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Street LightingAlmería Secures €2.36M for Efficient Smart Lighting Upgrades

Spain awards Almería €2.36 million for municipal smart lighting. The interest-free loan covers 100% of LED upgrades in Vícar and Níjar.

Mobility and TrafficSanta Monica Introduces AI Cameras to Enforce Bus Lane Rules

Santa Monica deploys bus-mounted AI cameras to ticket lane violations starting July 1, following a pilot that detected 511 illegal vehicles.

EnergyOstrom Secures €20M to Expand Smart Energy Solutions in Germany

Berlin energy provider Ostrom raises €20 million in Series B funding to deploy smart meters across Germany and scale its virtual power plant.

Smart CityRiverside Public Utilities Expands Smart Grid Upgrades with AMI Deployment

Riverside Public Utilities is replacing 80,000 legacy meters with an AMI system in California to boost grid resilience and efficiency.

Building EfficiencyVichy Community Partners with Tiko to Offer Free Smart Thermostats for Electric Heating

Vichy Community teams with Tiko to install free smart thermostats across 8,700 homes, aiming to cut electric heating costs by up to 25%.

Mobility and TrafficLuxembourg Launches €5M “Smart City” Funding Initiative

Luxembourg introduces a €5 million fund for municipal smart city projects, providing up to €500,000 per project to improve resource and energy use.

EnergyGreece Launches Major Smart Grid Modernization Project with Itron Smart Meters

Greece’s HEDNO signs with Itron to manage 7.7 million meters and deploy nearly 1 million NB-IoT units to support net-zero emissions by 2050.

Environmental MonitoringLondon Expands Air Quality Monitoring with £2.8 Million Investment

The Mayor of London and Bloomberg Philanthropies invest £2.8 million to deploy 146 air quality sensors across London to track urban pollution.

Building EfficiencyEurazeo Invests $20M in German Energy Efficiency Platform Aedifion

Eurazeo leads a $20 million funding round in Germany for Aedifion, an AI platform that optimizes commercial building HVAC systems to cut emissions.

EnergyTotalEnergies Introduces AI-Powered Dynamic Electricity Pricing in Belgium

TotalEnergies partners with Exnaton to roll out dynamic electricity tariffs in Belgium, processing 35,000 data points per user each year.