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16 Feb Street LightingBrescia Introduces “City Plug Lamp” for Electric Vehicle Charging

Brescia and A2A launch a 100,000-euro pilot installing eight streetlight hubs equipped with 16 EV charging sockets to boost urban mobility.

16 Feb Mobility and TrafficLarnaca to Launch €2 Million Smart Parking System

Larnaca Municipality introduces a €2 million smart parking system with sensors across city center and Mackenzie car parks by late spring.

13 Feb Environmental MonitoringCleveland Installs New Air Quality Sensors in High-Risk Areas

Cleveland's Division of Air Quality installed 22 of 30 planned air sensors under a $500,000 EPA grant to track PM 2.5 in high-risk areas.

12 Feb EnergyBelgium’s Junction Growth Investors Closes €115M Fund to Support European Energy Transition

Antwerp-based Junction Growth Investors closes its first fund at €115 million to invest up to €15 million per deal in European energy SMEs.

12 Feb Mobility and TrafficToronto Transit Commission Awards Contract for Automated Streetcar Enforcement System

The TTC awards Gatekeeper Systems a $460,000 pilot contract to install AI automated enforcement systems on four Toronto streetcars to ticket drivers.

12 Feb Environmental MonitoringCanadian Space Agency Awards $72 Million Contract for WildFireSat Mission

The Canadian Space Agency awards a $72 million contract to Spire Global to build the WildFireSat constellation to track wildfires across Canada.

12 Feb WaterPubliacqua Deploys Itron Smart Water Meters to Enhance Water Management in Tuscany

Tuscany utility Publiacqua rolls out Itron smart water meters for 1.3 million residents to cut non-revenue water and enable remote leak detection.

12 Feb WaterMeta Joins AI-Driven Water Conservation Initiative in Colorado River Basin

Meta funds the deployment of FIDO Tech AI to detect water leaks across 300 kilometers of pipelines in Farmington, New Mexico, over 10 years.

12 Feb EV ChargingIonna Launches Nationwide EV Charging Network to Rival Tesla

North Carolina-based Ionna launches a nationwide EV network, planning 1,000 charging bays this year and 30,000 stations by 2030.

12 Feb VideosurveillanceNGE CONNECT Expands Presence in Île-de-France with Acquisition of AVI

NGE CONNECT acquires Herblay-based AVI, a security firm with €2.2 million in revenue, to establish its third regional agency in Île-de-France.

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