Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterIoT NetworksArqivaUnited UtilitiesUK

United Utilities Selects Arqiva to Lead its North West 1 Million+ Water Smart Meter Rollout

Jan 24, 2025

United Utilities has unveiled plans to roll out over a million smart meters across the North West by 2030 as part of a significant infrastructure transformation. Arqiva has been chosen as the lead partner for this project The awarded framework,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingTraffic TechnologiesAustralia

City of Sydney Commits Partners with Traffic Technologies for $3M LED Streetlight Overhaul

Jan 22, 2025

The City of Sydney has embarked on a large-scale project to upgrade its streetlighting infrastructure with IoT-enabled LED technology. Spanning an initial five-year period and valued at up to $3 million, the agreement includes options to extend for...

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LACROIX Completes Sale of City-Mobility Segment to SWARCO

Jan 22, 2025

LACROIX has finalized the sale of its City-Mobility segment to the SWARCO group. This follows the exclusive negotiations announced in December 2024, with the transaction expected to be fully effective in the first quarter of 2025. The divested...

New Project (Full-Scale)EnergySmart GridCarunaAidonFinland

Caruna to Replace 760,000 Electricity Meters in €100M+ Deal with Aidon

Jan 22, 2025

Caruna, Finland’s largest electricity distribution system operator (DSO), has embarked on a €100 million-plus modernization project in partnership with Aidon Oy, part of the Gridspertise group. This agreement involves the delivery and deployment...

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Schneider Electric and The Mobility House Solutions Collaborate on Smart EV Fleet Charging

Jan 21, 2025

Schneider Electric, a global provider of energy management and automation solutions, has partnered with The Mobility House Solutions, a specialist in smart charging technology, to support the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging...

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TTTech and VERBUND Partner to Develop Real-Time Energy Management Platform

Jan 21, 2025

TTTech and VERBUND have partnered to create TTTech ZYNE, a joint venture that combines VERBUND’s expertise in renewable energy and energy market integration with TTTech’s experience in industrial automation and safety-critical systems....

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IoT Platform Cumulocity Reclaims Independence

Jan 21, 2025

Germany-based IoT platform Cumulocity, has become an independent company following a management buyout that returns control to its original founders, Bernd Gross and Stefan Vaillant. Previously under the leadership of Software AG and later overseen...

FundingWaterUSA

$223 Million Boost for Water Recycling and Desalination Projects in the US

Jan 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior has allocated $223 million from President Biden’s “Investing in America” agenda to advance water recycling and desalination projects. Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and annual...

New Project (Full-Scale)EnergySmart GridPrisma PhotonicsUSA

Great River Energy Partners with Prisma Photonics for Advanced Grid Monitoring in Minnesota

Jan 20, 2025

Great River Energy, a cooperative serving 1.7 million people in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has announced a partnership with Prisma Photonics to deploy cutting-edge grid monitoring technology. This collaboration aims to enhance the resilience of...

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Moncton Renews Partnership with Veolia Canada for 5 Years to Advance Sustainable Water Management

Jan 20, 2025

Veolia Canada has secured a five-year contract extension to operate and maintain the City of Moncton’s drinking water treatment plant, continuing a collaboration that began in 1999. The facility serves over 150,000 residents across three...