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2h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 2h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 5h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 5h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 5h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 5h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 11h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 11h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 12h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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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 Jun EnergyEngrate Raises €2.5M to Boost Digital Integration in Europe’s Energy Transition

Stockholm startup Engrate raises €2.5M to advance its digital grid flexibility platform for European energy firms shifting to renewables.

18 Jun Environmental MonitoringPano AI Raises $44M to Scale Global Wildfire Detection Technology

Pano AI secures $44M in Series B funding to expand its wildfire detection platform, which currently monitors nearly 30M acres across three nations.

18 Jun Environmental MonitoringWiltshire Launches Community Project to Monitor Air Pollution

Wiltshire Council is deploying 100 PurpleAir PM2.5 sensors across 18 community areas to monitor fine particulate matter over a year-long project.

18 Jun WaterVeolia and Alcom Create Ekydra to Develop AI-Driven Water Management Solutions

Veolia and French AI group Alcom launch Ekydra, a joint venture to build AI tools for utility leak detection and wastewater flow management.

18 Jun WaterJohannesburg Expands Use of Smart Technology to Strengthen Water Supply

Johannesburg Water is installing 100 smart pressure controllers and 125 noise loggers across its network to curb losses and detect leaks.

18 Jun Smart CityBourgogne-Franche-Comté Launches Scalable Smart Territory Pilot

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté launches a €2.3M smart territory pilot, deploying 320 sensors across seven areas to monitor urban activity and traffic.

16 Jun Environmental MonitoringNaver Completes Digital Twin Platforms for Three Saudi Cities

Naver completes digital twins mapping 920,000 buildings across three Saudi cities under a $100 million project for real-time urban planning.

16 Jun Mobility and TrafficIowa DOT Partners with Q-Free to Upgrade Statewide Traffic Management System

Iowa DOT partners with Q-Free to modernize its traffic management system across more than 9,600 miles of roads under an 18-month deployment deal.

16 Jun Mobility and TrafficKansas Allocates $4.5 Million for AI and Drone-Based Transportation Projects

Kansas awards over $4.5 million to 20 transportation projects to deploy artificial intelligence and drone technology for infrastructure and safety.

16 Jun Environmental MonitoringStian Brenden Maskinservice Partner with Klimator for a Five-Year Winter Road Maintenance Contract in Norway

Klimator signs a €110,000 five-year winter road maintenance deal in Norway with Stian Brenden Maskinservice to deploy IoT sensors.

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