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Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Article

Meet the academic pulling the spending lever to stimulate innovation and boost the economy

Public authorities can use their purchasing power to support innovation, drive local growth and improve sustainability for manufacturers and clients, argues one Lancaster University professor.

Article

Engine builder for boats charts new waters with energy management system

Maritime tech scale-up Ecomar Propulsion widened its focus from designing motors for boats to managing their energy needs after joining the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator, and aims to become a £100m company within five years.

News / Five Hydrogen Technology Demos Green Lit

Article / Clean Futures participant wins global award with rail infrastructure innovation

Event / Procuring Innovation: Clean Air Pilot for Commercial Cooking

Case Study / Supporting UK Freeports to innovate and drive local business growth

Event / Clean Futures Accelerator Demo Day

Article / Electric vehicle app helps free-up bays for charging

Article / Meet the innovator making infrastructure assets work smarter

Event / Gemini Call: The Benefits and Challenges of Using Digital Twins to Secure Dangerous Drugs in Veterinary Work

Article / “More start-up companies die from indigestion than starvation”

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Case Study

Supporting UK Freeports to innovate and drive local business growth

How collaboration, investment and innovation are accelerating growth across the UK’s Freeports.

Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation: Antenna-boosting materials sought in latest challenge

Experts can apply to take part in a two-day interactive sandpit event focused on discreet wearable technologies for use in national security and defence.

Opportunity

Commercial cooking air quality trial

Following a successful innovation procurement process with Westminster City Council, we are now inviting forward thinking local authorities to join the next phase of a strategically important air quality trial.

Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation: Sandpit event to explore wearable technologies

Experts can apply to take part in a two-day interactive sandpit event focused on discreet wearable technologies for use in national security and defence.

Reports

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Report

Decarbonising Airside Operations

Aviation’s climate response is at a pivotal moment, with airside operations, particularly Ground Support Equipment (GSE), offering a tangible opportunity to drive progress toward net zero.

Report

CREDO for transport: Value propositions for holistic systems resilience

Transport is the foundational enabler and cornerstone of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, underpinning economic growth and societal wellbeing. This vital network, which supports the nation’s high-growth industries (often referred to as the ‘IS-8’), is facing an escalating threat from extreme weather and cascading failures.

Report

CReDO for telecoms: A process blueprint for resilient connectivity

Moving the UK telecoms sector from reactive recovery to pre-emptive preparedness.

Report

Mobilising Investment for Local Net Zero: Insights from developing Net Zero Neighbourhood Investment Memorandums

This report demonstrates that place-based Net Zero Neighbourhoods, supported by targeted government funding and robust investment models, can unlock private capital and accelerate large-scale retrofit across the UK.

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