Take some of the world’s most sensitive astronomical instruments including more than 900 mirrors with a diameter of up to 4.5 meters - 798 of them are hexagonal and extremely vulnerable to changes in temperature and mechanical shock. Add some very advanced…
New Arup Report Focuses on the Sustainable Regeneration of Land in Europe
Arup has launched “Sustainable regeneration of unused transportation territories”– a new report that analyses how the sustainable regeneration of…
Towards Clean and Smart Mobility
Transport plays a critical role in the way we live. Our food, clothes and household waste all need to be transported, contributing to our economy and…
Better Targeted Measures Needed to Tackle Urban Sprawl in Europe
There is growing evidence that urban sprawl is having an increasingly negative effect on the environment and on the quality of life across Europe. Existing actions to prevent, contain or control such development have had limited results. Better targeted measures…
Reducing Flood Risks and Restoring Healthy Ecosystems
Floodplains once covered wide stretches along European rivers, but today only fractions of them remain. These ecosystems have an important role to play in reducing flood risks and are also the natural habitat of many endangered species. A new report by the…
European Carsharing Company VULOG Closes Financing Round
Sept. 21, 2015 – VULOG, the European leader in carsharing hardware and software solutions, announces the investment of €8.4 million of growth financing from the Ecotechnologies fund, managed by Bpifrance, and the Environmental Technologies Fund, a growth…
EULF Transportation Pilot is First to Test European Location Framework Delivery Platform
July 2, 2015—Seamless, cross-border geospatial information delivered via the European Location Framework is helping to speed up the exchange of safety-related road data. The European Union Location Framework (EULF) Transportation pilot scheme is the first…
Assessing the Vulnerability of European Cities to Climate Change
June 8, 2015—The European Environment Agency (EEA) published today a series of interactive maps, illustrating various climate threats European cities face as well as cities’ capacity to respond to these threats. This new ‘map book’ provides background…
Siemens Builds First eHighway in Sweden
Siemens will install a catenary system for hybrid trucks in Sweden. The contract was awarded by the Swedish Transport Administration to the County Council of Gävleborg. The catenary system will electrify a two-kilometer stretch of the E16 highway north of…
Europe’s Transport Network Proves Vulnerable to Climate Change
Transport is vital to the smooth running of the economy. When movement of people, goods or services is hindered, the indirect costs to the economy can be many times higher than the direct cost of damaged transport infrastructure. Despite these risks, adapting…
