Meet the Academic backing hydrogen for a clean energy transition
Mechanical engineering specialist Dawei Wu has created a hydrogen innovation roadmap to help guide future investment in alternative fuels, with support from Connected Places Catapult.
Imperative
Climate Action
We convene the markets to spark disruptive innovation and scale up Net Zero and resilience technologies, by developing the business and operational case for adoption and deployment.
What's new
Article
Report
Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure: Safety and Security
As fossil fuels are phased out, we need to ensure that battery electric charging and hydrogen refuelling operations are safe.
Report
Maritime Future Fuel Trial & Demonstration Plan
A transition from feasibility studies to live trials and demonstrations is key to accelerating the adoption of maritime future fuels.
Podcasts
Projects, opportunities & Case Studies
Project
Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo)
The Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) is a pioneering digital twin platform for climate change adaptation that improves system-wide resilience across infrastructure networks.
Opportunity
Hydrogen Innovation Initiative Demonstration 23-24
Companies can apply for up to £50k to trial technology related to the production, conversion, distribution or end use of hydrogen.
Project
Unlocking the value chain of shared electric two-wheelers in India
Helping to promote a shift towards shared micro-mobility, and highlighting the leading role which city governments can play by partnering with the private sector.
Project
UK – India Innovation for Net Zero: Exploring place-based bilateral partnerships
International collaboration can boost the power of places to deliver on net zero goals. A new partnership between the UK and India which involves Connected Places Catapult is hoping to achieve just that.
Case Study
ASEAN Smart Cities Spark an Electric Bus Revolution
Electrifying public bus fleets is a net zero action that many cities have in their power to take now – but the instability of the grid in these districts can cause delays in implementing chargers.
Project
Carbon Accounting
Representatives from the Catapult Network are working with Government, academia and standards bodies to develop a robust, comprehensive framework to accurately measure greenhouse gas emissions of UK manufactured products, that will accelerate industrial emission reduction and position the UK as the place for green manufacturing.
Project
Clean Tyne Shipping Corridor
The project will develop a roadmap for a green shipping corridor from the North East to support the maritime sector’s transition to net zero.
Project
UK-LATAM Net Zero and Resilience Programme
Connected Places Catapult is developing an exciting new programme working with our strategic global partner ICLEI South America and the governments of Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Campinas (Brazil) and Monterrey (Mexico).
