Meet in Barcelona

3 to 5 Nov 2026 Watch our coverageWatch

Kurrantly NewsSunday, 8 November 2026 · Smart cities & utilities Get the weekly briefing

Latest

50 min agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 51 min agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 1h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 1h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 2h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 2h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 2h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 3h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 3h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 4h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

Smart 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.

Page 160

23 Aug EnergyGE Vernova Enhances Grid Software with Greenbird Acquisition

GE Vernova acquires Oslo-based Greenbird to integrate utility data and strengthen its GridOS software for sustainable energy grids.

23 Aug WaterPortsmouth Water and Kraken Launch Smart Meter Initiative

Portsmouth Water adopts Kraken's platform for 324,000 customers, targeting the rollout of 43,300 smart meters by 203

23 Aug Environmental MonitoringAI-Powered ALERTCalifornia: Transforming Wildfire Response

California firefighters use the ALERTCalifornia AI system and over 1,000 cameras to detect wildfire smoke and alert response teams promptly.

23 Aug Environmental MonitoringCarbondale Fire Department Adopts Pano AI for Wildfire Detection

Carbondale Fire Department partners with Pano AI to install a $50,000 pair of panoramic cameras on Elephant Mountain tower to scan 24/7 for

16 Aug WasteToronto’s Ebb & Flow Aquadrones Combat Harbour Pollution

PortsToronto unveils two WasteShark aquadrones in Toronto Harbour to capture floating debris, collecting up to 1100-lbs of waste daily.

16 Aug Mobility and TrafficUSDOT Launches $100M SMART Grant for Innovative Transport Tech

The U.S. Department of Transportation allocates $100 million for IoT and autonomous vehicle projects, with applications open through Oct. 10.

16 Aug WasteRekosistem Raises $5M for Advanced Waste Conversion Tech

Indonesia's Rekosistem raises $5M to scale its waste management system, aiming to process over 20,000 metric tons of waste monthly within two years.

16 Aug EnergyEndesa Invests in Digital Twin for Enhanced Network Management

Endesa subsidiary e-distribución invests €40 million in a digital twin covering 90,000km of power lines to improve real-time network management.

16 Aug WaterWint Raises $35M for AI-Powered Leak Detection

Israeli startup Wint secures $35 million in Series C funding to expand its AI water leak detection system, used by clients like Microsoft.

16 Aug WaterPerth Water Corporation to Test 16,000 Smart Meters

Water Corporation installs over 16,000 digital AMI water meters in a Perth pilot. The trial runs through mid-2025 to inform future installations.

© Kurrant. All Rights Reserved. · Editorial Standards · Cookie settings

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.