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7 May WaterThames Water Deploys AI Satellite Tech to Cut 100 Million Litres of Daily Leakage

Thames Water deploys AI satellite leak detection, targeting 100 million litres of daily savings with Origin Tech.

7 May EV ChargingWashington, D.C. Awards $609,500 to Expand Curbside EV Charging Access

Washington D.C. awards $609,500 to Voltpost, It's Electric, and PowerUp America to expand curbside EV charging across the District.

6 May Mobility and TrafficMobility Signage Secures €1.8M to Tackle Public Transport’s Fragmented Data Problem

Munich startup Mobility Signage secures €1.8M pre-seed to unify fragmented public transport IT with a vendor-neutral data layer.

6 May Mobility and TrafficGreater Manchester Deploys Adaptive Traffic Control to Advance Bee Network Goals

Greater Manchester picks Yunex Traffic's Yutraffic FUSION to prioritise buses and active travel toward its 2040 sustainable mobility goal.

5 May Street LightingFrankfurt Startup ENVIOTECH Raises €1M to Retrofit Europe’s Streetlights

ENVIOTECH secures €1M pre-seed to scale smart streetlight retrofits, enabling cities to cut energy use by up to 80%.

5 May Environmental MonitoringGreece Becomes First Country with a Dedicated National Wildfire Satellite Network

Greece deploys the world's first national wildfire satellite system using OroraTech CubeSats, ESA support, and EU NextGenerationEU funding.

5 May Street LightingToreno to Upgrade Street Lighting with LED and Remote Management Technology

Toreno, León, to upgrade lighting in six villages with LED and remote control tech, backed by EUR 174K in provincial PIOS funding.

4 May V2XMaricopa County Selects OmniTrust TrafficAuth to Secure 750-Intersection V2X Network in Phoenix

Maricopa County deploys OmniTrust TrafficAuth at 750 Phoenix intersections in a landmark hybrid V2X rollout backed by $19.6M federal funding.

4 May Mobility and TrafficBuffalo Deploys AI-LiDAR Platform to Overhaul Road Prioritization with CYVL

Buffalo deploys AI-LiDAR to overhaul road prioritization, replacing decades of reactive paving with data-driven decisions starting in 2027.

1 May Environmental MonitoringCanada Cancels WildFireSat Contract with Spire Global, Vows to Relaunch Procurement

Canada terminates its CAD$72M WildFireSat contract with Spire Global, pledging to relaunch the mission ahead of its 2029 target date.

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