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2h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 2h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 5h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 5h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 5h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 5h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 11h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 11h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 12h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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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 May Environmental MonitoringXcel Energy Deploys AI Wildfire Detection Cameras Across Northwestern Wisconsin

Xcel Energy activates nine AI wildfire detection stations in northwestern Wisconsin, with plans to expand to 16 units near power lines.

18 May Street LightingToledo Invests €248,000 to Bring Smart LED Lighting to Its UNESCO Historic Quarter

Toledo's historic quarter gets 418 web-managed LED lanterns and ambient sensors in a €248,000 smart lighting overhaul.

18 May Street LightingBurriana Deploys NB-IoT Smart Lighting Across 6,500 Luminaires

Burriana replaces 6,536 streetlights with LED and NB-IoT point-to-point control in a EUR 9.8M, 15-year contract with Ferrovial and Endesa.

15 May WaterKuwait Prepares Tender for 300,000 Smart Water Meters as Subsidy-Driven Waste Mounts

Kuwait's MEWRE advances a 300,000-unit smart water meter tender to curb waste and rationalize consumption across all governorates.

15 May WaterLoveland Launches $12.4M Smart Water Meter Rollout Across 30,000 Connections

Colorado's Loveland begins converting 30,000 water connections to AMI in summer 2026, backed by bonds and a state conservation grant.

15 May Mobility and TrafficHouston Deploys AI Traffic Cameras Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Houston approves $350K in AI traffic cameras for FIFA World Cup Almeda corridor amid privacy and cybersecurity concerns.

15 May WaterScottish Water Awards £50M AMI Contract for Business Customer Rollout

Scottish Water awards a £50M AMI contract to Elster Metering Ltd to deploy smart meters across 136,000 business customers from 2026.

15 May Mobility and TrafficBucharest Approves First Phase of AI-Driven Traffic Signal Overhaul Covering 92 Intersections

Bucharest's General Council approves AI traffic management rollout spanning 547 intersections across four planned phases.

15 May Mobility and TrafficMiami-Dade Relaunches AI-Powered School Bus Safety Program Across 900 Buses

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has relaunched its AI-powered school bus camera program, issuing $225 fines for illegal passing.

14 May Mobility and TrafficAbu Dhabi Deploys the Middle East’s First Adaptive Ramp Metering System

Abu Dhabi activates the Middle East's first adaptive ramp metering system on Sheikh Zayed Street, projecting $2.6M in annual savings.

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