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21h agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 21h agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 21h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 22h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 22h 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

Smart City & Utility Industry News

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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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.

10 Nov Mobility and TrafficKitsap County launches tender for AI-driven traffic-signal upgrade in Silverdale

Kitsap County opens bidding on a contract of up to $800,000 to deploy an AI traffic-signal system across 21 Silverdale intersections.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficNamur Launches Smart City Pilot with intelligent light-poles with 5 G-connected sensor

Namur deploys 5G sensor-equipped light poles under a regional pilot backed by up to €1 million in funding to track urban traffic and weather.

9 Nov WaterSoria Province to Install 422 Real-Time Water Sensors in Rural Water Infrastructure

Soria formalises a €121,090 contract with Orionis to supply 422 water sensors across rural sites, enabling real-time leak detection and control.

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