Smart City & Utility Industry News

Holcim acquires about 20% of French firm Nanolike to connect over 3,000 concrete plant silos globally using remote fill-level sensors.

The National Trust is installing hundreds of wildfire sensors across 150 hectares of Marsden Moor to alert firefighters to gas changes.

Orlando-based MyRadar secures $1.2 million in crowdfunding and a $650,000 NOAA grant to advance compact satellites for early wildfire detection.

Jepco integrates Itron's platform to manage data from over 1.5 million smart meters in Jordan, aiming to improve regional energy security.

Canadian firm Waste Robotics raises $7 million from Mirova and Fondaction to expand its AI sorting robots across North America and Europe.

Sheffield City Council partners with VivaCity to deploy 17 sensors monitoring traffic and air quality over three years for its Clean Air Zone.

Orange Business partners with KAFD DMC to develop a smart city platform in Saudi Arabia's KAFD district to optimize energy and water supply.

Manhattan's Upper West Side deploys its first two noise cameras to ticket loud vehicles exceeding 85 decibels, with fines starting at $800.

Commsignia raises $15 million in Series B funding to improve global road safety through communication between vehicles and infrastructure.

Xcel Energy begins installing over 260,000 smart electricity meters across Wisconsin by 2025 to provide real-time energy usage data.