Search begins for innovators to make maritime operations greener
The new Ideas Elevator – Maritime Decarbonisation programme is set to support innovators with very early-stage business ideas in the maritime sector.
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The Ideas Elevator – Maritime Decarbonisation
This pilot programme is for disruptive, very early-stage and exciting ideas and concepts that may alter the future landscape of clean maritime and have the potential to lead to radical change. It is open to SMEs and academics.
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Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better
Serial entrepreneur Dimple Patel is leading a successful nature tech business previously supported by Connected Places Catapult and recognised by the Prince of Wales.
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Green Shipping Corridor Playbook
A Strategic Decarbonisation in Maritime Transport
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Innovation will be vital says rail transition lead
How railway reform will impact the landscape for innovators was debated at the Connected Places Summit.
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Regional cluster leads discuss what it takes to scale local economies
Ambitions to accelerate local growth were outlined at the Connected Places Summit.
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A Regional roadmap for growing data-enabled public services
Devolution creates opportunity, but without shared data, aligned governance, and the right capability, progress stalls.
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Chief Scientific Adviser celebrates five transport innovators
Exceptional start-up firms participating in the Transport Research and Innovation Grants programme were recognised at the Connected Places Summit.
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Public procurement for a just, net zero transition
Public procurement in the United Kingdom (UK) is undergoing a period of transition and represents a powerful, yet under-exploited, tool for advancing a just and net zero transition at the local level.
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3Ci: The Cities Commission for Climate Investment
A national initiative unlocking private investment into local net zero projects through place-based collaboration, now transitioning into government delivery.
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Providing UK businesses with a platform to grow
Supporting UK businesses to grow through the provision of networking, collaborations, and introductions
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Place-based Public Procurement for a Low-Carbon Future: Regional Economic Impacts of Retrofitting
This research brief examines how place-based public procurement can accelerate housing retrofit delivery and strengthen regional economic outcomes, using the West Midlands as a case study.
