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16 Dec EV ChargingCalifornia Approves $1.4 Billion for EV Charging and Hydrogen Infrastructure

The California Energy Commission approves a $1.4 billion plan to fund nearly 17,000 light-duty chargers and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.

16 Dec Street LightingTALQ Consortium Unveils Enhanced Tender Template for Smart Street Lighting

The TALQ Consortium releases the fourth edition of its outdoor lighting tender template, helping cities draft interoperable multivendor bids.

13 Dec EnergySpotmyEnergy Raises €10.5M to Boost Smart Meter Adoption in Germany

Cologne startup SpotmyEnergy secures €10.5 million to expand smart meter deployment in Germany, where under 2% of power consumers own one.

13 Dec EnergyIberdrola Plans UK Smart Metering Sale

Iberdrola explores the sale of its UK smart metering business to raise around £1 billion. Subsidiary ScottishPower manages over 2.5 million meters.

13 Dec Mobility and TrafficLACROIX Enters Exclusive Negotiations with SWARCO for City-Mobility Sale

LACROIX negotiates the sale of its Traffic and V2X units in France and Spain, which generated €27.3 million, to Austria-based SWARCO.

13 Dec Street LightingEIB Grants €50M Loan to Zumtobel Group for Smart Lighting R&D

The European Investment Bank lends €50 million to Austria's Zumtobel Group to develop energy-efficient smart lighting for smart cities.

13 Dec WaterPerpignan Deploys 120,000 Smart Water Meters for Leak Detection

Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole is deploying 120,000 smart water meters by 2026. The devices use acoustic monitoring to detect leaks.

13 Dec EnergyDCC Begins 4G Smart Meter Hub Rollout for Energy Network in the UK

DCC rolls out 10,000 4G smart meter hubs across Britain to validate upgrades ahead of mass deployment across 20 million premises.

13 Dec Building EfficiencyNext Sense Raises €11.5M to Decarbonise Real Estate

Amsterdam-based Next Sense secures €11.5M in Series A funding to scale its smart building platform and cut real estate energy use by 20-3

11 Dec WaterXylem Acquires Majority Stake in Idrica to Advance Digital Water Management

Xylem buys a majority stake in Spain-based Idrica to integrate its GoAigua technology and expand digital water data management for utilities.

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