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Street LightingRota Upgrades Seafront Lighting With LED And Smart Controls In €150,000 Project

Rota upgrades 95 seafront lights to 86 LED luminaires with smart controls, cutting energy use by over 60% ahead of the summer season.

 Street LightingOradea Awards €950,000 Contract For Smart Lighting Overhaul In City Centre

Oradea upgrades central district lighting with smart LED network, underground cabling and motion-sensor pedestrian crossings.

 Mobility and TrafficNottingham Taps Alchera Technologies for AI Transport Data Hub

Nottingham selects Alchera Technologies to deploy AI transport data hub under £16.7m DfT Future Transport Zone programme.

 EnergyOctopus Energy Acquires Majority Stake in US Grid Flexibility Platform Uplight

Octopus Energy acquires majority stake in Uplight, partnering with Schneider Electric to scale demand-side grid flexibility across North America.

 Mobility and TrafficNoTraffic Secures $90M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Intersection Platform Across North America

NoTraffic raises $90M Series C led by PSG Equity to expand its AI traffic management platform across 400+ agencies in the US and Canada.

 EnergyUK Smart Meter Platform OnStream Acquired by Igneo From Macquarie

Igneo Infrastructure Partners acquires OnStream from Macquarie, gaining seven million UK smart meters and a pipeline of three million more.

 Mobility and TrafficFrance Draws a Hard Line on Audio Capture in Video-Monitored Public Spaces

France's CNIL bars public video cameras from recording audio, halting deployments that link acoustic sensors to cameras on public streets.

 WaterPorto Tests AI-Powered Sewer Diagnostics to Tackle Improper Water Inflows

Porto utility pilots AI-driven electrical probe to detect sewer defects, uncovering 6.8M litres/day of infiltration.

 WaterNeptune Beach and Atlantic Beach Turn to Real-Time Salinity Tracking for Wastewater Compliance

Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach deploy WATR real-time salinity monitors to meet Florida's 2032 wastewater discharge ban and combat saltwater intrusion.

 Mobility and TrafficAlabama Brings Real-Time Digital Signal Monitoring to All 1,149 State-Managed Intersections

Alabama DOT scales Iteris ClearGuide Signal Trends to 1,149 intersections statewide using HERE probe data, cutting costs and field visits.

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