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Engine builder for boats charts new waters with energy management system
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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.
Meet the innovator making infrastructure assets work smarter
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Meet the innovator making infrastructure assets work smarter

Anna Jordan builds AI systems to help highway operators improve how roads function, and has been supported by three accelerator programmes delivered by Connected Places Catapult.
Meet the innovator determined to scale net zero know-how
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Meet the innovator determined to scale net zero know-how

Dr Amrit Chandan is using AI to capture workers’ sustainability knowledge, to help the next generation improve on its decarbonisation efforts
Meet the innovator mapping safer bike routes through cities
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Meet the innovator mapping safer bike routes through cities

French entrepreneur Garance Locatelli is making city cycle networks easier to navigate with a subway-inspired wayfinding system.
Meet the innovator using AI to improve crowd safety in train stations
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Meet the innovator using AI to improve crowd safety in train stations

Biology graduate Rosie Richardson became fascinated by human behaviour and the role technology can play in keeping people safe. Now she is driving the development of a system that spots potential hazards at train stations to provide early alerts for rail staff to keep passengers secure.
Meet the innovator giving all passengers a greater voice
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Meet the innovator giving all passengers a greater voice

Smartphone technology developed by a Belfast-based entrepreneur could soon help public transport users report anti-social behaviour without fear.
Meet the innovator using AI to speed-up road incident response times
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Meet the innovator using AI to speed-up road incident response times

Michael Vardi has developed intelligent traffic sensing software that can alert highway authorities to accidents and safety concerns instantly.
Meet the innovator promoting reuse in the built environment
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Meet the innovator promoting reuse in the built environment

One ambitious construction professional’s “belief in a better way” has led her to create a material reuse platform to reduce building waste and promote the circular economy.
Meet the innovator harnessing wind power from passing trains
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Meet the innovator harnessing wind power from passing trains

Anjali Devadasan has created wind turbines to stand beside railways; generating electricity from speeding trains to provide sustainable power for stations and work sites.
Exterior view of Glasgow Airport terminal building with white taxis lined up in the designated pick-up area, showcasing Glasgow Airport's accessibility features.
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Airport technology trial monitors passenger movements at Glasgow

Entopy introduced a digital twin to aviation after proving its worth in maritime
Meet the academic supporting sustainable transport start-ups
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Meet the academic supporting sustainable transport start-ups

Professor Marcos Kauffman is helping automotive innovators to flourish on the Clean Futures programme.
Meet the innovator enabling material reuse in construction
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Meet the innovator enabling material reuse in construction

Andrea Charlson is developing software that provides a detailed digital record of the materials and products stored in buildings and infrastructure assets; helping their owners monitor their sustainability performance and consider the reuse of materials.
Meet the innovator using AI to predict the impact of transport delays
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Meet the innovator using AI to predict the impact of transport delays

Andre Wang is helping rail operators better understand the knock-on effects of disruption, and hopes to provide useful travel information for wheelchair users and passengers with buggies using buses and trams.
Meet the Innovator creating 3D printed concrete structures
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Meet the Innovator creating 3D printed concrete structures

Aiming for profit with social purpose, Natalie Wadley is developing rail and water infrastructure and aims to tackle homelessness by building affordable houses.
Meet the innovator making roads smoother
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Meet the innovator making roads smoother

Liverpool based entrepreneur Paolo Paoletti and his team have developed an AI-powered sensor capable of identifying highway defects in an instant, and are also building a robot to spot problems and administer carriageway repairs automatically.
Meet the innovator helping construction projects use data better
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Meet the innovator helping construction projects use data better

Paul Duddy from Glasgow has developed digital twin technology to improve works efficiencies on large engineering schemes.
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