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1h agoValdepeñas Approves €225,523 Credit For €1.5M Red.es-Funded Smart Territory Project 1h agoVeolia-Led TransmitWater Project Maps Pipe-Break Risk From Pressure Transients In Four Spanish Networks 3h agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 3h agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 3h agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 14h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 14h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 15h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 15h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 15h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes

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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.

15 May WaterLoveland Launches $12.4M Smart Water Meter Rollout Across 30,000 Connections

Colorado's Loveland begins converting 30,000 water connections to AMI in summer 2026, backed by bonds and a state conservation grant.

15 May Mobility and TrafficHouston Deploys AI Traffic Cameras Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Houston approves $350K in AI traffic cameras for FIFA World Cup Almeda corridor amid privacy and cybersecurity concerns.

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