Airfield survey specialists trial systems at Glasgow Airport
Four emerging technology companies have demonstrated new approaches to airport pavement inspection through the Connected Airport Living Lab programme.
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Drone tech investor speaks up for honest feedback
Venture capitalist firm PiLabs’ partner Hugo Silva talks about his financial backing of Sorair Technologies and its founder Kunmi Oludoyi.
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Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure: Infrastructure Planning and Delivery
The delivery of public charging and refuelling infrastructure is critical in facilitating long-distance operations and adoption of zero-emission heavy goods vehicles.
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Reinventing the city of Liverpool
In this episode, we visit a city with a proud sense of identity and a bold vision for the future. Liverpool is famous for its maritime heritage, musical legacy, and vibrant culture. But today it’s reimagining itself as a hub for science, technology and inclusive innovation.
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Green construction plans charge ahead for Lower Thames Crossing
England’s largest highway construction scheme for a generation – the Lower Thames Crossing – will be built using low carbon vehicles and plant. How best to keep machines charged on multiple sites was explored at a Catapult convened event in June.
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Urban innovators sought for £100k digital transformation programme
Funding available for West Midlands innovators with ideas to support planning and development in Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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Reinventing the city of Bristol
In this episode, we visit a city with a powerful story to tell about invention and reinvention. Bristol, in the southwest of England, is famous for its engineering heritage, creative industries, and independent spirit. Today it is forging a national reputation bold plans for sustainable and inclusive growth.
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Ideas to enhance safety and reduce anxiety sought for Bristol Temple Meads testbed
Search begins for up to 8 companies to receive funding and business support, with 3 progressing to live trials at Bristol Temple Meads.
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Reimagining the economy of Northeast Ohio
In this episode we visit a place with a fascinating story to tell about reimagining the economy of a place. Northeast Ohio in the USA, or the Greater Cleveland region, comprises 30% of the state of Ohio’s economy, which is ranked 5th in the US for its business climate, 3rd when it comes to affordability, and second in the country for quality of life.
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A podcast about the future of our towns and cities, and how we live and travel in them.
What is the role of a harbour, an airport, or a train station in the 21st Century? How are cities helping to decarbonise our economies? Where does hydrogen and new fuels come in? How do we make public transport more accessible and sustainable? What does the future of our town centres and local neighbourhoods look like?
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Registration opens for inaugural Connected Places Summit
The brand-new flagship event will engage and inspire attendees with a wide-ranging agenda aimed at accelerating innovation across cities, transport and place leadership.
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Catapult backed Port of Aberdeen project secures Government funding
Seven berths at the Scottish port are to provide green energy following a grant from the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition.
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Autonomous driving projects secure Government funds
Partners involved in the CERTUS and evolvAD programmes are among 13 recipients of funding from the Government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.
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Decarbonisation and automation innovators join Maritime Accelerator as Royal Navy confirms support
AI supply chain management, autonomous security drones and emission reduction technologies are among the innovations selected to receive expert support.
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New agreement will see closer collaboration between Belfast and Sejong
Connected Places Catapult welcomes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Belfast City Council and Sejong City in the Republic of Korea, which aims to foster greater collaboration between the two city regions with areas including smart cities technologies, supporting small businesses, and the exchange of academic research.
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Royal Mail and Skyports launch Orkney drone deliveries backed by Freight Innovation Fund
Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail have begun to deliver parcels and letters by drone between the Orkney Islands.
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Carbon reduction champions shortlisted in National Highways programme
Innovative low carbon approaches to road construction and maintenance will receive funding and business support.
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Tech innovators sought to supercharge Birmingham’s public services
The DIATOMIC Accelerator will provide companies in the West Midlands with funding for trials alongside expert support. The Accelerator is designed to harness the region’s knowledge base in digital technologies, helping to bolster innovation and R&D capacity to spark commercial growth and investment.
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New funding available for West Midlands businesses with clean transport ideas
The first round of the Clean Futures Accelerator will provide grants of up to £50K, plus expert support, to companies in the West Midlands with ideas to make transport greener. The Accelerator is designed to leverage the region’s rich transport manufacturing heritage, aligning with the West Midlands Plan for Growth to cement the area as home to the Green Industrial Revolution.
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Award win for railway safety innovation
Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult have won a Safety Award for developing a new piece of technology known as ‘geofencing’.
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Net Zero Neighbourhoods: an opportunity to sweeten the deal for investors
Local authorities in the UK face significant challenges in funding the net zero transition. In response, 3Ci proposes the Net Zero Neighbourhoods model, an innovative concept that packages net zero projects together – such as residential retrofit and waste management – to attract private sector investment.
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Transport Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap launched by Transport Minister
Optimising traffic flows, providing live updates on EV chargers, and reducing infrastructure maintenance are just three ways in which digital twins are revolutionising transport. Transport Minister Jesse Norman, today unveiled a Vision and Roadmap to align efforts and supercharge this revolution.
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£1.96m to Fund 67 Projects to Improve the UK’s Transport System
Technology that enables open sea refuelling using hydrogen generation from buoys, a personal sign language avatar that provides wayfinding information in train stations, and a climate change resilient permeable pavement solution are among 67 projects to receive a share of nearly two million pounds.
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Maritime Accelerator seeks innovators with new ideas to float
Innovative companies have four weeks to apply for support and funding to test and develop their solutions through the second Maritime Accelerator programme.
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Advisory Board appointed to propel freight sector innovation forward
New Freight Innovation Cluster Advisory Board features heavy-hitters from across the freight and logistics industry.
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