Meet Kurrant in Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress3 to 5 Nov 2026 Pavilion 3 · Booth D151 Our scheduleSchedule Book a meeting
Kurrantly NewsMonday, 19 October 2026 · Smart cities & utilities Get the weekly briefing
Latest
4h agoDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 11h agoBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System YesterdayPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project YesterdayDuquesne Light Adds 20,000 Itron Edge Intelligence Endpoints To Pittsburgh Grid YesterdayVoltus Raises $225M Series D Led By Generation Investment Management YesterdayRabot Energy Raises €50M Series B Led By Endeit And DeepTech & Climate Fonds YesterdayNew Orleans Sewerage And Water Board Installs Smart Meters For All Residential Customers 17 OctSouthern Water Tests Lightsonic Leak Detection On Openreach’s Fibre Network 16 OctConnexin Secures Up To £35M To Extend UK LoRaWAN Smart Water Meter Network 14 OctTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters
Kurrantly News · Weekly briefingThe week in smart cities and utilities, in one email

Smart City & Utility Industry News

Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

Page 96
Street LightingMetz Introduces Smart Lighting System to Enhance Efficiency and Sustainability

Metz, France, pilots smart lighting across 1,067 LED points in Grange-aux-Bois, backing a €4 million plan that cuts energy use by 6

 Mobility and TrafficAI-Powered Traffic Management System to Launch in Genoa by Spring 2025

Genoa installs over 200 AI-powered cameras to optimize real-time traffic flow. Funded by Autostrade per l'Italia, the project launches by April 2025.

 Mobility and TrafficBoston Expands Transit Signal Priority to Improve Bus Speed and Reliability

Boston and the MBTA expand transit signal priority citywide after a pilot cut bus red light delays by 21% across three intersections.

 Mobility and TrafficHeraklion to Introduce Smart Parking System by Late 2025

Heraklion will deploy a sensor-based parking system by late 2025, adding 800 general spots and 400 resident bays to ease city center congestion.

 Building EfficiencyLazio (Latium) Region Launches €60 Million Tender for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings

Lazio opens a €60 million tender to improve energy efficiency in public buildings across 39 municipalities, prioritizing schools and sports facilities.

 EnergyItalgas Partners with Startups to Boost Digitalisation and Sustainability Efforts

Italgas selects five startups from over 60 applicants to develop digital transformation and sustainability projects at Politecnico di Torino.

 WaterOfwat Launches £400 Million Fund to Drive Water Sector Transformation Over Next Five Years

Ofwat launches a £400 million innovation fund in England and Wales to scale water sector projects tackling leaks and emissions through 2030.

 VideosurveillanceThailand Implements AI Surveillance System Following High-Profile Kidnapping

Thailand deploys an AI surveillance system with 98% threat detection accuracy in tourist hubs to counter transnational crime and protect visitors.

 WaterKETOS and Siemens Collaborate to Advance Global Water Management with AI and Robotics

KETOS partners with Siemens to automate water testing for industrial and municipal utilities using robotic hardware, IoT, and AI.

 Environmental MonitoringWellStat Acquires UK’s Iknaia to Boost Air Quality Monitoring and Energy Management Solutions

WellStat acquires UK-based Iknaia, bringing its portfolio to over 450 million square feet of property across more than 1,250 built environments.

© Kurrant. All Rights Reserved. · Editorial Standards · Cookie settings

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.