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Street LightingL’Aquila awards €151 million PPP for public lighting and energy-efficiency upgrades

L’Aquila awards a €151.5 million PPP contract to retrofit over 19,000 streetlights and upgrade 71 public buildings over 15 years.

 Mobility and TrafficTown of Vail Adopts HPE-NVIDIA AI Platform for Safer, Smarter Municipal Services

Vail, Colorado deploys an HPE and NVIDIA AI platform powered by renewable energy to manage wildfire detection and traffic for up to 30,000 visitors.

 Differdange Launches €3 M Smart LED Lighting Upgrade

Differdange, Luxembourg invests €3 million to install 1,711 smart LED luminaires, cutting the city's public-lighting energy use by 67%.

 WasteRiom Trials Grenoble Based Ficha’s AI System to Curb Recycling Errors

Riom waste authority SBA is testing Ficha's AI cameras on two collection trucks in a €40,000 pilot to detect yellow-bin recycling errors.

 SecurityMelbourne Expands CCTV Network Ahead of AI Upgrade

The City of Melbourne is adding over 100 CCTV cameras under an AUD 2.1 million budget plan to prepare its surveillance network for future…

 Mobility and TrafficChicago Expands Automated Bus-and-Bike Lane Enforcement with Hayden AI Pilot

The CTA equips six Chicago buses with Hayden AI cameras under a $315,852 pilot to enforce bus and bike lane violations through December 2026.

 WasteAbu Dhabi Introduces Autonomous Robosweepers to Maintain Corniche Cleanliness

Abu Dhabi's ITC deploys autonomous street-cleaning vehicles on the Corniche, with each unit covering over 120,000 square metres per charge.

 EnergyMeralco Partners with Itron for Smart Meter Rollout

Meralco selects Itron to deploy 73,000 smart meters in Metro Manila, launching a broader plan to install at least 11 million units across the…

 EnergySwiss Startup Exnaton Raises Series A to Scale European Energy Management Platform

Zurich-based Exnaton secures Series A funding to expand its utility billing and energy platform, already used by more than 50 utilities in five countries.

 WasteSmart Waste Bin Roll-out Expanded in Belfast

Belfast City Council approves 26 more Big Belly smart bins after a pilot reduced attend-time from over three hours to 52 minutes.

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