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Dr Hadi Moztarzadeh: Mobility not mode must be the automotive industry and the broader transport sector’s focus
Connected Places Catapult’s Affiliate explains why the automotive sector needs to share learnings and opportunities with colleagues in rail, maritime and aviation to help with the transition towards net zero and sustainable transport.
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Meet the innovator capturing pollutants from vehicles
Serial inventor Kristen Tapping is developing an air filtration device for heavy vehicles to help clean polluted air on city streets, and is supported by Connected Places Catapult in her quest to bring a useful product to market.
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Meet the academic protecting bridges from climate change
Italian structural engineer Enrico Tubaldi’s experience of a strong earthquake in his hometown as a student led him to set about improving the resilience of structures to tremors. Now based in the UK, he’s turned his attention to protecting historic bridges from the effects of flooding.
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Energy saving start-up secures investment after Catapult event
Promising start-up companies looking to secure investment for their innovations gathered at the Shard in London last February to pitch their business propositions. One year on, we speak to event participant Gregor Hoefter of energy saving platform GridDuck about his firm’s journey.
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Cambridgeshire haulier drives consolidated deliveries and shared charging forward
Nearly 200 organisations have come together in the Freight Innovation Cluster – convened by Connected Places Catapult – to strengthen ties within the logistics sector. One new member is Welch’s Transport which is developing a freight consolidation centre to reduce the number of trucks heading towards Cambridge.
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Meet the innovator cleaning the air in train stations
Matteo Maccario and his start-up company Pluvo are about to install new air filtration devices on train platforms in Birmingham and Salisbury.
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CReDo among the winners at Climate Innovation Awards
Climate resilience digital twin tops Green Building, Infrastructure and Adaptation category
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Professor Chris Smith: Green maritime ambitions need greater focus
Connected Places Catapult’s new Affiliate explains why the UK must do more to meet the carbon challenge in shipping.
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