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7h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 7h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 7h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 7h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 8h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 8h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 8h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 9h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 10h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 10h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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20 Nov SecurityHartford’s Deploys 50 New AXIS Communications Cameras to Boost Public Safety

Hartford Police Department is adding 50 Axis camera systems across 50 intersections, expanding its 1,300-camera network by spring 2026.

20 Nov WaterNice Region Launches €5.9 Million Smart Water Network Pilot to Future-Proof Supply

Eau d’Azur launches a €5.9 million smart water project across 3,000 km in Nice to cut leaks and improve supply for over 500,000 residents.

20 Nov Street LightingParma Upgrades 16,000 Streetlights to LED and Smart Controls

Parma approves a contract with City Green Light to convert 16,000 streetlights to smart LEDs, cutting annual energy costs by about €725,000.

20 Nov WaterRégie des Eaux de la Veaune Launches Ultrasonic Meter Project Including Upstream Leak Detection

France's Régie des Eaux de la Veaune partners with Kamstrup to deploy over 10,530 ultrasonic smart meters to detect upstream water leaks.

20 Nov WaterNorthumbrian Water to Deploy 330,000 Itron Smart Meters by 2029 Using Connexin’s LoRaWAN Network

Northumbrian Water rolls out 330,000 Itron smart meters across northeast England by 2029 via Connexin's network to detect leaks and improve billing.

17 Nov Antwerp-based energy tech firm LIFEPOWR secures €5.65 m to scale virtual-power-plant platform in Europe

Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR raises €5.65 million to expand its virtual-power-plant platform across Europe, scaling its 22,000 connected energy assets.

17 Nov Street LightingSeville invests €9.4 million to overhaul street lighting, targeting 70% energy-savings

Seville approves €9.4 million to replace 1,537 street-lighting poles in PCT Cartuja, deploying smart LEDs to cut energy use by up to 70%.

17 Nov EnergyTESCO Rebrands Communications Division as AMI Solutions – Here’s Why It Matters

TESCO Metering consolidates its Nighthawk unit into TESCO AMI Solutions, integrating mesh, LTE, and fiber tools to simplify utility procurement.

17 Nov EnergyItron to Acquire Locusview for US $525 Million, Deepening Utility Software Footprint

Itron agrees to acquire digital construction platform Locusview for $525 million in cash, expanding its utility software and services operations.

13 Nov Environmental MonitoringNew Mexico Launches AI Wildfire Network

New Mexico and two utilities install five AI wildfire monitoring stations near Albuquerque and Santa Fe, with plans for over 40 within two years.

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