Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficContra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)MonotchUSA

CCTA and Monotch Begin One-Year Connected Mobility Demonstration in Concord, California

Jul 13, 2026

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and Dutch connected-mobility company Monotch have launched a one-year live demonstration on Treat Boulevard in Concord, California, testing whether a traffic-data platform proven at national scale...

New Project (Pilot)WasteFrance

Cagnes-sur-Mer Begins Smart Bin Trial On Seafront Following Nice Rollout

Jul 13, 2026

The city of Cagnes-sur-Mer, the second-largest commune in the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, installed its first solar-powered compacting smart bin on 7 July 2026, opening a summer trial along its Mediterranean seafront. Mayor Bryan Masson...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterVeoliaSpain

Xeraco Council And Veolia Invest 60,000 Euros To Modernize The Municipal Water Cycle

Jul 13, 2026

The Ajuntament de Xeraco and Veolia, the operator responsible for the municipality’s integral water cycle, are executing a 60,000 euro investment to modernize water supply and management infrastructure in the Valencian coastal town. The...

Upcoming projectWaterFrance

Saint-Vallier To Roll Out Connected Water Meters On Its Municipal Network

Jul 10, 2026

The Ville de Saint-Vallier, a commune of roughly 4,240 residents in the Drôme that manages its drinking water directly through a municipal régie, has signaled that it will soon equip its network with connected water meters capable of remote...

InterviewStreet LightingTALQ Consortium

How TALQ Functional Test Cases Ease Investment Decisions of Cities

Jul 9, 2026

Smart city procurement often fails not because cities lack ambition, but because they struggle to translate that ambition into precise technical requirements. In this interview, José Sanchis, Chairman of the TALQ Certification Workgroup, explains...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficColombia

South Korea Commits $3.5 Million To Medellin Intelligent Transportation Master Plan

Jul 8, 2026

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will fund a US$3.5 million (4.46 billion won) program to design and pilot an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) master plan for Medellín, Colombia, running from 2026 to 2028....

Upcoming projectEnvironmental MonitoringWorld BankBrasil

World Bank Backs US$119.2M Flood Resilience Program In Brazil’s Santa Catarina

Jul 8, 2026

The World Bank Group has approved a US$119.2 million loan to help the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina reduce its exposure to floods and landslides and strengthen how it prepares for extreme weather. Announced on July 2, 2026, the operation is...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingEngie VianeoGermany

German Government And Autobahn Pick ENGIE Vianeo For Megawatt Truck Charging Network

Jul 8, 2026

ENGIE Vianeo, the electric-mobility brand of French energy group ENGIE, has been selected by the German federal government and Autobahn GmbH to build and operate the South-East lot of Germany’s national fast-charging network for electric...

New Project (Full-Scale)Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceEnvironmental MonitoringSANSASouth Africa

SANSA Launches Earth Observation Tools For Air, Flood And Water Management

Jul 8, 2026

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) launched three Earth observation decision support tools on 3 July 2026 that convert satellite data into operational intelligence on air pollution, flood risk and water security across South Africa. The...

New Project (Pilot)WasteSuezFrance

Préfecture De Vaucluse And SUEZ Pilot France’s First Nitrous Oxide Waste Unit

Jul 8, 2026

On 1 July 2026, SUEZ and the Préfecture de Vaucluse inaugurated what they describe as the first industrial pilot in France dedicated to neutralising and recycling discarded nitrous oxide cylinders, at the SUEZ Ecopôle in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue...