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5 Jun Street LightingGalicia Invests €210,000 in LED Lighting Upgrade for Rianxo Port

Galicia invests €210,000 to replace 169 lights with marine-grade LEDs at Rianxo Port, cutting the site's energy consumption by an estimated 60%.

5 Jun VideosurveillancePamplona Tests AI-Powered Surveillance for Crowd Control and Emergency Alerts

Pamplona deploys an AI camera system across two city locations to track crowd density without capacity limits and detect public falls.

5 Jun WasteSmart Waste Management Pilot Launched at Colombo Shopping Center, Portugal

SPV and Veolia launch an AI waste-sorting pilot at Portugal’s Colombo mall to improve recycling efficiency beyond its 2023 rate of 62%.

5 Jun EV Charging 1,570 New Chargepoints Coming to Scotland and England

Councils in northern Scotland and Barnet, England partner with EV providers to install 1,570 public chargepoints backed by government funds.

1 Jun EV ChargingVolteras Secures $11.1 Million to Expand Energy and Mobility Data Platform

1234567890 Volteras raises $11.1 million in Series A funding to expand its energy and EV data platform, which partners with over

1 Jun WasteEssonne Invests €23.3M in AI-Powered Robots to Sort Organic Waste

Siredom deploys a €23.3M automated sorting facility with six AI robots in Essonne to extract household food waste for local biogas production.

28 May Mobility and TrafficTikehau Capital Acquires EYSA to Boost Global Smart Mobility Expansion

Tikehau Capital buys Madrid-based smart mobility firm EYSA, which posted €200 million in 2024 revenue, to accelerate its global expansion.

28 May WaterInvestment Group Acquires Smart Water Solutions Company Phyn

An investment group led by Jonathan Scott acquires Phyn from Belkin to scale intelligent water management across utilities and housing.

28 May Mobility and TrafficPearland Implements AI Traffic System to Improve Safety and Efficiency

Pearland, Texas, deploys NoTraffic's AI platform at 12 intersections to optimize traffic signals in real time and address growing congestion.

28 May EnergyKamstrup Acquires BD Smart Forsyning to Boost Digital Innovation for Utilities

Kamstrup acquires Danish firm BD Smart Forsyning from Brødrene Dahl to expand its utility software and opens a new Copenhagen office.

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