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1 min agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 28 min agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 32 min agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 36 min agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 9h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 9h agoEZO Secures €150M Senior Debt Facility For 3,000 EV Charge Points In UK And Ireland YesterdayDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 18 OctBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System 18 OctPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project 17 OctDuquesne Light Adds 20,000 Itron Edge Intelligence Endpoints To Pittsburgh Grid

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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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18 Oct EV ChargingLandis+Gyr Acquires Thundergrid to Boost EV Solutions in Australasia

Switzerland's Landis+Gyr acquires New Zealand EV infrastructure firm Thundergrid to expand EV solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

18 Oct VideosurveillanceSeoul to Launch Advanced Crowd-Detection System

The Seoul Metropolitan Government activates a crowd-detection system using 909 cameras across 71 sites to alert officials to large gatherings.

11 Oct Environmental MonitoringComEd Launches Air-Quality Portal with Aclima in Bronzeville

ComEd and Aclima launch an online portal in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, providing street-level air quality and greenhouse gas data.

11 Oct EnergyRhode Island Launches $153M Smart Meter Upgrade

Rhode Island Energy's plan to transform the state's energy infrastructure with the installation of 525,000 smart meters.

11 Oct EnergyAmperon Raises $20M for AI Energy Analytics

US-based Amperon secures $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Capital to expand its machine-learning electricity forecasting platform.

11 Oct EnergyTipmont and Landis+Gyr to Enhance Utility Grids in the Midwest

Tipmont deploys Landis+Gyr Revelo meters across an RF mesh network for 30,000+ units in Indiana to deliver data for real-time load management.

11 Oct Environmental MonitoringAustin Adopts AI for Wildfire Detection: A High-Tech Safety Initiative

Austin Energy budgets $500,000 annually for AI wildfire detection cameras to protect the electric system in Austin and surrounding counties.

11 Oct Environmental MonitoringSan Diego Targets Sewage Odors with New Air Sensors

San Diego County installs AQMesh sensors in South Bay to track pollutants from sewage spills. The data will inform regional air quality decisions.

4 Oct IoT NetworksSarthe’s Launches a €2.5M LoRaWAN Digital Upgrade

Sartel and Sarthe Numérique deploy a €2.5 million LoRaWAN network for a sustainable Sarthe, targeting efficient resource use by 2024.

4 Oct EnergySWEPCO Launches Smart Meter Upgrade in Louisiana

SWEPCO Rolls Out Enhanced Smart Meters in Louisiana for Improved Energy Management

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