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3h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 3h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 4h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 4h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 5h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 5h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 5h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 6h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 6h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 6h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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5 Oct Environmental MonitoringCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data

Cartagena opened a €130,258.92 tender for smart sensors measuring air, weather and pedestrian flows in seven northern neighbourhoods.

5 Oct GasUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million

Ukraine's Decarbonization Fund contracted GridWe for 40,000 NB-IoT gas meter modules worth UAH 187.2 million, delivery by December 2026.

4 Oct V2XGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging

Germany's Bundesnetzagentur adopted its MiSpeL rules on 1 October 2026, letting EV batteries feed the grid with levy and grid-fee relief.

3 Oct EV ChargingAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays

Ampol will buy Evie Networks for $225 million, combining 1,424 fast-charging bays, with ACCC clearance and completion targeted for H1 2027.

3 Oct Mobility and TrafficGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

Greece's digital governance ministry received four consortium bids for a €44,055,805 contract to install 1,000 traffic enforcement cameras.

2 Oct Mobility and TrafficMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

Monza approves a €615,000 upgrade of traffic signals at 14 intersections with multi-function cameras under its €2.5M SAMU project.

2 Oct Street LightingLe Taillan-Médoc Ends Midnight Streetlight Shutoff, Switching To All-Night Dimmed LED Lighting

Le Taillan-Médoc ends its midnight-to-6am streetlight shutoff, using a full LED network with per-pole telemanagement to dim lights all night.

2 Oct Street LightingBogotá Plans 100,000 Telemanaged LED Streetlights As Enel Lighting Agreement Ends In November

Bogotá council backs a plan for 100,000+ LED streetlights with telemanagement, cameras and air sensors as Enel's lighting deal ends in November.

2 Oct Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceAlabama Forestry Commission Adopts OroraTech Satellite Wildfire Detection After 30,000-Acre Season

Alabama Forestry Commission deploys OroraTech satellite wildfire detection statewide to support fire response and prescribed burn monitoring.

1 Oct WasteCity Of Melbourne Awards Superfy Five-Year Contract For 500 Solar-Powered Smart Bins

City of Melbourne begins installing 500 solar-powered Superfy smart bins under a five-year deal, swapping fixed rounds for sensor-led pickups.

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