FUNDACIÓN CARTIF – TECHNOLOGY CENTER CARTIF

Fundación CARTIF is a leading Spanish Applied Research Centre in terms of R&D and technology transfer activities, whose main ambition is to improve competitiveness and create business opportunities through innovative solutions and enhanced processes, systems and products. CARTIF has accumulated a wide range of experiences with international projects, made visible in its participation in: 121 international projects, 36 of them are coordinated by Fundación CARTIF itself.

Main tasks
CARTIF is the main coordinator in terms of financial, legal and administrative management of the project. It will be responsible for the multifunctional barrier development to mitigate noise and emissions. This includes working with the real-life demo project in Madrid, installing the multifunctional barrier and monitoring pollutants within the barrier during the demo’s execution.

Website
www.cartif.es

Contacts
Dr Dolores Hidalgo, Director of the Circular Economy Area
dolhid@cartif.es

TRANSPORT & ENVIRONMENT

The European Federation for Transport and Environment is Europe's leading NGO campaigning for cleaner transport. Transport and Environment’s mission is to promote, at an EU and global level, a transport policy based on the principles of sustainable development. Transport policy should minimize harmful impacts on the environment and health, maximize the efficiency of resources, including energy and land, and guarantee safety and sufficient access for all.

Main tasks
Transport and Environment will mainly work with the impact analysis of NEMO’s solutions and demos, as well as the development of a methodology for calculating the externalities to apply variable tariffs. This includes the presentation of an ambitious whitepaper at the European Parliament. It is also responsible for the best practice exchange with cities.

Website
www.transportenvironment.org

Contacts
Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director, Vehicles and E-mobility
julia.poliscanova@transportenvironment.org

OPUS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AB

OPUS Technology Solutions AB is a company within OPUS Group dedicated to the development and delivery of technology solutions (including software and hardware) to the European operating entities Opus Bilprovning and Opus RSE, in order to perform traditional periodic technical inspections (e.g. safety and emissions inspection systems) and emissions measurements of real on-road driving emissions.

Main tasks
OPUS Technology Solution’s main task is to support OPUS RS Europe in hardware and software developments for a new remote sensing device for emissions. It will be based on the most advanced technology (Quantum cascade laser) to remotely measure emissions from road and rail traffic. The work includes laser and spectrometers configuration arrangement definition, the procurement of parts, signal analysis and configurations to improve the quantification of pollutants. OPUS Technology Solutions will also participate in the demo projects in Madrid and Valencia.

Website
https://www.opus.global

MÜLLER-BBM RAIL TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Müller-BBM Rail Technologies develops and produces measuring and monitoring systems and software tools specifically tailored to the needs of railway operators, manufacturers and authorities. Müller-BBM Rail Technologies brings vast experience and know-how from decades of practical work and research in the fields of railway noise and maintenance.

Main tasks
As a partner for technology development and research, Müller-BBM Rail Technologies will support the technical progress in standardization committees. Müller-BBM Rail Technologies will work on rail configuration of the remote sensing device for noise, in terms of meeting requirements, concept design and the wagon identification system.
Müller-BBM Rail Technologies will be responsible for the complete railway noise real-life demo in Susteren, the Netherlands.

Website
www.muellerbbm-rail.com

KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM AG

Kapsch Trafficcom is one of the world's most highly regarded providers of tolling, traffic management, smart urban mobility, traffic safety and security and connected vehicles. The mobility solutions supplied by Kapsch Trafficcom help make road traffic safer and more reliable, efficient and comfortable in urban areas and on highways alike, while helping to reduce pollution.

Main tasks
Kapsch Trafficcom will prepare its new-generation Teesdorf testing site for NEMO integration tests. This integration includes collaboration with the Austrian public entity responsible for Austrian autobahns. Kapsch will also contribute to the NAUTILUS platform development, especially in the parts related to tolling integration and I2I/I2V systems. Kapsch Trafficcom will be working on the interface for road and rail infrastructure as well as on the real-time connection to vehicle registry databases.

Website
www.kapsch.net

ARPAT - AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LA PROTEZIONE AMBIENTALE DELLA TOSCANA

ARPAT is the regional environmental protection agency of Tuscany, Italy. They monitor the state of the environment, carry out investigations into sources of pollution and their impacts and deal with the detection and prevention of risk factors for the environment and human health. ARPAT also provides inspections in Tuscany to monitor compliance with the current standards of environmental protection.

Main tasks
ARPAT will oversee the demos of the different solutions developed in NEMO. There will be four different demos, covering road, rail and sea transport, as well as noise and emissions issues. ARPAT will work on noise and air quality measurements in demo studies, as well as on securing the necessary permits for each demo site in close collaboration with local partners. It will be responsible for the demo in Florence more specifically.

Website
www.arpat.toscana.it

EUROPEAN COMMISSION, JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

As the Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre's mission is to provide EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support throughout the entire policy cycle. Its work has a direct impact on the lives of citizens by contributing with its research outcomes to a healthy and safe environment, secure energy supplies, sustainable mobility and consumer health and safety. The Joint Research Centre draws on over 50 years of scientific work experience.

Main tasks
The Joint Research Centre will assist OPUS RS Europe and OPUS Technology Solution on the development of the remote sensing device for emissions to consider the European Commission’s needs and future regulations. It will also work on the final performance validation of the remote sensing prototype for emissions in Teesdorf, Austria and the demos of the different NEMO solutions at the Florence demo site.

Website
www.ec.europa.eu/jrc

AUDIOTEC INGENIERÍA ACÚSTICA S.A

Audiotec has formed a highly qualified technical team in the research and development of projects related to applied acoustics and has facilities that include an acoustics laboratory with standardized cameras and state-of-the-art equipment. They have been present in the field related to acoustics’ research for 30 years, being part of the main national acoustic associations and a technical reference at national level.

Main tasks
Audiotec will work with multifunctional barrier development, to mitigate noise and exhaust emissions. It will develop a prototype barrier in collaboration with CARTIF capable of mitigating noise coming from road traffic. Different materials and configurations will be simulated, and the final prototype will comply with the normative for roadside safety. It will also perform laboratory and real-world noise tests according to ISO/UNE and collaborate in the installation of the barrier in the demo project in Madrid.

Website
www.audiotec.es

GATE 21

Gate 21 is a non-profit organization that works to promote green growth and a green transition in the Greater Copenhagen region through local and regional projects. It brings together local and regional authorities, utilities suppliers, private companies and research institutions to develop and distribute sustainable solutions. Gate 21 has presented concrete strategic paths forward for cities’ green transition and offers a stable, proven platform for public-private innovation and cooperation.

Main tasks
Gate 21 will lead the communication, awareness raising and dissemination parts of the project. It will manage and implement impact-based dissemination, communication and engagement activities with the aim of increasing public and stakeholders’ awareness, stimulating acceptance and fostering the replication of NEMO’s services.

Website
www.gate21.dk

Contacts
Karolina Huss, Senior Project Manager and Developer
Karolina.huss@21.dk

Peter Liljenberg, Communication manager, Smart Cities & Communities
Peter.Liljenberg@gate21.dk

UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA

The University of Cantabria (UC) is a modern public institution whose main purpose is to contribute to social progress through teaching and scientific excellence. The university’s Construction Technology Applied Research Group has developed more than 100 R&D projects in the fields of pavement structure construction, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), the application of geosynthetics in construction, slope stabilization and sustainable construction, among others.

Main tasks
The University of Cantabria will work with the development of a combined noise and emissions mitigation solution that will join multifunctional barriers with new pavements. They will be in charge of the development and laboratory characterization of asphalt mixes to mitigate noise and emissions for both urban and peri-urban roads. In addition, University of Cantabria will offer support during the production of asphalt mixes for the accelerating loading test in Nantes to be conducted by Université Gustave Eiffel and design the asphalt mixtures according to the criteria proposed by M+P.

Website
www.web.unican.es

COMUNE DI FIRENZE

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, Florence has tackled the matter of sustainability as a sort of never-ending story: the Aalborg Charter (1998), the Covenant of Mayors (2010), the Mayors Adapt and Compact of Mayors (2015) all show Florence’s peculiar position as a city that is planning for a better life in which safeguarding means protecting cultural heritage and the city’s users, both those that are visiting the city and those that are living in it.

Main tasks
Comune Di Firenze plays an important role in the demo project in Florence, where it will be facilitating permits, notifying high-emitters and distributing Low Emission Zone messages. They will also publish the results of the demo project in conferences and meetings.

Website
www.comune.fi.it

Contacts
Arnaldo Melloni, Head of the Office of Public Hygiene
arnaldo.melloni@comune.fi.it

RICARDO NEDERLAND B.V.

Ricardo Energy & Environment (Ricardo) is an internationally renowned consultancy with world-leading environmental expertise operating in the UK, Europe and across the world. Ricardo’s air quality and environment practice has over 60 years’ experience in air quality management and has developed and maintained a reputation for independent expertise in technical advice and support, policy development, implementation and evaluation.

Main tasks
Ricardo Energy & Environment oversees quality assurance. Data from the demo in Madrid will be compared with measurements from different remote sensing and portable emissions measurement systems databases. This will make it possible to verify for the first time the quality of remote sensing and multispectral camera technology for emissions measurements under real operating conditions and before validation from the Joint Research Center. Ricardo Energy & Environment will also be responsible for data analysis in the demos in Florence, Madrid and Valencia.

Website
www.ricardo.com