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20h agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 20h agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 20h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 21h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 21h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring YesterdayAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data YesterdayEZO Secures €150M Senior Debt Facility For 3,000 EV Charge Points In UK And Ireland 19 OctDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 18 OctBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System 18 OctPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project

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Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

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18 Nov IoT NetworksSCE Launches First Private 5G Network for U.S. Utilities

Southern California Edison and Nokia deployed the first U.S. utility private 5G network, expanding across SCE's 129,500 km² service area.

18 Nov Environmental MonitoringGoogle Expands AI-Based Flood Forecasting to Reach 100 Countries

Google scales its AI riverine flood forecasting to over 100 countries to reach 700 million people, providing data with a seven-day lead time.

18 Nov WasteBoston Seeks Innovative Waste & Recycling Solutions Ahead of 2027

Boston issues an RFI for waste and recycling solutions ahead of 2027 contract expirations. The city seeks input across four key areas through March…

18 Nov Mobility and TrafficChicago Pilots Bus and Bike Lane Safety with Modaxo

Chicago launches a $2.2 million camera enforcement pilot with Modaxo across eight vehicles to penalize bus and bike lane parking violations.

11 Nov IoT and Smart City PlatformINWIT Finalizes Smart City Roma Acquisition

INWIT buys a 52.08% stake in Smart City Roma for over €97 million to lead Rome's 5G rollout, deploying 2,000 cameras and Wi-Fi to…

11 Nov Street LightingModena to Launch Tender Targetting 100% Renewable Energy for Public Lighting

Modena approves guidelines for a public lighting tender covering 32,500 devices. The contract mandates 100% renewable energy and adaptive tech.

11 Nov WasteSouthend Partners with Connexin to Enhance City Services with Smart Technology

Connexin submits plans for 27 new masts in Southend to build an IoT network that monitors parking, streetlights, and city services.

11 Nov Smart GrideSmart Systems Raises €30M to Advance AI-Powered Grid Inspections

Norway's eSmart Systems secures €30M to expand its AI-driven grid inspection and digitalisation technology into North America.

11 Nov WaterVINCI Expands in UK with FM Conway Acquisition

VINCI acquires UK firm FM Conway, adding €690 million in annual revenue and 2,000 workers to expand its public works presence in south-east England.

11 Nov Environmental MonitoringSpire Global and OroraTech Win NASA Wildfire Monitoring Contract

NASA awards Spire Global and German firm OroraTech a contract to develop a space-based orbital system to detect and monitor wildfires across the US.

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