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42 min agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 46 min agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 1h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 1h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 1h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 9h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 9h agoEZO Secures €150M Senior Debt Facility For 3,000 EV Charge Points In UK And Ireland YesterdayDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 18 OctBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System 18 OctPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project

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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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26 Jul WaterAlcorcón Trials Smart Irrigation System to Reduce Water Use and Cut Costs

Alcorcón pilots a solar-powered smart irrigation system in Ciudad de Mayarí park, with plans to expand across 340 hectares of green spaces.

26 Jul WasteTelefónica Tech Deploys Drones to Tackle Marine Waste in Palma

Telefónica Tech deploys an autonomous electric drone in Palma port to collect up to 500 kilograms of floating waste daily during a one-month pilot.

26 Jul VideosurveillanceHuntsville Delays Decision on AI Camera Proposal for Garbage Trucks

Huntsville City Council delays a vote on a $972,200 contract to put AI code enforcement cameras on garbage trucks after resident privacy concerns.

22 Jul EV ChargingGeorgia Launches V2X Pilot and Expands EV Charging Access

Georgia approves $52 million for Georgia Power to expand EV charging infrastructure and launches a bidirectional V2X pilot in ten school districts.

22 Jul WasteJaipur Robotics Secures €153K to Optimize Waste-to-Energy Plants with AI Vision

Swiss startup Jaipur Robotics raises €153,000 from Venture Kick to scale its AI vision platform, reducing downtime at waste-to-energy plants.

22 Jul VideosurveillanceAI Surveillance Network Launched in Mallorca’s Playa de Palma

Playa de Palma deploys a €6 million AI surveillance network with 15 cameras across six kilometers of coastline to detect nighttime beach thefts.

22 Jul EnergyVeolia Acquires Icetec to Strengthen North American Digital Energy Services

Veolia acquires Pennsylvania-based Icetec to expand distributed energy services and support plans to double North American revenue by 2030.

22 Jul VideosurveillanceMenorca Advances Smart Island Project with Over 3,500 Connected Devices

Menorca launches a €1.65 million smart island phase to install over 3,500 connected devices by 2026, prioritizing water metering and traffic.

22 Jul EnergyTokyo Gas Venture Arm Backs AI Energy Forecasting Firm Amperon

Tokyo Gas venture arm Acario invests in Houston-based Amperon to support the AI energy forecasting firm's expansion across North America and Europe.

22 Jul Mobility and TrafficTfGM Extends Use of CitySwift Platform to Continue Optimizing Bus Operations

TfGM extends its CitySwift partnership across Greater Manchester, where data-driven bus adjustments drove a 10% punctuality gain in key areas.

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