Connected Places Catapult - The UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport & place leadership.

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

Event

Clean Futures Accelerator Demo Day

Join us on 19th February 2026 at Coventry University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering for an inspiring day of innovation and collaboration. The Clean Futures Demo Day brings together pioneering SMEs, industry leaders, and investors to explore cutting-edge technologies driving the transition to a sustainable automotive supply chain.

Article

Electric vehicle app helps free-up bays for charging

Driver frustration over blocked charging bays can be eased with an app and client dashboard that were refined and taken to market with support from Connected Places Catapult.

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”

Event / DfT Freight Innovation Fund: Showcasing Innovation & Unlocking Investment

Event / Gemini Call: National Digital Twin Programme (UK): Update + Q&A

Article / Viewpoint: Why interoperable testbeds are the key to the UK’s digital future

beautiful canal scene in the West Midlands. Modern red-brick apartment buildings line the water.

Event / Diatomic Demo Day

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

Opportunity / Commercial cooking air quality trial

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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.

Project

Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P)

Join the i3P community to drive the future transformation of the infrastructure and construction industry.

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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