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3 Jul Street LightingSpain Allocates €133 Million in Zero-Interest Loans to Upgrade Public Lighting in 68 Municipalities

Spain awards €133 million in interest-free loans to 68 municipalities to modernize public lighting and cut energy consumption by over 70%.

3 Jul Street LightingGranada to Expand Energy-Efficient Street Lighting with €10.5M IDAE Funding

Granada secures €10.5 million from IDAE to replace 11,000 streetlights with LEDs across 270 streets, saving €1.05 million in energy costs annually.

3 Jul Mobility and TrafficSouthern California Expands Use of AI-Based Transit Enforcement with Hayden AI

Santa Monica and West Hollywood deploy Hayden AI camera systems on transit buses to monitor illegal lane parking ahead of a 60-day warning period.

3 Jul Building EfficiencyAlcoy Deploys Spain’s First Smart BMS in Rodes Tech Park with Telefónica

Alcoy and Telefónica launch Spain's first smart BMS across two municipal facilities, feeding real-time utility data into a FIWARE platform.

3 Jul Street LightingVila-real Secures €2 Million for Smart Lighting Upgrade in Industrial Areas

Vila-real secures nearly €2 million from Spain's IDAE to replace 3,354 streetlights across industrial estates with adaptive smart lighting.

3 Jul Street LightingSegovia Secures €3.1 Million for Historic District Lighting Upgrade

Segovia secures a €3.1 million loan to upgrade 1,211 streetlights with LEDs and smart controls across its historic walled district.

3 Jul Environmental MonitoringMemphis Invests $250K in Community-Led Air Monitoring Network Amid Pollution Concerns

Memphis Community Against Pollution invests $250,000 to install nine air quality sensors across Memphis for continuous pollution tracking.

1 Jul WaterMarco Island Advances Smart Water Meter Upgrade

Marco Island approves replacing 11,500 water meters with ultrasonic smart meters to improve billing accuracy, with deployment set for early 2026.

1 Jul WasteAI Camera Trial Targets Roadside Litter in East Riding with LitterCam

East Riding of Yorkshire Council launches a 12-week AI camera trial with LitterCam to address the region's £4.36 million annual cleanup cost.

1 Jul WaterAganova to Assess Paris Region’s Water Infrastructure in Five-Year Deal

Aganova wins a five-year deal with SEDIF to inspect the Paris region's 8,000 km water network for leaks using acoustic sensors.

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