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4h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 4h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 5h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 5h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 5h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 6h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 6h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 7h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 7h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 7h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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5 Feb EnergyNational Grid And Atos Unveil Triton Digital Twin To Accelerate UK Grid Planning

National Grid and Atos launch Triton digital twin to cut UK grid planning time by 70%, supporting the Great Grid Upgrade's clean energy goals.

5 Feb WaterPuerto Rico Taps Badger Meter For 1.6 Million Cellular Smart Water Meters Deployments

Puerto Rico selects Badger Meter for 1.6M-connection cellular AMI deployment to tackle 59% water loss rate across island-wide network.

5 Feb Smart CityLuxembourg Reopens €5M Smart City Fund With €4M Still Available For Municipalities

Luxembourg opens a second smart city grant call with €4 million available for communes, offering up to 80% co-financing through March 2026.

5 Feb WaterNorthumbrian Water Invests £175M in Smart Monitoring and Sewer Modernisation for Berwick

Northumbrian Water plans £175M Berwick-upon-Tweed sewer upgrade with smart monitoring and storm tank replacements starting spring 2027.

5 Feb EnergyOfgem Enforces New Smart Meter Compensation Rules Across Great Britain

Ofgem enforces new smart meter rules from February 2026 with £40 automatic compensation for delays, failed installs, and unresolved faults.

5 Feb WaterVodafone Business Signs Decade-Long Deal To Power AI River Monitoring Across The UK

Vodafone Business signs 10-year deal with Additive Catchments to connect AI water quality sensors across UK rivers.

5 Feb Smart CityMsheireb Downtown Doha Taps Ooredoo and Honeywell for AI-Driven City Management Platform

Msheireb Properties, Ooredoo, and Honeywell to deploy AI-powered smart city platform integrating 650,000 IoT sensors across Doha's Down Town.

5 Feb GasEngie Subsidiary Tiko Shuts Down In France, Leaving Thousands Without Smart Heating Controls

Engie subsidiary Tiko Energy ceases operations in France, leaving households to remove smart heating devices.

30 Jan Street LightingAndalusia To Invest €20 Million In Smart City Infrastructure At Seville TechPark

Andalusia commits €20M for smart city infrastructure at Seville TechPark, with autonomous transport, digital twins and B2G energy pilots.

30 Jan SecurityCannes Expands AI Integration Across Municipal Services for Security, Roads, and Waste Management

Cannes deploys AI for video surveillance, road monitoring, and waste detection across municipal services with Orasio, vialytics, and Lixo.

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