Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Public FundingStreet LightingInstituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE)Spain

Granada to Expand Energy-Efficient Street Lighting with €10.5M IDAE Funding

Jul 3, 2025

Granada has secured over €10.5 million in interest-free loans from Spain’s Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) to modernize municipal street lighting. The funding, part of a national initiative to improve energy efficiency,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficHayden AIUSA

Southern California Expands Use of AI-Based Transit Enforcement with Hayden AI

Jul 3, 2025

Santa Monica and West Hollywood have adopted Hayden AI’s automated enforcement technology to address illegal parking in bus lanes and at stops. The move expands the use of Hayden AI’s bus-mounted camera system, which detects and records...

New Project (Full-Scale)Building EfficiencyTelefonicaFIWARESpain

Alcoy Deploys Spain’s First Smart BMS in Rodes Tech Park with Telefónica

Jul 3, 2025

The City of Alcoy and Telefónica have launched a pioneering smart building initiative as part of the broader “Alcoi Smart City” project, turning the future Rodes Technology Park into a connected, energy-efficient facility. Telefónica has...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingInstituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE)Spain

Vila-real Secures €2 Million for Smart Lighting Upgrade in Industrial Areas

Jul 3, 2025

The city of Vila-real has received nearly €2 million from Spain’s National Energy Efficiency Fund, managed by the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), to replace 3,354 streetlights in its industrial zones and outskirts. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingInstituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE)SOMACYLSpain

Segovia Secures €3.1 Million for Historic District Lighting Upgrade

Jul 3, 2025

The City of Segovia will receive a €3.1 million interest-free loan over ten years from Spain’s National Energy Efficiency Fund to upgrade public lighting in the historic walled area. The project, selected under the second call of the IDAE’s...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringQuantAQPurple AirUSA

Memphis Invests $250K in Community-Led Air Monitoring Network Amid Pollution Concerns

Jul 3, 2025

Amid growing concerns over industrial pollution and gaps in official testing, Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) has announced a $250,000 investment to deploy a local air quality monitoring network. The initiative, carried out in partnership...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterJohnson ControlsUSA

Marco Island Advances Smart Water Meter Upgrade

Jul 1, 2025

Marco Island has approved the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to modernize its water system and improve billing accuracy. The decision follows a citywide audit conducted in partnership with Johnson Controls, which revealed...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterAganovaSEDIF

Aganova to Assess Paris Region’s Water Infrastructure in Five-Year Deal

Jul 1, 2025

Spanish environmental services company Aganova has secured a five-year contract with SEDIF, the public utility managing the Paris region’s 8,000 km water distribution network. Using its Nautilus acoustic sensor, Aganova will inspect large-diameter...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingEnvironmental MonitoringEdison NextRomero PoloSpain

Lleida Awards €31M Contract for Smart Lighting Upgrade

Jul 1, 2025

The Lleida City Council has awarded a €31.3 million contract to a joint venture between Edison Next and Romero Polo to modernize the city’s public lighting infrastructure. The project, set to begin construction following mid-June, includes the...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringData2ResilienceGermany

Dortmund Launches Citywide Heat Monitoring Network to Boost Climate Resilience

Jul 1, 2025

Dortmund has rolled out a new citywide network of 76 climate monitoring stations to track urban heat stress in real time. Developed under the “Data2Resilience” project by Ruhr University Bochum, the system aims to support early detection...