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12h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 12h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 13h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding YesterdayWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

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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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16 Jul Mobility and TrafficBarcelona launches AI pilots to tackle traffic noise pollution

Barcelona launches two €100,000 AI pilot projects to reduce urban traffic noise, which accounts for 85% of noise levels in the city.

16 Jul IoT NetworksEmergent Connext Raises $5M to Expand Rural IoT Network Across the U.S

Plano-based Emergent Connext secures $5 million in seed funding to expand its rural IoT network for utilities, agriculture, and municipalities.

16 Jul WaterPortsmouth Water Awards £136.5m AMP8 Contracts to Cappagh for Infrastructure Upgrades

Portsmouth Water picks Cappagh for £136.5m in AMP8 contracts. The deals cover network repairs and deploying 170,000 smart water meters by 2030.

16 Jul EnergyE.ON Deploys Digital Twin to Support Germany’s Energy Transition

E.ON deploys a digital twin mapping over 700,000 kilometres of Germany's distribution grid to accelerate renewable energy connections.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficSevilla TechPark Advances Smart Mobility with Digital Platform Initiatives

Sevilla TechPark launches three digital mobility platforms backed by 3.53 million euros to cut private car use and deploy automated logistics.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficSpain Activates its Animal-Related Road Accidents Prevention Solution

Spain's DGT rolls out thermal sensors and virtual fences to curb wildlife road accidents after incidents doubled to over 36,000 cases in 2024.

8 Jul WaterKuwait to Launch Tender for Nationwide Smart Water Meter Rollout

Kuwait adds a tender to its 2025 plan to replace mechanical water meters across all governorates, aiming to cut water waste and desalination costs.

8 Jul Mobility and TrafficPuebla Partners with Waze to Improve Real-Time Traffic Management

Puebla, Mexico, partners with Waze to exchange real-time traffic updates every two minutes, helping the city spot problem zones faster.

8 Jul VideosurveillanceAmper Wins €9M Contract for AI-Powered Surveillance System in Peru

Amper secures a €9 million contract to deploy an AI surveillance system integrating 3,000 cameras across 70 municipalities in Peru.

8 Jul EV ChargingLithuania Allocates €6 Million to Expand EV Charging Network

Lithuania launches a €6 million programme to add 500 EV charging points across 18 municipalities, funding up to 40% of costs for businesses.

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