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6h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 6h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 7h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 7h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 8h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 8h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 8h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 9h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 9h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 10h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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16 Jul Mobility and TrafficSpain Activates its Animal-Related Road Accidents Prevention Solution

Spain's DGT rolls out thermal sensors and virtual fences to curb wildlife road accidents after incidents doubled to over 36,000 cases in 2024.

8 Jul WaterKuwait to Launch Tender for Nationwide Smart Water Meter Rollout

Kuwait adds a tender to its 2025 plan to replace mechanical water meters across all governorates, aiming to cut water waste and desalination costs.

8 Jul Mobility and TrafficPuebla Partners with Waze to Improve Real-Time Traffic Management

Puebla, Mexico, partners with Waze to exchange real-time traffic updates every two minutes, helping the city spot problem zones faster.

8 Jul VideosurveillanceAmper Wins €9M Contract for AI-Powered Surveillance System in Peru

Amper secures a €9 million contract to deploy an AI surveillance system integrating 3,000 cameras across 70 municipalities in Peru.

8 Jul EV ChargingLithuania Allocates €6 Million to Expand EV Charging Network

Lithuania launches a €6 million programme to add 500 EV charging points across 18 municipalities, funding up to 40% of costs for businesses.

8 Jul Street LightingNarbonne Launches Ambitious LED Lighting Overhaul with Bouygues and Technilum

Narbonne awards a contract to replace over 9,000 lights with LEDs and remote management, aiming to cut energy use by up to 87%.

7 Jul WasteBH Technologies Acquires Smart Waste Specialist Heyliot to Expand Environmental Solutions

Grenoble-based BH Technologies acquires French smart waste firm Heyliot, adding 14 experts and 45 municipal clients to its Environmental division.

3 Jul EnergyTibo Energy Raises €6M to Expand AI-Driven EMS Amid Growing Grid Congestion

Eindhoven-based Tibo Energy secures €6 million to expand its energy management software across Europe and cut grid congestion for industrial sites.

3 Jul Environmental MonitoringCalifornia Launches Statewide Mobile Air Monitoring with Aclima in Underserved Communities

California starts a $27 million mobile monitoring pilot with Aclima to track air pollution across 64 underserved communities covering 5.2M people.

3 Jul Street LightingSant Cugat del Vallès Awards Public Lighting and Mobility Contract to Edison Next

Sant Cugat del Vallès awards Edison Next a €2.1M contract to upgrade public lighting and mobility networks, covering over 17,800 lighting points.

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