The EIB support will enable Grupo Ruiz to replace more polluting diesel buses with 32 electric and 141 compressed natural gas alternatives. The new vehicles will provide public transport services in Madrid, Majorca, Badajoz, Toledo, Salamanca and Murcia, covering both urban and intercity lines. This services will enter service over the next two years and […]
State aid: Commission opens investigation into public support for Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal in Spain
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the plan by the Spanish region of Valencia to grant €9 million of public support to regional airline Air Nostrum for the renewal of its fleet is in line with EU State aid rules. Air Nostrum is a regional airline headquartered in Valencia (Spain). […]
Private buses join the sharing economy
The EU-funded BUSUP project is a personalised, shared corporate bus service, ideal for companies located in places where traditional public transport does not arrive. With the appearance of new mobility services, millennials have shifted from car ownership to car use (i.e. car-sharing), ridesharing (i.e. Blablacar), and ride hailing (i.e. Uber). As a consequence, corporations located […]
Zero-emission double decker buses to join public bus fleets in Aberdeen
New hydrogen buses will soon go into operation in various cities across the United Kingdom. Eagle-eyed bus spotters will notice an environmentally friendly addition to fleets driving around Aberdeen soon. Partially funded by the JIVE project, the city will see 15 hydrogen-powered double-decker buses introduced to its public transportation system later this year. Aberdeen already […]
H2020: SESAR 2020: Cognitive Support
This call (SESAR-ER4-02-2019), which aims to broaden the body of knowledge on joint cognitive human machine systems and/or innovative training concepts developed to safely introduce higher levels of automation in air traffic management, falls under the Smart, green and integrated transport sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. According to the SESAR vision outlined in the […]
State aid: France to recover €8.5 million of illegal aid to Ryanair at Montpellier airport
The European Commission has found that the marketing agreements concluded between the local Association for the Promotion of Touristic and Economic Flows (APFTE) and Ryanair at the airport of Montpellier are illegal under EU State aid rules. Ryanair now has to return €8.5 million of illegal State aid. Montpellier airport is a regional airport located […]
H2020: Secure, cleand and efficient energy: Development of next generation biofuel and alternative renewable fuel technologies for aviation and shipping
Reducing carbon emissions in the rapidly expanding aviation and shipping sectors and increasing global consumption of fossil fuels depends on biofuels and renewable fuels. This call (LC-SC3-RES-23-2019), which faces the specific challenge of increasing the competitiveness of the next generation of biofuel and renewable fuel technologies in aviation and maritime transport compared to fossil fuel […]
H2020: SESAR 2020: Meteorology at Airports
This call (SESAR-ER4-14-2019) whics aims to improve airport capacity and resilience and ensuring safety and security levels, falls under the H2020-JTI-SESAR-2019 sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Weather has a significant impact on airport operations: snow, sleet, and freezing rain, which along with strong winds, low clouds, and reduced visibility may create dangerous conditions at or […]
H2020: Shift2Rail-RIA: ASupport to the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of brake systems
This call for proposals addresses the priority area of the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of braking systems within the Shift2Rail-RIA Research and Innovation action sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Although rail freight markets within the EU have been open for a number of years, the modal share of intra-EU rail […]