 Sep Mobility and TrafficHawai‘i Launches Pilot Program with Noise Detection Cameras on Oʻahu

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation installs 10 noise detection cameras across Oʻahu to monitor vehicle noise exceeding 90 decibels.

17 Sep VideosurveillanceVizzia, Finalist of The Smart Deal’ 24, Raises €16 Million for Video Surveillance Expansion

Paris startup Vizzia secures €16 million to expand its municipal mobile surveillance systems across France and into four new European markets.

16 Sep Mobility and TrafficSenSen Secures €1.2M in Contracts to Expand AI Urban Solutions

SenSen Networks secures €1.2 million in smart city AI contracts across Singapore, the US, and Australia, led by a €670,000 deal in Singapore.

16 Sep WaterSmartvatten Acquires LeakLook to Boost Water-Monitoring Capacity in Europe

Smartvatten acquires Finland's LeakLook, expanding its real-time water monitoring to over 40,000 properties across 30 countries.

16 Sep EnergyNuclearn Raises $10.5 Million to Advance AI in Nuclear Operations

Phoenix startup Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand an AI platform currently deployed across more than 60 nuclear reactors in North America.

16 Sep Environmental MonitoringSanta Barbara County Expands Community Air Quality Monitoring

The Santa Barbara County APCD is installing 150 air quality sensors at local sites to track fine particulate matter in underserved communities.

16 Sep Street LightingJoão Pessoa Advances Smart City Project with AI-Integrated Surveillance and Smart Infrastructure

João Pessoa installs 3,000 AI cameras and 43,000 smart LED lights to become Brazil’s first fully covered smart city by December 2025.

12 Sep Mobility and TrafficAvoca Launches Full Enforcement of Noise Camera Program

Avoca, Iowa, begins noise camera enforcement on Highway 59 after a pilot caught 183 truck brake violations, using a $50,000 automated system.

12 Sep Environmental MonitoringIdaho Becomes First US State to Deploy Statewide Satellite Wildfire Detection System

The Idaho Department of Lands is deploying OroraTech satellites to monitor the entire state for wildfires and predict fire spread within minutes.

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