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7h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 7h 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 10h 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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13 Nov EnergyNNNCo Acquires PowerPilot to Expand Global Smart Grid Services

Australia's NNNCo acquires grid monitor PowerPilot, integrating the tool into its enterprise LoRaWAN network across 19 countries on three continents.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficChattanooga Deploys Smart Traffic Cameras to Improve Flow

Chattanooga awards a $2 million contract to deploy lidar across more than 120 intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficIteris Expands Mobility Platform Through ThruGreen Asset Purchase

US firm Iteris acquires ThruGreen's technology assets to add cloud signal monitoring and V2X tools without requiring hardware overhauls.

13 Nov WaterSouth West Water Launches £2 million Digital-Twin Project to Forecast Algal Blooms

South West Water secures £2.17 million to build a UK digital twin that uses artificial intelligence to forecast harmful algal blooms.

13 Nov Street LightingProvincial Council Advances Smart-Municipalities Plan in Córdoba

Diputación de Córdoba awards 1.49 million euros across 74 localities to deploy smart lighting, irrigation, and broadband infrastructure.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficBahrain Begins Trial Phase of 500 Smart-Camera Traffic Project

Bahrain launches a trial of 500 AI traffic cameras with Beyon Solutions, deploying 300 units in year one to modernize enforcement and road safety.

13 Nov EnergyCalisen And EMG Launch EUR 100 Million Smart Metering Rollout In Germany

Calisen partners with EMG to fund and install EUR 100 million of smart meters across Germany, building on a 10,000-unit pilot phase.

13 Nov WasteWaste Management: Wasoria Raises €1.5 Million to Prevent Fires in Sorting Facilities

French startup Wasoria raises €1.5 million to expand AI sensor gantries that detect hazardous batteries and prevent waste-sorting plant fires.

10 Nov Smart CityKurrant Ignites Collaboration at Smart City Expo 2025

Kurrant awards €50,000 in non-dilutive grants to three urban digitalization startups at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.

10 Nov Street LightingVila Franca de Xira and Omniflow deploy one of Portugal’s largest smart-pole networks

Omniflow installs 243 smart luminaires across five kilometres in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, providing solar and wind-powered connectivity.

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