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1h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 1h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 1h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 1h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 7h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 7h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 7h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders 10 OctLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights 10 OctBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras

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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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5 Oct GasUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million

Ukraine's Decarbonization Fund contracted GridWe for 40,000 NB-IoT gas meter modules worth UAH 187.2 million, delivery by December 2026.

4 Oct V2XGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging

Germany's Bundesnetzagentur adopted its MiSpeL rules on 1 October 2026, letting EV batteries feed the grid with levy and grid-fee relief.

3 Oct EV ChargingAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays

Ampol will buy Evie Networks for $225 million, combining 1,424 fast-charging bays, with ACCC clearance and completion targeted for H1 2027.

3 Oct Mobility and TrafficGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

Greece's digital governance ministry received four consortium bids for a €44,055,805 contract to install 1,000 traffic enforcement cameras.

2 Oct Mobility and TrafficMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

Monza approves a €615,000 upgrade of traffic signals at 14 intersections with multi-function cameras under its €2.5M SAMU project.

2 Oct Street LightingLe Taillan-Médoc Ends Midnight Streetlight Shutoff, Switching To All-Night Dimmed LED Lighting

Le Taillan-Médoc ends its midnight-to-6am streetlight shutoff, using a full LED network with per-pole telemanagement to dim lights all night.

2 Oct Street LightingBogotá Plans 100,000 Telemanaged LED Streetlights As Enel Lighting Agreement Ends In November

Bogotá council backs a plan for 100,000+ LED streetlights with telemanagement, cameras and air sensors as Enel's lighting deal ends in November.

2 Oct Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceAlabama Forestry Commission Adopts OroraTech Satellite Wildfire Detection After 30,000-Acre Season

Alabama Forestry Commission deploys OroraTech satellite wildfire detection statewide to support fire response and prescribed burn monitoring.

1 Oct WasteCity Of Melbourne Awards Superfy Five-Year Contract For 500 Solar-Powered Smart Bins

City of Melbourne begins installing 500 solar-powered Superfy smart bins under a five-year deal, swapping fixed rounds for sensor-led pickups.

1 Oct Mobility and TrafficFlorence Trials 80 NB-IoT Loading-Bay Sensors And A Cargo-Bike Micro-Hub Under EU UNCHAIN Project

Florence trials 80 NB-IoT loading-bay sensors and a cargo-bike micro-hub under the EU UNCHAIN project, which grants the city €660,000.

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