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Yotta Capital Secures Majority in BH Technologies

Dec 13, 2023

Yotta Capital Partners, with Sofiouest and BNP Paribas Développement backing them, has become the majority shareholder of BH Technologies. The move seeks to boost BH Technologies’ growth and innovation in environmental management, particularly in...

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Webdyn Eyes Majority Stake in Troubled Adeunis

Dec 13, 2023

Webdyn, a subsidiary of the Madrid-based Flexitron Group, is looking to take a majority stake in Adeunis, a move that could help the French specialist in IoT sensors and solutions bounce back from their financial issues due to the financial...

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Honeywell Invests $5M in Sparkmeter for US Grid Enhancement

Dec 13, 2023

Honeywell Smart Energy has invested $5 million in Sparkmeter, a grid management service provider operating in over 25 countries, offering solutions to overcome electricity and revenue losses in utilities. The partnership aims to bring Sparkmeter’s...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingCiteosFrance

€4.1M Smart Lighting to Slash Andrézieux-Bouthéon’s Energy Bills

Dec 6, 2023

Andrézieux-Bouthéon in France is investing €4.1 million to renovate its public lighting system with Citeos. The project involves replacing over 2,660 streetlights with remote-controllable LED lights, allowing individual adjustment based on time...

New Project (Full-Scale)Building EfficiencyVeoliaItaly

Sanremo and Veolia Launch €4.6M Green Revamp of 113 Buildings

Dec 6, 2023

Sanremo Municipality in Italy and Veolia have partnered in a €4.6 million project to upgrade and enhance the efficiency of 113 city-owned buildings across 140,745 m².  The 15-year Public-Private Partnership, under an Energy Performance Contract,...

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AquaTech Secures €2M for Wastewater Solutions and Expansion

Dec 6, 2023

AquaTech Innovation, a French Montpellier-based startup specializing in wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling, has raised €2 million to expand its team and develop new innovative solutions. Alongside its various water treatment products,...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingMercedes-Benz MobilitySwissAI

Mercedes-Benz Teams Up with SwissAI for AI EV Charging

Dec 6, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG collaborates with SwissAI for AI-powered network planning and site selection using SwissAI’s AIOME platform. This initiative aims to build about 2000 charging hubs and 10,000 high-power chargers globally by the end of the...

New Project (Full-Scale)GasItalgasItaly

Italgas to Deploy Advanced ‘H2 Ready’ Smart Meters

Dec 6, 2023

Italgas S.p.A. plans to deploy 20,000 units of Nimbus, touted as the world’s most advanced ‘H2 ready’ smart meter. Designed for handling gases, including hydrogen-methane blends, Nimbus features a thermo-mass-based measurement system, seismic...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingAusgridAustralia

Australia Launches its Largest Smart Street Lighting Upgrade

Dec 6, 2023

The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) and 29 local councils, in collaboration with Ausgrid, are undertaking Australia’s largest smart street lighting upgrade. Over three years, more than 62,000 main road street lights will...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingFrance

Tampon’s €6.6M LED Project to Cuts Energy Use by 90%

Nov 29, 2023

In France, the community of Tampon is replacing 4,775 lights with remote-controlled, low-temperature LED lamps, for €6.6 million. The project aims to slash energy use by about 90%, to significantly reduce carbon emissions and energy bills. The...