Meet Kurrant in Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress3 to 5 Nov 2026 Watch our coverageWatch
Kurrantly NewsSunday, 8 November 2026 · Smart cities & utilities Get the weekly briefing
Latest
1 min agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 3 min agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 36 min agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 11h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 11h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 12h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 12h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 12h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 13h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 13h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000
Kurrantly News · Weekly briefingThe week in smart cities and utilities, in one email

Smart City & Utility Industry News

Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

Page 105
EnergyTTTech and VERBUND Partner to Develop Real-Time Energy Management Platform

TTTech and VERBUND form joint venture TTTech ZYNE, planning a May 2025 Munich launch for a platform that optimizes industrial energy consumption.

 IoT and Smart City PlatformIoT Platform Cumulocity Reclaims Independence

Founders Bernd Gross and Stefan Vaillant reclaim Germany-based IoT platform Cumulocity from Software AG in a management buyout.

 Water$223 Million Boost for Water Recycling and Desalination Projects in the US

The Department of the Interior is awarding $223 million to 18 water reuse and desalination projects across eight US states to boost drought resilience.

 EnergyGreat River Energy Partners with Prisma Photonics for Advanced Grid Monitoring in Minnesota

Great River Energy and Prisma Photonics deploy optical monitoring across 90 miles of Minnesota power lines to detect wildfires and icing in real time.

 WaterMoncton Renews Partnership with Veolia Canada for 5 Years to Advance Sustainable Water Management

Veolia Canada secures a five-year contract extension to run Moncton's drinking water plant, which serves over 150,000 residents across three towns.

 WaterDuPont Cancels Planned Spin-Off of Water Business

DuPont cancels the tax-free spin-off of its water business, opting to retain the unit which generated $1.5 billion in net sales in 2023.

 Mobility and TrafficAutonomous Public Transport Pilot to Launch in Zurich’s Furttal Region

Zurich, SBB, and Swiss Transit Lab launch an autonomous vehicle pilot in the Furttal region to improve rural public transport connections.

 EV ChargingSiemens eMobility Selected for Major EV Charging Projects in Italy

Siemens eMobility will deploy chargers across 73 bus depots and over 120 logistics sites in Italy to electrify public transit and freight fleets.

 WasteMOVISAT Secures Smart IoT Waste Management Project in Altea

MOVISAT will install over 300 volumetric sensors in waste containers in Altea to digitize the municipality's street cleaning and waste services.

 Smart CityGuimarães Allocates €2.8 Million for Satellite Data Projects to Enhance Urban Development

Guimarães City Council allocates €2.87 million for projects using European satellite data to improve urban planning, mobility, and climate resilience.

© Kurrant. All Rights Reserved. · Editorial Standards · Cookie settings

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.