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3h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 3h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 6h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 6h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 6h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 6h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 12h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 12h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 13h 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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23 Aug Mobility and TrafficBentley Acquires Blyncsy for AI-Driven Road Maintenance

Bentley Systems acquires Blyncsy to detect over 50 types of roadway issues in real time with AI, replacing manual data collection on roads.

23 Aug EnergyGE Vernova Enhances Grid Software with Greenbird Acquisition

GE Vernova acquires Oslo-based Greenbird to integrate utility data and strengthen its GridOS software for sustainable energy grids.

23 Aug WaterPortsmouth Water and Kraken Launch Smart Meter Initiative

Portsmouth Water adopts Kraken's platform for 324,000 customers, targeting the rollout of 43,300 smart meters by 203

23 Aug Environmental MonitoringAI-Powered ALERTCalifornia: Transforming Wildfire Response

California firefighters use the ALERTCalifornia AI system and over 1,000 cameras to detect wildfire smoke and alert response teams promptly.

23 Aug Environmental MonitoringCarbondale Fire Department Adopts Pano AI for Wildfire Detection

Carbondale Fire Department partners with Pano AI to install a $50,000 pair of panoramic cameras on Elephant Mountain tower to scan 24/7 for

16 Aug WasteToronto’s Ebb & Flow Aquadrones Combat Harbour Pollution

PortsToronto unveils two WasteShark aquadrones in Toronto Harbour to capture floating debris, collecting up to 1100-lbs of waste daily.

16 Aug Mobility and TrafficUSDOT Launches $100M SMART Grant for Innovative Transport Tech

The U.S. Department of Transportation allocates $100 million for IoT and autonomous vehicle projects, with applications open through Oct. 10.

16 Aug WasteRekosistem Raises $5M for Advanced Waste Conversion Tech

Indonesia's Rekosistem raises $5M to scale its waste management system, aiming to process over 20,000 metric tons of waste monthly within two years.

16 Aug EnergyEndesa Invests in Digital Twin for Enhanced Network Management

Endesa subsidiary e-distribución invests €40 million in a digital twin covering 90,000km of power lines to improve real-time network management.

16 Aug WaterWint Raises $35M for AI-Powered Leak Detection

Israeli startup Wint secures $35 million in Series C funding to expand its AI water leak detection system, used by clients like Microsoft.

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