This is possible thanks to a partnership approach with Scottish
Enterprise, who are facilitating the process through their
Can Do Innovation Challenge framework and competition.
Through the Can Do competitions, £600,000 has been
awarded to support innovation in charge point accessibility and
to tackle bay hogging. A further £500,000 is available to
support further leaps forward in technology that can accelerate
the roll out of zero emission heavy duty vehicles across
Scotland.
The Can Do innovation challenge call is open to any
eligible organisation in Scotland. Successful Scottish
companies will be provided with 100% funding to support
research and development feasibility projects to detail their
designs and build the commercial case for their innovations.
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
said:
“As we transition to a net zero economy, we need to tap into
Scottish innovation and maximise the opportunities put forward
by businesses who are specialists in their field. The Can
Do competitions through Scottish Enterprise are exciting
opportunities to test new approaches and fund research and
development.
“No one should be left behind from future net zero transport
options and I’m pleased to see a second challenge fund foster
innovation on charge point accessibility. That principle of
leaving no one behind applies to sectors of industry also – and
so it is important that we’re supporting new approaches to
decarbonise heavy goods vehicles through a new challenge fund.
“This is a fantastic opportunity that has delivered some
exciting decarbonisation projects. I look forward to seeing
once again how the Can Do competitions can support the
best of Scottish innovation and help us achieve our world
leading net zero targets.”
Head of Low Carbon Transition for Scottish Enterprise
said: “It is important that all the
supporting infrastructure and technology around sustainable
transport is accessible, inclusive and innovative.
“The current and future projects through these challenge funds
for zero emission heavy duty vehicles and charge point
accessibility will help ensure that the wider ecosystem around
the decarbonisation of transport is explored to provide
opportunities for businesses to expand technology and solutions
whilst also helping meet net zero targets.”
Further information on the zero emission heavy duty vehicle
innovation challenge call and the application process can be
found on the Scottish Enterprise
website.
From the £600,000 that has been awarded to support innovation
in charge point accessibility and to tackle bay hogging –
Miralis Data and Arceptive will move to prototyping and testing
their solutions to tackle the issue of non-electric vehicles
parking in EV charging bays. Connected Kerb and Urban Foresight
will demonstrate their innovations to improve accessibility of
EV charging bays to people with disabilities.
More information on how Transport Scotland is working to
decarbonise transport is available on the Mission Zero website.
