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Smart CityGuimarães Allocates €2.8 Million for Satellite Data Projects to Enhance Urban Development

Guimarães City Council allocates €2.87 million for projects using European satellite data to improve urban planning, mobility, and climate resilience.

 WaterSUEZ Secures Five-Year Extension for Malta’s Smart Water Metering

Malta extends its smart water meter contract with SUEZ through 2029, supporting a network of over 310,000 meters to cut leaks and conserve water.

 WaterAffinity Water Launches Smart Metering Programme in the UK

Affinity Water begins rolling out 20,000 smart meters in Harlow and Bishop's Stortford to detect leaks faster and support water conservation.

 Street LightingSpain Allocates €155 Million for Upgrading Municipal Lighting

Spain opens a €155 million funding round to modernize municipal lighting, offering loans to cut local electricity consumption by up to 70%.

 Jordan Signs Agreement to Launch Major Water Desalination Plant with a Meridiam and Suez-Led Consortium

Jordan signs a deal with a Meridiam and Suez consortium to build a desalination plant in Aqaba, supplying 300 million cubic meters of water.

 Environmental MonitoringNatureMetrics Secures €24.3 Million in Series B Funding to Advance Biodiversity Monitoring

Surrey-based NatureMetrics raises €24.3 million in Series B funding to expand its biodiversity monitoring platform and environmental DNA technology.

 Mobility and TrafficDOT Allocates $635 Million for U.S. Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure

The U.S. DOT awards $635 million in grants across 27 states and four tribes, deploying over 11,500 EV charging ports and alternative fuel sites.

 EnergyPG&E Adopts Sharper Shape’s AI-Powered CORE Software to Strengthen Grid Resilience

PG&E starts a five-year deal with Sharper Shape to deploy CORE digital twin software, using AI to manage assets and cut California wildfire risks.

 Mobility and TrafficOuster Secures $2 Million Contract to Launch Largest Lidar-Enabled Smart Traffic System in the U.S.

Ouster wins a $2 million contract to deploy its lidar traffic system across 120 Chattanooga intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.

 WaterBanque des Territoires Invests €5 Million in Leakmited

Banque des Territoires joins a €5 million funding round for Leakmited to expand AI-driven water leak detection in France and abroad.

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