1 Ludwig Karg B.A.U.M. Consult GmbH (Lead Partner)

2 "If we keep on heading where we're going, we are heading for failure." Nicolas Sarkozy December 2009, Copenhagen

3 Overall goals of CO 2 -NeuTrAlp Develop a project of excellence and strategic relevance –contribute to immense challenge of shifting the transport sector towards the use of renewable energies (RE) Develop and apply innovative solutions –prepare and test in pilot projects different alternative propulsion technologies –in partnership with research and private business, public authorities and transport companies Set standards in transport and wise use of endogenous resources –analyse solutions to applicability, cost efficiency, local environmental footprint, ecological and economical effects of regional RE production for transport. –derive proposals for transnational standards to facilitate broad implementation of technologies and prevent predatory use of endogenous RE resources. Develop strong perspectives for regional economies –(weak) rural areas shall benefit from using and processing RE resources for transport –decentralised urban networks shall benefit from development, production and implementation of new technologies –users (public authorities, private business, citizens) shall benefit from extra regional revenue and long-term economics. Implement local, regional, national and EU policy objectives

4 Electrical or biogeneous? vehicles? loading infrastructure? grid integration? applications? effects? vehicles? applications? fuel stations? fuel production? effects? source: EWE AG (E3) und „electric avenue

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6 CO2-NeuTrAlp partners  B.A.U.M. Consult GmbH München (lead partner)  Allgäunetz GmbH  Austrian Mobility Research FGM - AMOR gemeinnützige Gesellschaft m.b.H.  Comune di Torino, Mobility Department and GTT Public Transport Company  Dolomiti Bus Spa Comune di Padova, Mobility and Traffic Division  Grazer Stadtwerke AG  Parco Nazionale Cinque Terre  Provincia di Belluno, Mobility and Energy Services  Provincia di Brescia, Transport Department  Center za razvoj Litija (RCL - Regional Development Centre of Litija)  Rhônalpénergie-Environnement  Helmholtz Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt  Università Bocconi, CERTeT - Centro di Economia Regionale, dei Trasporti e del Turismo  University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Transportation Sciences

7 More than Technology

8 Why this conference? exchange experiences build new alliances strengthen European cooperation and: motivate each other!

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