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3 to 5 Nov 2026Smart City & Utility Industry News
Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.
Affinity Water begins rolling out 20,000 smart meters in Harlow and Bishop's Stortford to detect leaks faster and support water conservation.
Street LightingSpain Allocates €155 Million for Upgrading Municipal LightingSpain opens a €155 million funding round to modernize municipal lighting, offering loans to cut local electricity consumption by up to 70%.
Jordan Signs Agreement to Launch Major Water Desalination Plant with a Meridiam and Suez-Led ConsortiumJordan signs a deal with a Meridiam and Suez consortium to build a desalination plant in Aqaba, supplying 300 million cubic meters of water.
Environmental MonitoringNatureMetrics Secures €24.3 Million in Series B Funding to Advance Biodiversity MonitoringSurrey-based NatureMetrics raises €24.3 million in Series B funding to expand its biodiversity monitoring platform and environmental DNA technology.
Mobility and TrafficDOT Allocates $635 Million for U.S. Zero-Emission Vehicle InfrastructureThe U.S. DOT awards $635 million in grants across 27 states and four tribes, deploying over 11,500 EV charging ports and alternative fuel sites.
EnergyPG&E Adopts Sharper Shape’s AI-Powered CORE Software to Strengthen Grid ResiliencePG&E starts a five-year deal with Sharper Shape to deploy CORE digital twin software, using AI to manage assets and cut California wildfire risks.
Mobility and TrafficOuster Secures $2 Million Contract to Launch Largest Lidar-Enabled Smart Traffic System in the U.S.Ouster wins a $2 million contract to deploy its lidar traffic system across 120 Chattanooga intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.
WaterBanque des Territoires Invests €5 Million in LeakmitedBanque des Territoires joins a €5 million funding round for Leakmited to expand AI-driven water leak detection in France and abroad.
WasteBahrains’ Northern Governorate Introduces Smart Waste BinsBahrain's Northern Governorate deploys 60 sensor-equipped waste containers in an initial rollout to track fill levels and optimize collection routes.
VideosurveillanceMadrid Expands AI-Driven Surveillance with New Camera InstallationsThe Madrid City Council invests €2.8 million to deploy 83 AI surveillance cameras across the city to assist police with public safety image analysis.
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