REPUTE promotes innovation and engagement in the efficientuse of energy in public transport by means of informationprovision, stimulation of enterprise and behaviour change, andpolicy change recommendations.

REPUTE favorise l’innovation et l’efficacité énergétique dans lestransports publics par l’information, la stimulation desentreprises et des changements de comportements et parl'élaboration de recommandations pour les politiques.

REPUTE promueve la innovación y el compromiso en relación aluso eficiente de la energía en el transporte público a través deuna mejor información, una mayor motivación de las empresas,una modificación de los hábitos de uso y recomendaciones depolíticas de apoyo.

REPUTE promove a inovação e o compromisso no uso eficientede energia em transportes públicos, através do fornecimento deinformação, estimulação de investimento e mudança decomportamentos, e recomendações de alterações políticas.

Cuireann REPUTE chun cinn nuálacht agus rannpháirtíocht maidirle h-úsáid éifeactach fuinnimh in iompar poiblí trí eolas a chur arfail, spreagadh fiontraíochta agus athrú iompair, in aonacht lemoltaí faoi athrú beartais.

The Vision of REPUTE

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Newsletter June 2015

Welcome to our third and final Newsletter. REPUTE(Renewable Energy Public Transport Enterprise)is an 18 month project funded under theAtlantic Area Transnational programme aimedat promoting the use of renewable energy andenergy efficiency in public transport. A group ofseven partners and two associates from sevendifferent regions are working together tobecome a catalyst for a dynamic and innovativeapplication of renewable energy to the publictransport sector.

Check out these three highlights from the project!

The REPUTE guide to energy and publicallyavailable transport in rural areas:www.reputeproject.eu/reports/the-repute-guide-to-energy-and-publicly-accessible-transport-in-rural-areas/

The Atlantic Area Mobility study:http://www.reputeproject.eu/reports-archive/

The Electric Vehicle Video!http://www.reputeproject.eu/pilot-projects/

WHAT THEY SAID!CONFERENCE ROUNDUPATLANTIC AREA TOURGUIDE TO ENERGY

INSIDE

Northern Ireland • Republic of Ireland • Spain • Great Britain • France • Portugal

A BUSY 18 MONTHS FOR REPUTE.

REPUTE was a relatively short, super focused project that took on the challenging topicof sustainable mobility in the Atlantic Area. Lacking the economies of scale, found in the core European countries, Atlantic Area communities are often faced with a sort of mobility poverty and this is something that REPUTE was concerned with addressing. Given its short – 18 month duration - the project produced some prettyimpressive outputs.

The topic of Renewable Energy in Public Transport was examined in detail in each ofthe partner regions through focused workshops and summaries of these were madeavailable through the REPUTE website. The project produced a guide to energy andpublically accessible transport in rural areas, which will be a resource for thoselooking for innovative mobility solutions suitable for rural communities.

REPUTE developed three Pilot Projects. A really exciting shared mobility pilot projectusing electric vehicles powered by onsite solar electricity was developed and rolled outin twelve towns in Portugal. In Scotland the project ran a personal travel campaign andalso installed solar powered travel information signs in rural communities. The learningfrom the project was disseminated throughout the Atlantic Area through a ConferenceTour – details of which you will find in this newsletter.

So, as the suns sets on REPUTE much has been achieved. There is much more to dohowever and the partnership is now planning to take the seed ideas germinated duringthe course of the REPUTE project and develop them further through new projects andinitiatives.

Learn more about REPUTE watch our videos, read newsletter archives and view theREPUTE Guide at www.reputeproject.eu.

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The REPUTE Guide is one of the major outputs of the REPUTE project. The guide was compiled byProfessor Allan Hutchinson and Professor Denise Morrey – both of Oxford Brookes University - usinginputs from REPUTE’s Atlantic Area partners. The guide sets out the unique sets of public transportrelated challenges faced by the peripheral communities of the Atlantic Area and providesrecommendations on how to address them.

Sustainable transport requires a radical shift in investment towards providing fast and efficient publictransport systems. However people in rural areas typically travel 50% further than their counterparts inurban areas and most of these journeys are undertaken by bus or car. It is not economically viable toserve diffuse rural communities with a regular public transport network. New business models aretherefore required to provide total transport solutions. A number of imaginative schemes exist thatconnect to rural public transport hubs through community-run schemes, shared ownership of transportresources and bespoke on-demand services.

The Guide provides the context and motivation for catalysing transport changes. The regions associatedwith the project partners are described, and analysed in terms of energy and transport. Key options forchange such as community engagement, fund-raising at a local level, local energy initiatives andpolicies as well as the introduction of cost-effective, energy-saving, technologies are discussed anddemonstrated. The final part of the Guide provides a set of case studies that describe activities andsolutions to particular challenges.

You can read The Guide here; http://www.reputeproject.eu/reports/the-repute-guide-to-energy-and-publicly-accessible-transport-in-rural-areas/

The REPUTE “Guide to Energy and Publicly-AccessibleTransport in Rural Areas”

Portugal PilotIn the Oeste region of Portugal the innovative and exciting pilot project on shared mobility is wellunderway. In the twelve municipalities of Oeste the REPUTE project has successfully installed electricvehicle charging points and is currently providing cars for use by local residents. Code named MOVE the

initiative is a simple and simply brilliant idea that helps to raise the profile ofshared mobility, electric vehicles and renewable energy.

The vehicles – very cute Renault Twizzys, oozing with personality- are located at positions of modal shift in each of the small towns dotted throughout this tourist mecca north of Lisbon. The cars are charged on site using electricity generated by a solarpanel close by. Tourists and locals can hire the cars for short trips by registering on an online portal.

The project is the essence of the REPUTE project which aimed, from the outset, to not only highlight and develop the use ofrenewable energy in public transport but also create real synergies between private enterprise and public organisations.

Local experts in renewable energy and electric vehicles ZEEV are the providers of the electric vehicles, online booking platformand charging infrastructure. They worked closely with REPUTE partner Oeste CIM in conceiving and developing the idea. TheMayors of the municipalities of Oeste also played a key role in bringing the project to fruition. This project would not have beenpossible without this cross sectoral co-operation.

Since its inception, this scheme has engaged 300 vehicle users, seen over 5000km travelled with the EVs and displaced of over 1ton of CO2. It is an idea that REPUTE hopes will be taken up by other cities and towns across Europe. For a flavour of what it’sall about – check out the Pilot Projects video at http://www.reputeproject.eu/

Scotland PilotREPUTE has rolled out two pilot tests of market stimulation in Scotland, in partnership with HITRANS , the regional transport agency for the Highlands andIslands of Scotland.

The first of these is a test of two transport information signs, powered by renewable energy, located on poles at existing bus stops; one in Aviemore, Burnside Bus Stop, and one in Carrbridge, Bus Turning Circle. The signs were installed and monitored by Nexus Alpha. The signs which are entirely powered by solar panels provide real time travel information to HI Trans customers.

The second pilot is a Personal Travel Planning (PTP) project being run by JMP in association with HITRANS. The project took place in key locations within Fort William and the surrounding communities. The project worked with schools to help encourage children to think about their travel choices and facilitate modal shift.

REPUTE PILOT PROJECTS

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The REPUTE Atlantic Area tour kicked off in Glasgow on June 9th.

EIGSI engineering school from La Rochelle on the west coast of France was in charge of the design and the management of the final conference tour which travelled to all 6 regions and 5 countries involved in the project.

The REPUTE partners travelled on a bus for a full two weeks with 6 stops throughout the Atlantic Area. Starting out in

Scotland and ending in Portugal the tour also had stops in Newry, La Rochelle, Oviedo and Porto.

The enthusiasm and dedication of all partners of the project to be a catalyst for change in how we re-imagine public transport was the main reason for developing the conferences in each region.

The idea of doing a roadshow through the Atlantic Area was beneficial in a number of ways.

• It helped from a Logistics point of view and also optimized carbonfootprint efficiency: In the Atlantic Area, there is still a lack ofconnectivity between cities and almost all of the partners are basedin small medium sized cities. A trip from La Rochelle to Thurles (LITlocation) takes more than 24 hours, 2 planes, 2 buses, and 1 train.So for each conference, for all partners, it’s a lot of time and CO2emission. By doing the conferences this way, one day travel and oneday conference, we saved time, money and CO2

• The tour was an ideal opportunity for team building and theimprovement of dissemination : The Repute project was short – just 18 months long, so by inviting the partners to create and attendconferences one after another (like rock stars on tour!!) it allowedthem to work together on the bus – broading the content of eachevent as the tour moved from venue to venue. The time betweenstops was also used to develop future solutions and new ideasespecially for rural territories, so as to continue the work started bythe REPUTE project in to the future

• It’s a trendy idea! Today many organizations (private and not forprofit) carry out communication exercises in this way, and for atransport project it seemed particularly apt. It also served tohighlight the Atlantic Area on a map to promote it to others whomight not be so familiar with its regions.

• The journey helped the partnership to connect with manystakeholders from all regions and they were all very pleased to bean official stop on the tour. The travel time became a fruitful worktime with suggestions for pilots, reports and discussion. New projectideas emerged and the partnership was strengthened.

On the road

The tour featured over 30 speakers in sixdifferent cities with a mixture of local expertsand well know international experts –notably Jerry Sanders of Skytran, RajnishAhuja of the Pahle India Foundation andGuislain Delabie of Ouishare.

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Jerry Sanders

Jerry Sanders From SKYtran joined the tour fortwo stops. SkyTran is a network of computercontrolled, 2-person “pod-like” vehicles employingstate-of-the-art patented, passive Mag-Levengineering to transport passengers in a fast, safe,green, and economical manner. A NASA SpaceAct Company, skyTran uses unique PersonalRapid Transit (PRT) technology that willrevolutionize transportation and, with it,urban/suburban living. The first commercialskyTran guideway will be in Tel Aviv – the WallStreet Journal’s pick for one of the world’s topthree cities for innovation, economic growth, andglobal competitiveness. Other skyTran routes inadvanced planning are in: Toulouse, France;Kerala, India. View simulations at skyTranswebsite, http://www.skytran.us/.

The skyTran CEO joined the tour at Newry and La RochelleCEO. The skyTran approach to solvingcity traffic problems is quite unique. It estimates alower cost per km than traditional public transportmodes. Jerry takes the view that people enjoy thecars because of the privacy and do not want to usepublic transport. SkyTran pods provide acompromise between private car ownership andmass transit alternatives.

Even if the system of magnetic levitation proveseffective, the main difficulty with this new mode oftransport is how it would impact on the aestheticsof older cities such as those that we have inEurope. A network of elevated trackways wouldpossible have a negative impact on historic sitesand monuments.

You can download a video of Mr Sanders and hiswork at the following links:

version UK:http://gofile.me/6mbAr/bilK7UJ9

version VF avec partenaires:http://gofile.me/6mbAr/Equwttok

Rajnish Ahuja

One of the guests who travelled with us on tourwas Rajnish Ahuja, a young Indian researcher onclean energy from the Pahle India Foundation(PIF) New Delhi. PIF is a not for profit, financial,economic and political research think tank,dedicated to the task of making India first byputting India first.

PIF takes the view that there is no universallyaccepted development model. Each country has to take into account its people, its resources andits socio economic and cultural legacy for effectivepolicy formulation and implementation.

Rajnish participated on the tour because its ethossupports PIF work in creating a paradigm shift indevelopment thinking towards more sustainablepolitical, economic and environmental systems.The company has grown from just two researchersin 2013 to 10 highly qualified specialists today.

For Rajnish the tour was a one of a kind eventfocusing on sustainable mobility. The conferencesfocused on the sustainability aspect of thetransport systems and the integration of thetransport and IT sector and “ it is clear that areal time change can be brought about intraffic management through the use ofIntelligent Transport Systems.”

Rajnish says that “Government agencies can lead

in issues related to transport and curb their carbon

emissions for a greener future. India can replicate

the congestion pricing model on the policy front

and increase bicycle use by introducing iniatives

such as Pedelec shemes. There are manyopportunities to reduce the carbon footprintand the REPUTE tour was an excellent wayof seeing these first hand – said Rajnish

Check out Rajnish’s company athttp://pahleindia.org/index.html

Guislain Delabie

Ghislain Delabie of Ouishare refects on hisexperience of the Atlantic Area Tour. Ghislain is amobility connector with Ouishare, is a globalcommunity and think and do-tank. It’s mission is tobuild and nurture a collaborative society byconnecting people, organizations and ideasaround fairness, openness and trust.( http://ouishare.net/en)

We were asked at OuiShare to take on the bus tourand offer some opportunities for cooperationamong the team members of REPUTE. Theprospect of spending some 22 hours on a busbetween La Rochelle (France) and Torres Vedras(Portugal) both opened opportunities and looked abit awkward. How to get 12 people convenientlywork and share useful insights in a bus where youare supposed to seat 2 by 2, with no WiFiconnection available and a diverse team of peoplefocused on different tasks or needing to rest?We used iterative creative techniques to generateand challenge ideas 2 by 2, then meeting in the 6-person corner at the rear of the bus to collectivelydiscuss issues.

This time on the bus made it possible to knowbetter each other, both professionally andpersonally, which is a clear asset for futurecollaborations. Through iterative creativeworkshops we also managed to raise a broad range of topics for future collaborations and toreflect on the outcomes of the REPUTE project. We ended with a 2-hours workshop drawing thepossible basis for a future 3-year project. There will be more to come about this.

The last outcome of our experience together is thatthis mobile and collaborative workshop sessionwould be a tremendous way of engaging partnersand stakeholders in the future, if this journey werescheduled right at the beginning of the project. The program of such a trip could includecollaborative workshops and local study tours at each (one full-day) stop in a partnering city. Ineach city we could invite local stakeholders on tothe bus until the next stop. Those people would be given the opportunity to engage in collaborativeworkshops aboard the bus and to attendworkshops and study tour at the next stop.

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Conference RoundupThese accounts from some of the venues gives aflavour of the Atlantic Area Tour 2015

Radical rethink of sustainable rural transport needed in Northern Ireland

The REPUTE Tour took place in Canal Court Hotel, Newry on Thursday 11th June and included presentations from Terry

Waugh, Action Renewables; Jerry Sanders, Skytran; Rajnish Ahuja; Pahle India Foundation Prof. Denise Morrey, Oxford

Brookes University; Robert Brayshaw, Wrightbus; and Ciaran De Burca, Dept of Regional Development.

A panel of world-leading sustainability experts told a Newry audience that a radical shift in towards clean and green public

transport would help preserve and improve rural services in Northern Ireland.

The team of international researchers and industry heavyweights gathered as part of a unique sustainable transport project

that analysed the challenges facing six European regions and is co-funded through the INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme.

Collaborations from the 18-month Renewable Public Transport Enterprise (REPUTE), led locally by South West College, have

resulted in a number of bold recommendations to help policymakers improve the efficiency and accessibility of public

transport in rural areas.

Key findings argue that investment should be directed towards the construction of new rural transport hubs and the

development of cooperative models that allow communities and local partnerships to generate renewable energy for local

transport. The project also makes the case for rural transport to consider using biofuels derived from waste biomass

resources such as spent oils, food waste and farm residues.

Newry Northern, 2nd stop of the Atlantic Area TourShirley Patterson of Southwest College reports from Newry

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La Rochelle conferencefocused on alternativeenergies in transport

Véronique Seel reports;

The city of La Rochelle, with its manyexperimentations about mobility, was theperfect location for 80 professionals to be inspired and exchange knowledgeand experiences about Gas, Biogas,Electricity, Algaefuel, hydrogen power-togas and also magneticlevitation. The Vice-President of LaRochelle in charge of mobility andtransportation Brigitte Desveaux stays all day long with us and presents thealternative energy scenarios about La Rochelle.

Many presentations focused on alternativeenergies. Some of the highlights were:

• MEL Lille is now running 428 buses with biogas (170 millions of KM experience) and almost 300 buses in Nantes Metropole use gas. Grand Poitiers with 62 buses with gas arguedthat the operator will need to consider a range of factors such as maintenance and refuelling times.

• Frederic Bataille from Valagro explained how algae can be the third generation of biofuels.

• Anne Meyer from UTP has presented a european overview about full electric and hybrid buses and the European ZeEUS project dedicated to experimentations.

• Both presentation of Pr Alan Hutchinson and Ghislain Delabie have shown that peri-urbanand rural territories have to be innovative in their approaches, not only on energies but also on communities.

Véronique Seel from EIGSI said

“This tour was a premiere through Atlantic Area for allpartners... And I do hope not the last! Using travel time for co-working, inviting out of the box guests in the bus and meeting new stakeholders every days in all 5 countries from UK to Portugal help us to improve both the team and the deliverables. European project especially on policy instrument could begin by a Tour in their own area”

Jerry Sanders, Shirley Patterson and Terry Waugh

Shirley Patterson, REPUTE ProjectOfficer at South West College said:

“We know that it is not economically viableto serve diffuse rural communities with aregular public transport network and newmodels are needed to provide totaltransport solutions. This project is aboutmapping the best way for Northern Irelandand other partner regions to capitalise onimaginative schemes that have beensuccessfully piloted elsewhere and that are proven to lower costs.

“Research from this project has foundthere are also considerable gains to bemade in terms of affordability andaccessibility from combining technologiesand transport models that havesustainability at their core.”

Terry Waugh, Deputy Director, Action Renewables said:

“The context and motivation for a radicalchange toward sustainable transport isvery clear. However, as REPUTE hasshown, to do so effectively a number ofelements must be in place includingcommunity engagement, localised energyinitiatives and policies as well as cost-effective, energy-saving, technologies.

“Sustainable transport requires a shifttowards fast and efficient public transportsystems, but that does not mean it has tobe costly. REUTE has identified a numberof innovative funding mechanisms thatintegrate community energy schemes withtransport solutions. These partnershipshave great potential to increaseefficiencies and community development in rural areas while also protecting local services.”

What they Said!

Veronique Seel from EIGSI

Terry Waugh and Roisin Grimes from Action Renewables

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Hacking rural mobility challenges -Ghislain DelabieWhen dealing with rural and semirural areas mobilityplanners are faced with an outstanding challenge. This is because mobility and transportation account for a large part of GHG and local pollutants emissions butmost people do not actually feel like there is an issueassociated with it. There is actually no traffic jam. Youdon’t feel (or smell) the effects of the pollution. There isno point putting coercive regulations in place when thecar is required to cover daily basic needs and providesboth flexibility and a sense of freedom. However actualsocial, economic and environmental costs cannot beminimised, and this challenge needs to be addressed.

There have been few new solutions in rural areas theseslast few years. In-car technologies did not provide any noticeable improvement. The only improvement inmobility has come from ridesharing services for long-distance journey, made popular in France byBlablacar, now a European-wide company. We needadditional disruptive solutions to make mobility in rural areas more sustainable and accessible.

If ridesharing has a great potential for commuting, itneeds business models, that Blablacar can’t offer. We probably need a mix of on-demand mobility services,cycling and pedestrians routes and infrastructures,public transport, Open Data, more fuel-efficient cars,new energy vectors and autonomous vehicles to solvethese problems. We might even need to question whatdoes mobility represent in such territories, how should itbe dealt with and who should be in charge ofimplementing such solutions. We might have to hack the whole challenge.

To explore the full range of possibilities and businessmodels, we need a very agile and self-learningecosystem where all stakeholders, including localgovernments, transport operators and startupscooperate and learn together very fast. This is whyOuiShare has partnered with key stakeholders to launch the Mobility Factory, a global platform dedicated to mobility innovation and commons-sharing. This platform has a European scope and is currentlymentoring its 4 first high-potential projects.

Find more information atwww.lafabriquedesmobilites/en

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

A STEP TOWARDS GREENAND CLEAN TRANSPORT’

Roisin Grimes of Action Renewables reports from Glasgow

Glasgow was the first stop in REPUTE’s ‘conference on the move’.The main objective of the event was to apply best practice learning,

from the insights gained in the three REPUTE pilot projects. Theconference hosted attendees from a variety of backgrounds,

including University of Strathclyde, Scottish Council, Energy SavingsTrust and The Knowledge Exchange.

Patrick McDougal, CEO of Nexus Alpha, the company spearheading the REPUTE Solar Powered Real Time Transport Information Signs pilot, gave acompelling argument on using solar PV for energy generation in the transportsector. JMP Consultant’s Tim Steiner and Carley McDowall gave an account ofthe successes and areas for learning, from the Personalised Travel Planningcampaign carried out in the project. Over 500 school children in total wereengaged in this campaign.

Nick Lyth, of Green Angel Syndicate, who was assisting with the implementationof the Portuguese solar powered EV pilot, illustrated the truly innovative andreplicable nature of this scheme.

The afternoon session took the audience in a slightly different direction, with afocus more on policies and attitudes to public transport and renewable energy, aswell as showcasing the various initiatives being adopted globally to green ourtransport sector. Attendees found the presentation from Veronique Seel, fromEIGSI Engineering School in La Rochelle and REPUTE Partner, particularlyinsightful. Veronique showcased the results from a unique study, whichinvestigated the attitudes and behaviours towards public transport use across the Atlantic Area. Cick here to view the reporthttp://www.reputeproject.eu/reports/atlantic-area-mobility-study/

Zak Tuk, Head of Low Carbon Vehicles Policy Team in Transport Scotland,outlined the Minister’ ambitious vision for freeing Scotland from fossil-fuelledvehicles by 2050. Zak promoted the strides being made in Scotland so far, with1500 ultra-low emission vehicles registered in Scotland to date, and 600 public,250 commercial and 100 domestic EV charging points already in place.

Examples of these green transport initiatives took a global trajectory, with anIndian perspective presented by Rajnish Ahuja, Associate Fellow of the PahleIndia Foundation. This was furthered by Dr Pat Winfield, of Oxford BrookesUniversity, who showcased the State of the Art REPUTE Guide to Energy andPublically Accessible Transport in Rural Areas. The guide presents examples ofprojects from across the globe, all aimed at making transport greener and moreaccessible, particularly in rural areas, where inhabitants travel an average of 50%further compared to their urban counterparts. There was a real consensusamongst all in attendance that community led initiatives and rural transport hubswere the most efficient ways to bridge this accessibility gap.

“The Final Conference of REPUTE project was in theOeste Region of Portugal”

Susana Gustavo of Oeste CIM reports from Torres Vedras.

The last event of the Conference Tour of REPUTE Project was on the 19th ofJune in Torres Vedras in the Oeste Region of Portugal.

The seven project partners were all present including Portugals Oeste CIM.At the event the Portuguese Secretary of State of Energy announced that theGovernment will change the conventional cars used by the publicadministration for electric vehicles, in about one month from now on.

The conference highlighted the achievements and results results of theREPUTE project, especially the REPUTE Guide which tell us about thechallenges facing publicly accessible transport in the Partners regions andprovide us information about existing renewable energy technologies that canbe implemented. Also at the event the information on the monitoring of theREPUTE Portuguese pilot-test – MOOVE Oeste Portugalhttp://www.mobilidadeoeste.pt/ was presented.

Others speakers were present to talk about their experiences in sustainablemobility and about public policies and behavior.

The session had about 70 participants and in the end attendees got theopportunity to drive electric vehicles from the pilot project.”

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Partner URL Contact E-mail

Action Renewables www.actionrenewables.co.uk Terry Waugh Terry.Waugh@actionrenewables.co.uk

South West Collage www.swc.ac.uk Shirley Patterson shirley.patterson@swc.ac.uk

EIGSI, Engineering School www.eigsi.fr Véronique Seel veronique.seel@eigsi.fr

Fundación Asturiana de la Energía www.faen.es Maria J. Rodriguez miren@faen.es

Limerick Institute of Technology www.lit.ie Ciaran Lynch ciran.lynch@lit.ie

Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste www.oestecim.pt Susana Gustavo susana.gustavo@oestecim.pt

Oxford Brookes University www.brookes.ac.uk Denise Morrey dmorrey@brookes.ac.uk

Contacts

Associate Partner URL Contact E-mail

Mid West Regional Authority www.mwra.ie Lisa Ruttle lruttle@mwra.ie

Tipperary Co. Council www.tipperarycoco.ie Sinead Carr sineadcarr@tipperarycoco.ie

https://twitter.com/REPUTE_EU https://www.facebook.com/REPUTEeuWebsite: www.reputeproject.eu

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Building on REPUTEThe REPUTE partnership is actively seeking opportunities to develop the work undertaken during the project There is a real need to

develop low carbon mobility solutions for rural areas and this is particularly pertinent for the Atlantic Area. The REPUTE guide and

pilot projects have shown the many different types of solutions that are available to address this challenge.

The partnership would like to develop 3 or 4 low carbon mobility pilot projects across Europe involving pedelacs, e-three wheelers

and community transport. The project would include investigations of business models, studies of political and cultural attitudes,

policy packages and education packages.

At this point the partnership is building a network of stakeholders within their regions to help create a groundswell of support for

these initiatives. If you would like to learn more about REPUTE or get in touch you can find out contact details on the website

www.reputeproject.eu