Big tech and smart city moves this week! From French privacy rulings and Spanish IoT breakthroughs to major acquisitions in water management and bold EV charging expansions.

👉 For more head to www.kurrant.com/insights

This week on Kurrantly: Madrid to monitor vehicle entries for enhanced security part of its new smart city platform project; Montpellier awards E-Totem a contract for hundreds of EV charging points; Seattle launches wireless-charging electric buses; Indiana’s NIPSCO and Rhode Island Energy roll out AMI meters for better service; Predator Ridge in Canada pioneers in wildfire detection technology with Sensenet.

For more on smart cities and utilities visit www.kurrant.com

In this video we interview ⁠Dhiresh Bhatt⁠, Head of Highways & Transportation at ⁠Redbridge Council⁠, to learn about their connected drain sensor project and what other solution the department is looking for to improve services.

Floodings are becoming more and more common. It’s mainly due to climate change, but the changes humans have made to the ecosystem, like replacing forested areas with concrete, don’t help either. Drains and sewers aren’t able to take in the amount of rainfall that has now become standard with extreme weather events, leaving, on those occasions, streets filled with water. We’ve seen utilities investing heavily in flood monitoring solutions, but municipalities and councils are also doing their part. The London borough of Redbridge deployed in 2022 and 2023 99 drain sensors and 3 river ones to prevent floodings thanks to efficient gully maintenance.

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This week's edition of Kurrantly brings you a roundup of urban technology and sustainability news. From Florence's smart city initiatives to innovative steps in environmental monitoring and 5G technology, dive into this week's highlights:

• 🇮🇹 Florence's New Era: The city unveils a state-of-the-art smart city control room.
• 💦 Severn Trent's Eco-Friendly Move: Expanding smart water meter deployment across the UK.
• 🌬️ South Bronx's Community Empowerment: Launching a community-driven air quality network with QuantAQ, Inc.
• 🛰️ Sateliot's Game-Changing Project: Securing funds for a 5G IoT nanosatellite constellation.
• 🚦 Alexandria's Traffic Revolution: Implementing advanced traffic signal systems for better urban flow.
• And More...

Join us in exploring these innovative strides towards a more sustainable and technologically advanced future of urban living!

Dive deeper into cities and utilities digitalisation with in depth insights from www.kurrant.com/originals

#SmartCities #SustainableDevelopment #TechNews #UrbanInnovation #Kurrantly

This week on Kurrantly:

💧 Badger Meter expands its portfolio with Trimble's advanced water monitoring technology.

💧 ABB steps up its game in smart water management through the strategic acquisition of Real Tech Inc..

🔋 UK's and US EV infrastructure landscape is facing challenges.

🚗 Innovative approach by BT Group: Repurposing old street cabinets into EV charging stations.

🌡️ NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and CAPA STRATEGIES, LLC invite collaboration for their Urban Heat Island mapping program.

♻️ Qatar's Ministry of Municipality leads the way in smart waste management, implementing a wide-scale digital transformation in Doha.

#SmartCities #EVCharging #WaterManagement

This Week on Kurrantly: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is financing Romania’s Delgaz Grid, part of the E.ON Group, to upgrade its electricity network. Italy’s Safety21 acquires iMoi, leveraging AI for public administration and road safety. Kapsch TrafficCom enhances Madrid’s public transport efficiency with a new traffic light system. The UK government backs various vehicle-to-everything projects, focusing on innovative electric vehicle charging solutions. Pacific Equity Partners makes a substantial investment in Australian EV charging company EVSE, collaborating with Intellihub to expand the charging network. Finally, Australia’s Northern Beach Council and Ausgrid team up to install smart LED streetlights, promoting energy efficiency and smart city capabilities.

This Week: Puerto Rico's energy utility Luma to replace millions of meters with smart meters. Rome partners with Boldyn Networks for #Roma5G project, enhancing connectivity and public safety. Athens Water Supply and Sewerage plans a large investment in transformation projects and water network upgrades. Dubai's RTA approves 10 PPP multi-million projects valued for 2024-26, focusing on smart infrastructure and smart street lighting. South Korea adopts C-V2X for next-gen vehicle communication system, promoting road safety and automation. For more on Smart Cities and IoT visit: www.kurrant.com

This week: Romania launches the world’s largest Deposit Return System with Sensoneo, Cortexia secures significant funding for AI expansion, and Actility gains a notable investment to boost its IoT presence. Siemens acquires BuntPlanet, enhancing AI in water utilities, while Groupe Ragni expands in European street lighting with HESS GmbH Licht + Form. Yotta Capital Partners invests in BH Technologies, Webdyn eyes a majority stake in Adeunis, and Honeywell Smart Energy backs Sparkmeter to innovate grid solutions in the US.

This week on Kurrantly :
🇫🇷 The French city of Andrézieux-Bouthéon partners with Citeos for a major overhaul of its public lighting system.
🇮🇹 In Italy, a significant energy system enhancement is underway in the municipality of Sanremo, powered by Veolia.
🚗 Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG collaborates with SwissAI for a vast network of EV charging stations.
💧 French startup AquaTech Innovation secures funding for groundbreaking wastewater treatment and recycling tech.
🔍 Italgas introduces an innovative 'H2 ready' smart meter.
🇦🇺 Down Under, Ausgrid is set to replace street lights with energy-efficient LEDs, marking a big leap in energy conservation.

🚀 Exciting Updates on #Kurrantly This Week! 🎉

1️⃣ #SaudiArabia is going electric! 🚗⚡ The Public Investment Fund & Saudi Electricity Co. are launching the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Co., aiming to install 5,000+ fast chargers by 2030. A major step towards #Vision2030! 🇸🇦

2️⃣ #Austin, stay safe! 🔥 SmokeD is rolling out the Austin Wildfire Detection Project, utilizing AI to detect wildfires within a 10-mile radius in just 10 mins. Protecting over 1.5M residents! 🛡️

3️⃣ #EVCharging boost in #Turkey! 🇹🇷 Siemens partners with Astor Enerji to deploy 200 fast chargers across the country, enhancing Turkey's EV infrastructure. ⚡🔌

4️⃣ Abu Dhabi’s transportation is getting smarter! 🌐 The ITC partnered with ST Engineering to launch its Intelligent Transportation Central Platform, set to transform traffic management with AI by 2027. 🛣️

5️⃣ Hayden AI secures $53M in Series B funding! 💰 This will supercharge their mission of helping governments and businesses optimize operations for safer, sustainable communities. 🌱

6️⃣ #Colorado steps up air quality monitoring! 🌬️ Thanks to EPA support, additional purple air monitors will help residents make informed outdoor decisions. 💚

7️⃣ #Georgia gets a traffic upgrade! 🚦 Peachtree Corners integrates Intelligent Traffic Control tech for real-time traffic optimization at 10+ intersections. 🌐

Stay tuned for more updates! 💻✨ #TechNews #EV #WildfireSafety #SmartCities #AI #Sustainability

🚀 This week's selection of smart city news on Kurrantly:

🗽 NYC Office of Technology and Innovation unveils a smart city testbed! Don't miss this week's video featuring Paul Rothman, Smart City and IoT Director at Tokai, breaking down the project details. 🎬

🟢 Google's Project Green Light uses AI to cut emissions by optimizing traffic lights. Now open for city applications! 🚦

🎓 The £9.5M IoT Schools Network project expands in South East Scotland. Visualizing environment data in classrooms! 📊

🏙️ Edinburgh advances its smart city vision: Digital UTMC for better traffic & air quality sensors in homes. 🍃

💧 Severn Trent x Kraken = AI-powered customer service & smart water solutions for millions. 💧

🚘 Landis+Gyr acquires Thundergrid, aiming to revolutionize EV solutions down under! 🇳🇿🇦🇺

📹 After the tragic crowd crush, Seoul boosts surveillance with AI and CCTVs to ensure public safety. 🏙️

Stay updated with #Kurrantly! 🌍📰✨

📣 This week on Kurrantly:

1. ComEd & Aclima launch a hyperlocal air-quality portal in Chicago's Bronzeville. 🌬️
2. Rhode Island to rollout 525k smart meters, modernizing energy infrastructure. ⚡
3. Amperon raises $20M in Series B for AI-driven grid analytics. 📊💡
4. Tipmont, Indiana selects Landis+Gyr's Revelo meters for advanced grid management. 📡
5. Austin Energy adopts AI-powered Pano system for early wildfire detection. 🔥👁️
6. AQMesh sensors set up in San Diego's South Bay to tackle odor issues. 🤢🔍
7. Stay updated on the latest in Smart Cities and IoT news with #Kurrantly 🌍🔋🌱

Explore the latest in city and utility digitalization across the globe with Kurrantly. This week: 

The Brazilian city of Londrina’s partners with Lactec for a remote streetlight management system for its 65,000 streetlights.

Belgium’s Waterloo employs Telraam sensors for mobility monitoring to enhance urban planning.

Vodafone Spain and Aqualia’s collaborate on digitizing water management with NB-IoT technology.

BT Group launch a UK-wide NB-IoT network, the EPA’s invests millions in US air quality monitoring.

Simpliciti aquires Greencityzen for advanced water network management.

Portuguese startup Connected’s secures funding for developing space-based NB-IoT connectivity.

📌 This week on Kurrantly:

1️⃣ Sartel & Sarthe Numérique invest in a €2.5M LoRaWAN network in France 🇫🇷 for sustainability. 2️⃣ SWEPCO's 234k smart meter rollout in Louisiana 🔋 starts in Shreveport-Bossier. 3️⃣ ATCO boosts Alberta's 🇨🇦 grid with 230k smart meters, targeting CO2 reductions. 4️⃣ Snohomish PUD's ‘Connect Up’ program kicks off: 373k smart meters in Washington ⚡💧. 5️⃣ SPIE acquires 85% of Réseaux Environnement, expanding in France's energy sector 🌐. 6️⃣ New Orleans introduces AI tech for streetcar safety. 7️⃣ Rogers, SpaceX, and Pano AI unite for wildfire detection in British Columbia 🛰🔥.

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Stay updated on #SmartCities and #TechInnovations! 🚀🌍

📢 This Week on Kurrantly 🌟:

✨ Novéa Energies unveils Europe's largest solar highway lighting project 🛣️ ☀️, enhancing safety on the A16 highway with 230+ solar lamps and advanced technology!

🔌 Atlante secures €70M to establish 1,800+ rapid EV charging points 🚗 in Southern Europe, promoting the shift to renewable energy and supporting EU's emission cut targets 🌿.

🔋 Estonian startup, VOOL, grabs €2.9M to advance smart EV charging solutions in the Nordics 🌍, promising optimal grid usage and savings 💡.

💼 Qualisteo raises over €5M 💰 for its AI-driven services, aiming to aid companies in reducing energy consumption 🌐.

📡 Luma to install 1.5M+ next-gen Smart Meters in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, propelling grid modernization and reliability 🔄.

🇬🇧 UK government invests £1.3M in Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme 🌐, testing smart street lamps and enhancing wireless coverage 📶.

📹 TagMaster to supply AI-based solutions for Stockholm's Förbifart tunnel 🚇, focusing on real-time incident detection to boost safety 🛑.

🌐 Rubicon Technologies collaborates with the City of Phoenix 🌵 to optimize wate operations through smart city technology 🌿.

💧 New Orleans to install 140,000 smart water meters 📊, modernizing water infrastructure and improving billing accuracy 🚰.

Stay tuned to Kurrantly for more updates on groundbreaking projects! 🌟🌍 #Kurrantly #Innovation #SmartTechnology #smartcities

📰👀 Here are the news from the Smart Cities 🏙️ industry that have caught our attention this week in #Kurrantly 🚀

🚰 Cairns gears up for Phase 2 of Smart Water Meters, investing $1.5M.

📱 Flemish govt. & Orange Belgium ink a €23M digital pact - 5G, IoT & more.

🏢 Holcim invests in Nanolike's smart silo tech after successful tests.

🔥 First-of-kind wildfire sensors by The National Trust & Dryad Networks debut in UK.

🛰️ Orlando's MyRadar raises over $1.8M for early wildfire detection satellites.

⚡ Jordan's Jepco undergoes digital transformation with Itron for utility enhancement.

🤖 Waste Robotics nabs $7M for their AI-driven recycling robots.

Stay updated on the latest in tech and innovation! #Kurrantly 🌐

#iot #digitaltransformation #smartcities

🚰💡 This week on Kurrantly:

1️⃣ #NorthumbrianWater & Siemens aim for 1M smart water meters by 2030.

2️⃣ Unidata & Acqua Pubblica Sabina to launch AI-driven smart metering.

3️⃣ SUEZ Italy taps Convergenze for advanced water metering.

4️⃣ Xcel Energy's Wisconsin move: 260K smart electric meters by 2025.

5️⃣ V2X tech firm, Commsignia bags $15M Series B.

6️⃣ Noise cameras hit Manhattan's Upper West Side.

7️⃣ Orange Business & KAFD DMC boost Saudi's smart city game.

8️⃣ VivaCity & Sheffield City Council join forces for cleaner air.

Stay updated with kurrant.com!

#smartcities #urbantech #iot 🌍🔌🌳

📌 #KurrantlyThisWeek: 1️⃣ Duquesne Light teams up with TerraGo & Itron for smart streetlight management in PA. 🌃 2️⃣ StreetLight Data & TomTom join forces! Expect enhanced data-driven insights in transportation planning. 🚗💡 3️⃣ Bryson Recycling adds 4 more AI-driven robotic sorters by Recycleye for efficient recycling. ♻️🤖 4️⃣ ZeroEyes secures $23M in funding for AI-based gun detection tech. Safety meets innovation! 🎥🔍 5️⃣ Baltimore schools to implement gun detection software across 7,000 cameras for added security. 🏫🛡️

Stay updated! #TechTidbits #smartcities #iot 🌐✨

🔥 Kurrantly This Week 🔥

1. Carbondale Fire Dept. joins Pano AI for 24/7 early fire detection via Elephant Mountain tower cameras.🌲🔍

2. ALERTCalifornia AI, with 1k+ cameras, aids CA firefighters in wildfire combat. Recently detected a fire in Cleveland National Forest! 🌲🔥📸

3. Portsmouth Water taps Kraken for digital water management. Aims: 43.3k smart meters by 2030 & 2.5Ml/d water savings.💧🔧

4. GE Vernova acquires Oslo's Greenbird for sustainable energy grid enhancement.🔌🌍

5. Bentley Systems integrates Blyncsy's AI for efficient road maintenance detection.🛣️🤖

6. Vandalism hits London's LTN infrastructure, costing £850k+ since 2020. Environmental commitments at stake? 🇬🇧🌿

   
   

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#KurrantlyUpdate #TechNews #WeeklyDigest #smartcities #iot

📌 This week on #Kurrantly:

🌃 Philly partner with AMARESCO to upgrade 130k streetlights to LEDs, slashing energy use & boosting community business participation. 💡

🇦🇺 Perth pilots 16k smart water meters. 🚰

🇮🇱 Israeli Wint raises $35M in a funding co-led by Insight Partners and Inven Capital for AI-powered water leak detection.🌊

🔌 Endesa's e-distribución invests €40M in a digital twin of its massive energy network. ⚡️

🚌 U.S. DOT pledges $100M for cutting-edge transportation tech solutions. 🛤️

🍁 PortsToronto unveils Ebb & Flow, aquadrones from Ranmarines technology cleaning the Toronto Harbour daily. 🌊🗑️

🇵🇭 Packetworx boosts the Philippines with a nationwide IoT network, enhancing urban sectors & agriculture. 📶

Stay tuned for more #smartcities news on Kurrantly and for more content visit kurrant.com! 🔍🌍

#techtrends #iot #technews

📰👀 Here are the news from the #smartcities 🏙️ industry that have caught our attention this week in #Kurrantly 🚀

🔌 Australia's largest V2G station powered by Engie launches to boost renewable grids!

📊 IMServ acquires Power Data for smarter UK energy insights.

🚶‍♀️ Dubai introduces AI-powered pedestrian crossings with Derq for safer streets.

🎥 San Diego council approves streetlight camera deployment for public safety.

📱 UK's smart meters get a 4G connectivity upgrade with Vodafone.

🌬️ Wayne County fights asthma with 600 air quality monitors and the help of justair.

💧 South Daytona partners with Mueller system for efficient water data collection with its Network as a Service offer.

🔫 Hobbs, NM leverages AI for firearm detection on city cameras with Zeroeyes.

Stay updated with #Kurrantly! 🌏🌟📰

#iot #urbaninnovation #urban #energy #environment #techforgood

📣This week on Kurrantly, your Weekly IoT and Smart Cities News Roundup for more visit kurrant.com :

🇫🇷 Sagemcom acquires AI specialist Odit-e to boost smart meter data analysis.

💦 Scottish Water introduces an IoT-based system to ensure safe water networks.

💡 Grand Rapids partners with Dimonoff to install smart city streetlighting network.

🔥 IoT startup Dryad secures funding from TELUS Pollinator Fund for early wildfire detection technology.

🗺️ Jacksonville employs Ecopia AI's tech for enhanced flood prevention measures.

🚗 Q-Free deploys traffic monitoring software in the UK.

📷 Ubicept raises funds in an oversubscribed seed round led by Ubiquity Ventures and E14 Fund for its innovative computer vision technology.

🚘 Major automakers unite to challenge Tesla's dominance in the EV charging sector.

🤖 Rocsys gets a funding boost for its autonomous EV charging solutions.

⚡ Leap secures financing for its virtual power plant platform.

🇪🇺 EU Council mandates EV fast charging stations along transport routes.

🔋 EV charging software platform ev.energy secures funding for global expansion.

🇬🇧 UK's Gridserve secures record green financing for EV charging network expansion.

#IoTNews #SmartCitiesUpdate #GreenTechFunding #EVChargingRevolution #AIInUtilities

📣 Here are the news from the #smartcities 🏙️ industry that have caught our attention this week in #Kurrantly 🚀 (for more kurrant.com)

💲 Swiss Landis+Gyr overcharges 17k #Auckland customers due to faulty water meters

🚮 AI-powered waste management Greyparrot wins Amcor's Lift-Off programme with $500k funding

📈 USDOE calls for AMI data usage projects with $4M funding for improved grid reliability

🅿️ elevenX brings Smart Parking Solution to Kirkland, Washington in a drive towards smart city initiatives

⚡ Ohio surges ahead in #EV charging infrastructure with announcement of 27 new locations

🔗 UnaBiz joins LoRaAlliance to strengthen IoT LPWAN convergence

🚓 Baltimore police deploys #ShotSpotter's gunfire detection technology - a move under scrutiny in the community

#Kurrantly #smartcities #urbaninnovation #iot

Dive into the forefront of urban innovation with projects transforming cities worldwide

This week:

-New York City's Fire Department collaborates with C2SMARTER in West Harlem to create a digital twin.

-Atlantic City broadens its license plate reader program.

-Los Angeles County launches a smart mobility initiative for buses with Iteris.

-Chicago reassesses its safety technology.

-Orléans Metropole in France enhances its electric vehicle infrastructure.

-Dortmund in Germany advances in bridge monitoring through digitization,

-Anas part of FS Italiane Group leads with its 'Smart Road' project in Italy. Visit ⁠Kurrant.com for more

📣 Here are the news from the #smartcities 🏙️ industry that have caught our attention this week in #Kurrantly 🚀 (for more kurrant.com)

1️⃣ Madrid's Canal de Isabel II gears up for digitization with 315K smart water meters from Vodafone Spain💦

2️⃣ Paris joins hands with Vianova and Michelin to streamline logistics using mobility data🚚

3️⃣ Denver extends contract for the "Love My Air" air quality app🏞️

4️⃣ Israel Electric Corp. ramps up smart grid efforts with Landis+Gyr🌿

5️⃣ Hawaii takes a lead, installing federally-funded EV chargers via NEVI🔌

6️⃣ Boston pushes for public EV charging expansion, aiming for a charging station within a 10-minute walk for every household by 2030🔋

7️⃣ Seattle and Washington to get next-gen emergency preemption solutions thanks to Yunex Traffic and LYT!🚦

Stay tuned to keep up with the future of cities and utilities! #SmartCities #Sustainability 🌍🌐

📰👀 Here are the news from the #smartcities 🏙️ industry that have caught our attention this week in #Kurrantly 🚀 (for more kurrant.com) 🏙️💡 Four French municipalities launched a €35.5 million, 12-year Smart City project focusing on renewing public lighting, enhancing mobility, and improving energy performance in public buildings.
📈 Four Data, a French IoT start-up, acquired customer portfolios of Birdz and SilentSoft SA, expanding its range of sensor solutions and bolstering its international expansion.
💧🔄 GRUNDFOS acquired Metasphere , combining telemetry, IoT, weather data, and analytics to reduce water system failures and prevent sewer network overflows.
🌏💡 QIC and Intellihub Group strengthened their market positions in Australia and New Zealand through strategic acquisitions in the energy smart metering sector.
🔌 Moldova kicked off a smart meter pilot program, targeting intelligent energy consumption and new policies based on collected data, with an eventual goal of nationwide smart metering.

🌍🚰 Here are the news from the #smartcities industry that have caught our attention this week on #Kurrantly:🚰🌍

1️⃣ Gutermann AG wins a €15 million contract from Acquedotto Pugliese, serving 4 million people in southern Italy, for the largest leak detection project in continental Europe. 🚧💧

2️⃣ Ofwat approves a $2.8 billion plan to install 462,000 smart water meters in England by 2025, focusing on water-stressed areas. Aiming for demand reduction and leak detection. 💡📈

3️⃣ Polish DSO Tauron invests $743 million in grid modernization and 600,000 smart meters to connect new customers and upgrade infrastructure. Powering a smarter future. ⚡💡

4️⃣ Austria's Wien Energie selects Actility to deploy a LoRaWAN network in Vienna, enabling smart metering, environmental monitoring, and more. Working towards net-zero carbon status. ♻️🌍

5️⃣ Kapsch TrafficCom introduces intelligent highways in Spain, transforming a 60km section of the A8 freeway near Bilbao into a connected mobility hub. Enhancing safety and efficiency on the roads. 🚗🌐

6️⃣ NoTraffic raises $50 million to revolutionize traffic management using AI and V2X smart sensors, improving traffic flow and safety at intersections. Making cities smarter and safer. 🚦🚘

7️⃣ Hub One awarded the contract to provide Wifi and IoT coverage for the Grand Paris Express metro system, connecting 65 stations and 170 trains. Enabling energy management, security, and more. 🚇📶

Stay tuned for more updates on the smart cities industry! 💦🌇 #WaterTech #SmartInfrastructure #Sustainability #iot

For more news and insights on the Smart Cities industry visit: www.kurrant.com #digitaltransformation #iot

📣 News from the #smartcities industry that have caught our attention this week on #Kurrantly:

1. GRUPO EYSA and Gijón City Council are set to launch a Low-Emission Zone Parking and Access Control System for diverse user management. 🚦
2. Fluvius partners with LACROIX for digital transformation, aiming to digitalize its energy and wastewater networks in Flanders with IoT solutions. 🌐
3. The City of Leduc partners with TELUS and Prairie Robotics to enhance waste contamination detection with AI. 🤖
4. Vodafone Spain will deploy smart city tech in Cadiz with Rota City Council and Modus for urban mobility improvements. 🚦
5. Savannah, Georgia plans to replace 30,000 traditional water meters with AMI ones, enabling residents to monitor their water usage and receive leak alerts via the EyeOnWater app. 💧

For more news and insights on the Smart Cities industry visit: www.kurrant.com #digitaltransformation #iot

This week on Kurrantly:

🔄 Big moves in the world of ⁠#GreenTech⁠ and ⁠#SmartCities⁠! ⁠Keter Environmental Services⁠ and ⁠Waste Harmonics⁠ are joining forces, leveraging data and technology to enhance their waste and recycling services. Meanwhile, ⁠Rubicon⁠ and Denver are teaming up for optimized waste management.🗑️🤝

🔅🇬🇧 The UK government is taking connectivity up a notch by transforming lamp posts into 5G beacons!

🌃 In France, the City of Brive is partnering with ⁠Bouygues Energies & Services⁠ to modernize its public lighting and deploy a network of connected devices for energy savings. 💡

🔌🚗 ⁠ENGIE⁠ Group has launched Engie Vianeo, a new venture focusing on electric vehicle charging solutions,

📡 ⁠Polar Structure AB⁠ is boosting IoT with its acquisition of Bouygues Telecom's LoRaWAN assets and IoT platform.

⚠️ The UK's smart meter rollout is hitting a few bumps - skills shortage, supplier disagreements, and faulty smart meters are slowing down progress.

Stay tuned for more Updates! 🚀💡🌍

📢 These are the latest #smartcities news that has caught our attention on #Kurrantly

🍃 Sensoneo bags €6.2M, plans for Taiwan branch & Asian expansion.

💡 Sadales tīkls rolls out 1.1M smart meters across Latvia.

🤝 Rochester Sensors acquires Tekelek Group Europe, eyeing improved delivery & logistics.

🏙️ City of San Diego greenlights 50+ free Wi-Fi kiosks, but critics are wary.

⚡ European Commission outlines new rules for energy smart metering & data.

🌫️ Delaware's air quality initiatives get a $358K boost from EPA.

#innovation #greenTech #energytransition #iotinteractive

🌍 Dive into the latest Smart City news that has caught our attention here on Kurrantly:

🇫🇮🔌Finland's largest Distribution System Operator, Caruna, is deploying next-gen smart meters with HAN ports.

🇵🇱💡Stoen Operator, E.ON's Polish subsidiary, announces phase 2 rollout of 400k smart meters.

🇮🇪📡State owned Irish electric utility, ESB Networks, collaborates with Sigma Wireless and Nokia, to setup its private cellular network.

🇦🇪🚗UAE launches Global EV Market project, planning to install over 700 EV chargers, encouraging EV adoption and expanding the EV infrastructure.

🇫🇷👁️French cleantech firm Vizzia secures €3.4M to combat illegal dumping with AI-equipped cameras.

🇫🇷💧Purecontrol, AI equipment control specialist, wraps up a €7M funding round, set to grow in the water management sector and enter the industrial sector.

Stay connected to kurrant.com for more updates!

#CleanTech #Energy #kurrant #EV #AI #SmartGrid #ClimateAction

🌟 Our top picks of the week in smart city news🌟

🔌 Northumbrian Water secures funding for the development of hydro-powered smart water meters. The aim is to provide real-time data and eliminate battery limitations. 💧

💡 Eltel wins a contract extension to install 664,000 smart electricity meters for Vattenfall Eldistribution AB in Sweden. ⚡️

🌍 Metaspectral, a Vancouver-based startup, receives a grant to develop groundbreaking technology for real-time sorting of plastics at the polymer level.🌱

♻️ APR Kerbside, a Melbourne-based recycling company, implements AI-powered robots to efficiently separate Tetra Pak cartons for recycling. 🤖

🔥 Netze BW partners with Minol Zenner and aktiver EMT to pilot heat submetering data transmission through smart meter gateways in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. An exciting initiative that promises enhanced digital solutions in the energy sector! 📊

⚡️ Iberdrola teams up with Amazon Web Services to launch a connected energy management solution. They introduce an Advanced Smart Assistant to optimize energy usage.🌿

Stay tuned for more exciting updates on Kurrant.com ! 💪💼 #innovation #sustainability #energymanagement

📣 This week on #Kurrantly:

🔒 Japanese security firm, Secom, is boosting its #AI capabilities by investing in Eagle Eye and Brivo.

⚡️ Driveco, a French #ElectricVehicle charging company, raised funds to expand its network of charging points accross europe.

🚦 The City of Edinburgh partners with Yunex Traffic to efficiently manage its road networks and achieve environmental objectives.

🍃 Airthings is set to deploy a large number of air quality monitoring devices in schools, an important step in ensuring healthier indoor environments for our young ones!

📡 O2 Telefonica and Mainova are transforming Frankfurt's streetlights into #5G hotspots and irrigation systems!

⚡️ PGE Dystrybucja, a leading power distributor in Poland, has partnered with Elgama Elektronika for a $54M smart meter rollout.

💡 Serbia's smart metering project is powering forward, securing crucial funding for an advanced metering infrastructure - showing great progress in #SmartGrid technology!

Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the tech world! #Innovation #TechUpdates #smartcities

This week on #Kurrantly:

1️⃣ Vianova partners with French transport operator RATP to optimize bus lane usage and prevent congestion in Paris using smart cameras and sensors. A significant move since RATP's €1.8m investment in Vianova's seed round in 2020.

2️⃣ Qualcomm is acquiring Israeli vehicle chipmaker Autotalks for $350-400m to enhance its auto-tech capabilities with V2X communication technology.

3️⃣ AMP Robotics gets a financial boost from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, raising its Series C funding to over $99m for AI-driven waste sorting and recycling solutions.

4️⃣ Optus collaborates with IOTA, ETS Electrical Services, GreenBe, and M2M Telecom to install 68,000 smart water meters in Toowoomba, Australia, using blockchain-powered IoT devices and narrowband IoT network.

5️⃣ Rubicon Technologies partners with the City of Atlanta for a three-year term to enhance residential waste and recycling services using smart city software.

6️⃣ The University of Melbourne receives a $2.5m grant for an innovative smart water grid project to tackle urban water challenges.

Stay tuned for more updates! #TechUpdates #SmartCities #AI #IoT #Autotech

When we go to a smart city event, artificial intelligence is everywhere, and computer vision is the star, the quarterback of the industry. AI is turning into a crucial tool for both vendors and municipalities. It can be a selling point, but sometimes it also leads to deception as vendors sell a simple algorithm as artificial intelligence to attract buyers, and other times, it can be a worry for cities who know all too well about privacy concerns and want to protect their residents. We’re seeing the technology bring efficiency to the industry, but sometimes, also a lack of transparency.

In this video, the first part of a series about AI in the smart city industry, we interview Charbel Aoun, Smart City & Spaces Director at NVIDIA, Sébastien Roche, President of Optim.aize, Anass Khobzi, CTO of Cali Intelligences, and Jorit Schmelzle, CEO of Peregrinne.ai, to discuss the types of AI used in the smart city industry, some examples of them, how AI is helping digitalization be more efficient and move forward, and some of the issues we’re seeing.

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📰 This week on Kurrantly

♻️ Recycling company EverestLabs has raised funding to scale its AI-enabled RecycleOS for material recycling facilities, which has seen impressive growth in 2022.
💡 Texan utility company El Paso Electric has partnered with Oracle to support its smart meter rollout, improving services and reducing costs for customers.
💧 The City of Toledo Public Utilities is replacing 116,000 analog water meters with AMI smart water meters, providing affordable access to safe and sustainable drinking water.
🌐 IoT cloud platform provider Golioth completed a round of seed funding to develop solutions for IoT infrastructure, bridging the gap between hardware and cloud.

🌍💧🚘🌼 This week on #Kurrantly: Métropole Européenne de Lille & Veolia join forces for smarter water conservation💦. Virta powers up with €85M funding to expand their EV charging network🔌. Forton, UK, pioneers the largest hi-tech drainage system trial🌧️. Netmore Group brings IoT connectivity to 76,000 smart water meters💧📶. Tarbes Lourdes-Pyrénées & LifyAir combat pollen allergies with real-time info🌼. Solidaridad & Telensa light up Playa del Carmen with smart streetlights💡. San Diego reboots its Advanced Metering Infrastructure program💧📡, and South Tyneside Council partners with North for a cutting-edge CCTV control center📹. Stay tuned for more! #SmartCities #Innovation #EcoTech 🌐🌿

This week on Kurrantly:

🚀🌎 NASA's #TEMPO is taking air quality tracking to the next level, monitoring North America with an incredible resolution of 4 square miles and hourly updates! 💨

Meanwhile, Actility and UnaBiz are simplifying LPWAN networking with their seamless integration of LoRaWAN® and Sigfox 0G platforms. 🌐💡

Down under, Citilog and TagMaster are enhancing Sydney's WestConnex with cutting-edge sensors and analytics for better traffic management. 🚦🇦🇺

Hold on, there's even more! Miovision is fueling its smart-city tech expansion with funding from TELUS Ventures, Maverix Private Equity, and Export Development Group. Meanwhile, Citron & Infogrid are powering up building management and IoT solutions, thanks to investments from Northzone (Infogrid) and Eiffel Investment Group (Citron). 🏙️🌿

#IoT #SmartCities #Investment #Kurrant

🌟 Exciting news from cities around the globe! 🌍

1️⃣ The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority & Hayden AI join forces for the "Clear Lanes" program, using AI 🤖 cameras to enforce bus lane rules in Washington, LA, and Philly!

2️⃣ Colorado Springs installs Numina sensors 🚶‍♂️🚗 in downtown to collect valuable foot & vehicle traffic data!

3️⃣ Rochester Gas & Electric is on a mission to build a resilient grid 💡 by installing 700k smart electricity & gas meters!

4️⃣ PlanetWatch teams up with TEA Group 🌱, providing environmental monitoring data from Italian Airqino sensors!

5️⃣ Moro Hub & Bidgely collaborate to harness AI & smart meter data for energy efficiency 💚 and grid management in Dubai!

6️⃣ Dubai's RTA expands Smart Pedestrian Signals project 🚦 for improved safety and traffic light efficiency!

Innovation never stops! 💪 Let's stay connected to shape the future! 🚀 #SmartCities #AI #Innovation #Sustainability #TechNews

This week on Kurrantly:

👉 Vianova and Bridgestone Mobility Solutions are teaming up to optimize logistics management in Paris. 🌡️ Melbourne is developing a tool to map heat hazards using live weather and climate data. 💧 UK's Ofwat is proposing to accelerate 31 investment schemes including the installation of smart water meters. 🏗️ Wienerberger has acquired Wideco Sweden AB to expand its smart solutions business. 💡 Milton Keynes City Council is partnering with Telensa to upgrade 58,000 streetlights. ♻️ The City of Miami has entered into a three-year contract with Rubicon to optimize its waste and recycling operations. 🗑️ Routeware Global is set to acquire Recyclist. 📶 Citymesh's smart-city consortium project with the city of Wavre in Belgium will receive a €3.9m grant from the European Digital Fund to build a private 5G network.

Visit www.kurrantinsights.com for more updates on how technology is transforming cities! 🔍 #smartcities #urbaninnovation #logisticsmanagement #watermanagement #streetlighting #wastemanagement #5Gnetworks

🌟💰This week we focus on finance and investment trend news: French AI firm XXII secures Series A funding led by Bpifrance; Quantela Inc. partners with Starlite Media and receives investment from Digital Alpha to expand their digital retail media network; BERNARD Gruppe acquires Hawa Dawa's air quality monitoring solutions; French energy supplier Sercel acquires infrastructure monitoring start-up Morphosense.
#investments #mergersandacquisitions #smartcities

🌍🔋🌳This week on Kurrantly!⚡🚗🌬️
🇬🇧 Surrey County Council teams up with Connected Kerb for the UK's LARGEST charger deployment! 🚘🔌
🌬️📊 EarthSense sets up air quality monitors in Southampton to track smoke emissions from wood burners! 🏠🔥
🇺🇸 Dallas gets a breath of fresh air with new air quality monitors, thanks to an environmental justice grant from the EPA! 🌱🌇
🐭🚧 Watertown's DPW introduces smart traps to control rodent population growth! 🏙️🚦
🇫🇷 Heyliot keeps an eye on fill levels in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté! 🗑️📡
🇵🇱 Emitel brings smart parking to Ostrow Wielkopolski with LoRaWan and cellular sensors! 🚗🅿️
Stay tuned for more Smart City news and follow our podcast for Kurrantly espisodes on the go! 💚🌎🔄
#SustainableCities #SmartSolutions #FutureTech

Exciting news this week on Kurrantly! The Smart City Expo World Congress has introduced Tomorrow.Building, a new initiative that will focus on construction technologies and sustainable buildings and infrastructures. Hammersmith & Fulham Council in the UK is expanding its air quality sensors network, while Via, a transportation startup valued at 3.5 billion dollars, has acquired UK-based journey planning app Citymapper. Chicago City Council has approved a pilot program to test parking enforcement technology and smart loading zones, and Citymesh in Belgium has launched a fleet of 5G-connected safety drones. Additionally, Unabiz has announced another partnership, this time with Senet and the French city of Mulhouse is set to use digital twins to support the transformation of the former DMC textile industrial complex into a sustainable urban district.

This week on Kurrantly ComEd is expanding its drone programme with Skydio, Itron has signed a contract with Duquesne Light Company to mesh-enabled streetlight nodes and smart city central management software; Sunderland City Council has installed infrared temperature sensors on its roads connected to the council's new private wireless network by BAI Communications and its city data platform by Connexin; Taiwan's National Development Fund is planning to invest in start-ups and scale-ups in Central and Eastern Europe; Iberdrola and BP have formed a strategic alliance to invest in EV charging hubs in the Iberian countries; Edinburgh is expanding it EV network.

This week on Kurrantly: The city of Madrid is testing drone pacakge delivery to mobile targets with Correos the National Postal Service; The city of Toulouse is deploying its own 5g network in collaboration with Alsatis; The UK government is unveiling a new plan to unlock the potential of smart EV charging; San diego wants to “re”install 500 cameras; The City of Curitiba signed a public lighting PPP agreement with Engie Brasil Energia to modernize and manage its public lighting; UnaBiz The Things Industries will collaborate to make LPWAN technology more accessible and interoperable across the globe.

Discover how the world is transforming with smart cities and utilities: From Italy's smart ventures to global IoT expansions, and breakthroughs in recycling and traffic management to the future of EV charging and digital governance.
This week:
-Patrizia boosts its smart city ventures with Smart Streetlighting Aquisition.
-Netmore acquires Senet to expand IoT operations in the US.
Ireland launches a recycling scheme with Re-turn and Sensoneo
-Greyparrot teams up with Bollegraaf and Lubo Recycling Solutions to improve recycling efficiency with AI.
-Coachella Valley embarks on a traffic management project with Yunex Traffic and Western Systems Inc.
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#v2x #smartcities #streetlighting #smartwaste #sustainability #lorawan #mergersandacquisitions

This week on Kurrantly: The development of the American national EV charger network is moving forward; Advanced Infrastructure is partnering with city councils and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to help the UK meet its net zero target. A large smart parking project has been attributed by the County of Virginia to eleven-x ; The results of Google's Air View initiative, which monitored Dublin City Council's air quality for 16 months have been released; A multi-million loan has been granted to Zunder by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand its EV network across Spain.

Here are the top picks of the week on Kurrantly: Madrid, Europe's largest waste collection project, is using Sensoneo's solution; meshify, a subsidiary of HSB Insurance, is connecting its leak and freeze detection sensors to with Amazon Sidewalk; SPTel Pte Ltd, a joint venture between ST Engineering and SP Group, is deploying Singapore's first #lorawan network; Purecontrol worked with Cobalt Water Global to lower Rennes Ville et Métropole's N2O gases; and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines chose Mobilize to implement five new mobility solutions.

#smartcities #internetofthings #urbaninnovation

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This week on Kurrantly we look at the latest V2X projects with Yunex Traffic and leTEC in Blegium and LACROIX City and Tisséo in Toulouse; Enedis is putting its electrical poles at the service of French communities to install Smart devices; Kallipr is equipping Sydney Water with sensors to prevent overflows and more…

This week on Kurrantly: Telekom Srbija is building a new NB-IoT network with Actility and Teri Engineering; Netmore is axpanding its LoRawan infrastructure to France; Auriga Services Limited is partnering with IOTICS to expand its Essential Sharing Network that it has piloted with Thames Water, UK Power Networks and London Fire Brigade; French independent water distributer Sogedo announces a 10 year partnership with UnaBiz.