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6 Aug Street LightingHuelva Awards €71.4 Million Energy Efficiency Contract to Overhaul Public Lighting

Huelva awards a €71.4M, 12-year contract unifying street lighting, buildings and fountains, targeting up to 70% energy savings.

6 Aug Street LightingWarsaw Selects Emitel To Build Nearly €18 Million Smart Street Lighting System

Warsaw's ZDM picked Emitel for a PLN 79M smart lighting contract covering 110,000+ fixtures, targeting 30% energy savings.

6 Aug WaterIblea Acque Wins €17 Million In Italian State Funding To Cut Ragusa Water Losses

Iblea Acque secures over €17 million in Italian PNRR funding via SFNIISSI to cut water losses across Ragusa's 1,700km network.

4 Aug EV ChargingCity of Dallas Places Fourth Order for Solar-Powered EV Chargers

Dallas orders ten more Beam Global EV ARC solar chargers, its fourth deployment since 2025, backing the city's fleet electrification goals.

4 Aug Environmental MonitoringNou de Benitatxell Deploys IoT Sensors and a Municipal LoRaWAN Network to Curb Wildfire Risk

Benitatxell deploys IoT sensors, weather stations and a LoRaWAN network under EU-funded PSTD grants to strengthen wildfire detection.

4 Aug Mobility and TrafficHamburg Partners With Umovity To Build AI-Driven Mobility Operating System

Hamburg's LSBG and Umovity (PTV Group, Econolite) build an AI-driven Mobility Operating System for citywide, cross-modal traffic management.

4 Aug Street LightingYaiza Opens €400,000 Tender For Playa Blanca Smart Street Lighting

Yaiza tenders €400,000 to replace LED street lighting on 22 Playa Blanca streets, part of a €6.5M push, bids due August 31, 2026.

3 Aug WasteDublin City Council Eyes Bigbelly Smart Bin Expansion To Curb Bottle Scavenging

Dublin City Council weighs replacing bins with solar-powered Bigbelly compactors to curb scavenging for Re-turn deposit bottles and cans.

2 Aug Street LightingSanta Cruz De Bezana To Replace 1,237 Streetlights In €1 Million LED Overhaul

Santa Cruz de Bezana replaces 1,237 streetlights and adds telemanagement in a €1M interest-free IDAE-financed lighting overhaul.

2 Aug Smart CityRancho Cordova Deploys AI Cameras To Detect Code Violations Citywide

Rancho Cordova deploys City Detect's AI cameras to flag 1,200 code violations monthly, part of a wider municipal vision AI trend.

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