From CO2 to air pollution emissions, the environmental footprint created by transportation is leading cities and mobility operators to trial new solutions to measure and mitigate transport’s impact on people’s health and surroundings. Let’s take a closer look at three recent innovations.
The Air Quality and Mobility (AQMO) consortium in Rennes was formed out of a partnership between Keolis, the Rennes Metropolitan Area, the University of Rennes 1, CNRS/IDRIS and Air Breizh. The partners have installed microsensors on the city’s buses and are analysing the data to gain closer insights into air quality.
Air quality trials were conducted on the Lille Metro from March to July 2022 thanks to a collaboration between Lille European Metropolis (MEL), Keolis and startup company Bioteos. Installed on the platforms at one of the stations, the Oxylon air purifiers capture air then use microalgae to purify it.
Para-PM is a unique French technology. The result of 10 years of research and testing, it’s now being used in Lyon and Paris. This capture system employs particle ionisation and electrostatic filtration to clean the air resulting in the removal of up to 95% of fine particulate matter.
"Open innovation" - What's behind the buzzword ?
For a company, open innovation means thinking differently about R&D and involving others outside the department responsible for innovation including colleagues, third-party companies and public-sector players. The goal is to create synergies for a more relevant offering, responding to an ecosystem of needs.
