Project Summary

GoRolloe’s air filtering technology aims to address the issue of non-exhaust particulate matter emissions from road freight vehicles. The company’s innovative product is not only low-tech and cost-effective, but it can also be retrofitted onto existing vehicles without the need for modification. By utilising reusable filters and recyclable plastics, GoRolloe’s product has a circular life cycle, making it both eco-friendly and sustainable. With this technology, the company is taking a significant step towards reducing the impact of freight transportation on the environment and promoting cleaner air for all.

Project Achievements

The project focus was to validate our technology through showing the product adapts to vehicles in a functional and safe manner, is efficient at capturing non-exhaust emissions, does not cause harmful side-effects to the vehicle, and has commercial traction. The project concluded with a demonstrator validated in lab environment, airflow and filtering know-how, scientific reports, and commercial partnerships. We have established a commercial partnership with a Tier 1 manufacturer in the automotive sector and an established filter material manufacturer with expertise in the automotive field. T v a a c T a c

Conclusions

The project was very successful, bringing our technology from a concept to a lab validated demonstrator with commercial interest. Understanding the engineering and commercial constraints was key to building a product that stood a chance to be adopted by the automotive industry. We are now at a stage where our proof-of- concept is ready to be patented and pilot trialled in a real operational environment. The project also enabled us to gain connections and know-how which will accelerate our development of the technology onto other vehicles in the next coming years.

Next Steps

• Trial prototypes on industrial testing rigs, at testing centres, and on roads with OEMS to test functionality, safety, assemb ly,and efficiency • Assess OEM interest and gather commercial feedback from pilot trials; understand competitive landscape and where we stand in comparison • Keep up with Eu 7 developments to foresee if it will be adopted and what will be the requirements • Showcase our technology next autumn for the first time.

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