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4h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 5h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 5h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 23h agoWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

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29 Apr WasteGlacier Secures $16 Million to Expand AI Recycling Robots

Glacier raises $16 million to expand its AI recycling robots across the US. The systems sort up to 45 items per minute in multiple…

29 Apr EnergyHydro-Québec Launches $10 Billion Energy Efficiency Plan, Offers Free Smart Thermostats

Hydro-Québec launches a $10 billion efficiency plan to cut power use in Quebec by 10%, offering free smart thermostats to help reduce demand.

29 Apr Street LightingMetz Tests Smart Lighting System on Île du Saulcy

Metz deploys 49 sensor-activated lamp posts along 1.2 kilometers on Île du Saulcy, testing red lighting to save energy and protect wildlife.

24 Apr WasteAI-Powered Paper Cup Recycling Pilot Launches in Cardiff

Keep Wales Tidy launches a three-month paper cup recycling pilot in Cardiff, offering a 5p reward via the Bower app to cut landfill waste.

24 Apr WaterCuritiba to Partner with Aganova for AI-Powered Water Network Inspection

Aganova inspects over 100 km of water pipelines in Curitiba, Brazil, using its Nautilus AI sphere to detect leaks without interrupting service.

24 Apr WaterGlobal Omnium and Telefónica Tech Use AI with Google Cloud to Monitor Marine Ecosystems

Global Omnium and Telefónica Tech deploy Google Cloud AI to track Mediterranean seagrass, expanding on a 450,000-meter IoT project.

23 Apr IoT NetworksOxford Selected as First UK City for Enhanced 5G Small Cell Network

Oxford becomes the first of three UK cities to receive a 5G small cell upgrade in 2025, using existing street lighting to improve mobile…

23 Apr Environmental MonitoringHECO Installs Weather Stations and AI Cameras to Prevent Wildfires in Hawaii

HECO is deploying 78 AI camera systems and 52 weather stations across Hawaii utility poles to detect wildfires early and monitor grid conditions.

23 Apr Street LightingCanoas partners with TIM to Modernize Over 30,000 Public Lighting Points in Brazil

TIM will upgrade over 30,000 public lighting points in Canoas, Brazil, using 4G NB-IoT technology to enable real-time monitoring and reduce costs.

23 Apr Environmental MonitoringParis Startup Celest Science Raises €2M to Bring AI Precision to Climate Risk

Paris startup Celest Science raises €2M to scale AI climate risk forecasting for insurers amid rising losses and EU disclosure mandates.

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