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6h agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 6h agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 7h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 7h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 7h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 15h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 15h agoEZO 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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10 Jan WaterABB Expands Smart Water Management with Real Tech Acquisition

ABB acquires Canadian firm Real Tech to expand its smart water management portfolio with real-time optical sensors and AI-driven monitoring tools.

10 Jan EV ChargingGlobal EV Charging Sector Setbacks: UK and US Miss Targets

US public EV charging installations fall 76% below forecasts for 2023, while the UK misses its targets for motorway service area chargers.

10 Jan Environmental Monitoring2024 Urban Heat Island Mapping Program: Applications Open

In the US, applications are open through January 31 for the 2024 Urban Heat Island mapping program to track neighborhood hot spots with car…

10 Jan EV ChargingBT is Transforming Street Cabinets into EV Chargers across the UK

BT launches a pilot program to convert around 60,000 old street cabinets into EV chargers across the UK to address infrastructure scarcity.

3 Jan Energy€80 Million Loan for Modernizing Romania’s Electrical Network

The EBRD lends €80 million to Delgaz Grid to upgrade north-eastern Romania's power network, funding 272,000 smart meters and cutting CO2 emissions.

3 Jan Mobility and TrafficSafety21 Acquires iMoi to Enhance Urban Security & Road Safety

In Italy, Safety21 completely acquires urban security startup iMoi to expand its public administration tools and AI-based road safety services.

3 Jan Mobility and TrafficMadrid Partners with Kapsch to Halve Bus Traffic Times

Kapsch TrafficCom installs 62 traffic light controllers in Madrid, cutting a key hospital bus route time from 50 minutes to under 30.

3 Jan V2XUK Invests £4.8M in V2X Charging Projects

The UK government allocates £4.8M to four V2X bidirectional charging projects to enable EV energy return to the power grid at lower costs.

3 Jan EV ChargingPacific Equity Partners Invests $250M in EVSE for EV Expansion

Pacific Equity Partners invests $250 million in EVSE for a majority stake to expand electric vehicle charging across Australia and New Zealand.

3 Jan Street LightingNorthern Beaches Council Upgrades to LED Smart Streetlight

Northern Beaches Council and Ausgrid partner to install over 4,200 smart LED streetlights across New South Wales to cut energy use.

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