The document summarizes the REPUTE project, which promoted innovation and engagement in the efficient use of energy in public transport through information provision, stimulating businesses and behavior change, and policy recommendations. Over an 18-month period, REPUTE partnered with seven regions across the Atlantic Area to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in public transport. Key outputs included a guide on energy and public transport in rural areas, an Atlantic Area mobility study, and pilot projects testing electric vehicles, travel campaigns, and solar-powered travel information signs. The project aimed to catalyze changes in sustainable mobility across the Atlantic Area.

1. REPUTE promotes innovation and engagement in the efficient
use of energy in public transport by means of information
provision, stimulation of enterprise and behaviour change, and
policy change recommendations.
REPUTE favorise l’innovation et l’efficacité énergétique dans les
transports publics par l’information, la stimulation des
entreprises et des changements de comportements et par
l'élaboration de recommandations pour les politiques.
REPUTE promueve la innovación y el compromiso en relación al
uso eficiente de la energía en el transporte público a través de
una mejor información, una mayor motivación de las empresas,
una modificación de los hábitos de uso y recomendaciones de
políticas de apoyo.
REPUTE promove a inovação e o compromisso no uso eficiente
de energia em transportes públicos, através do fornecimento de
informação, estimulação de investimento e mudança de
comportamentos, e recomendações de alterações políticas.
Cuireann REPUTE chun cinn nuálacht agus rannpháirtíocht maidir
le h-úsáid éifeactach fuinnimh in iompar poiblí trí eolas a chur ar
fail, spreagadh fiontraíochta agus athrú iompair, in aonacht le
moltaí faoi athrú beartais.
The Vision of REPUTE
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Newsletter June 2015
Welcome to our third and final Newsletter. REPUTE
(Renewable Energy PublicTransport Enterprise)
is an 18 month project funded under the
Atlantic Area Transnational programme aimed
at promoting the use of renewable energy and
energy efficiency in public transport. A group of
seven partners and two associates from seven
different regions are working together to
become a catalyst for a dynamic and innovative
application of renewable energy to the public
transport sector.
Check out these three highlights from the project!
The REPUTE guide to energy and publically
available 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 topic
of 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 pretty
impressive outputs.
The topic of Renewable Energy in Public Transport was examined in detail in each of
the partner regions through focused workshops and summaries of these were made
available through the REPUTE website. The project produced a guide to energy and
publically accessible transport in rural areas, which will be a resource for those
looking for innovative mobility solutions suitable for rural communities.
REPUTE developed three Pilot Projects. A really exciting shared mobility pilot project
using electric vehicles powered by onsite solar electricity was developed and rolled out
in twelve towns in Portugal. In Scotland the project ran a personal travel campaign and
also installed solar powered travel information signs in rural communities. The learning
from the project was disseminated throughout the Atlantic Area through a Conference
Tour – 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 do
however and the partnership is now planning to take the seed ideas germinated during
the course of the REPUTE project and develop them further through new projects and
initiatives.
Learn more about REPUTE watch our videos, read newsletter archives and view the
REPUTE 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 by
Professor Allan Hutchinson and Professor Denise Morrey – both of Oxford Brookes University - using
inputs from REPUTE’s Atlantic Area partners. The guide sets out the unique sets of public transport
related challenges faced by the peripheral communities of the Atlantic Area and provides
recommendations on how to address them.
Sustainable transport requires a radical shift in investment towards providing fast and efficient public
transport systems. However people in rural areas typically travel 50% further than their counterparts in
urban areas and most of these journeys are undertaken by bus or car. It is not economically viable to
serve diffuse rural communities with a regular public transport network. New business models are
therefore required to provide total transport solutions. A number of imaginative schemes exist that
connect to rural public transport hubs through community-run schemes, shared ownership of transport
resources and bespoke on-demand services.
The Guide provides the context and motivation for catalysing transport changes. The regions associated
with the project partners are described, and analysed in terms of energy and transport. Key options for
change such as community engagement, fund-raising at a local level, local energy initiatives and
policies as well as the introduction of cost-effective, energy-saving, technologies are discussed and
demonstrated. The final part of the Guide provides a set of case studies that describe activities and
solutions 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-Accessible
Transport in Rural Areas”
Portugal Pilot
In the Oeste region of Portugal the innovative and exciting pilot project on shared mobility is well
underway. In the twelve municipalities of Oeste the REPUTE project has successfully installed electric
vehicle 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 of
shared 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 solar
panel 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 of
renewable 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 platform
and charging infrastructure. They worked closely with REPUTE partner Oeste CIM in conceiving and developing the idea. The
Mayors of the municipalities of Oeste also played a key role in bringing the project to fruition. This project would not have been
possible 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 1
ton 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’s
all about – check out the Pilot Projects video at http://www.reputeproject.eu/
Scotland Pilot
REPUTE has rolled out two pilot tests of market stimulation in Scotland, in partnership with HITRANS , the regional transport agency for the Highlands and
Islands 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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Newsletter February 2015
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 carbon
footprint efficiency: In the Atlantic Area, there is still a lack of
connectivity between cities and almost all of the partners are based
in small medium sized cities. A trip from La Rochelle to Thurles (LIT
location) 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 CO2
emission. By doing the conferences this way, one day travel and one
day conference, we saved time, money and CO2
• The tour was an ideal opportunity for team building and the
improvement of dissemination : The Repute project was short –
just 18 months long, so by inviting the partners to create and attend
conferences one after another (like rock stars on tour!!) it allowed
them to work together on the bus – broading the content of each
event as the tour moved from venue to venue. The time between
stops was also used to develop future solutions and new ideas
especially for rural territories, so as to continue the work started by
the REPUTE project in to the future
• It’s a trendy idea! Today many organizations (private and not for
profit) carry out communication exercises in this way, and for a
transport project it seemed particularly apt. It also served to
highlight the Atlantic Area on a map to promote it to others who
might not be so familiar with its regions.
• The journey helped the partnership to connect with many
stakeholders from all regions and they were all very pleased to be
an official stop on the tour. The travel time became a fruitful work
time with suggestions for pilots, reports and discussion. New project
ideas emerged and the partnership was strengthened.
On the road
The tour featured over 30 speakers in six
different cities with a mixture of local experts
and well know international experts –
notably Jerry Sanders of Skytran, Rajnish
Ahuja of the Pahle India Foundation and
Guislain Delabie of Ouishare.

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Jerry Sanders
Jerry Sanders From SKYtran joined the tour for
two stops. SkyTran is a network of computer
controlled, 2-person “pod-like” vehicles employing
state-of-the-art patented, passive Mag-Lev
engineering to transport passengers in a fast, safe,
green, and economical manner. A NASA Space
Act Company, skyTran uses unique Personal
Rapid Transit (PRT) technology that will
revolutionize transportation and, with it,
urban/suburban living. The first commercial
skyTran guideway will be in Tel Aviv – the Wall
Street Journal’s pick for one of the world’s top
three cities for innovation, economic growth, and
global competitiveness. Other skyTran routes in
advanced planning are in: Toulouse, France;
Kerala, India. View simulations at skyTrans
website, http://www.skytran.us/.
The skyTran CEO joined the tour at Newry and
La RochelleCEO. The skyTran approach to solving
city traffic problems is quite unique. It estimates a
lower cost per km than traditional public transport
modes. Jerry takes the view that people enjoy the
cars because of the privacy and do not want to use
public transport. SkyTran pods provide a
compromise between private car ownership and
mass transit alternatives.
Even if the system of magnetic levitation proves
effective, the main difficulty with this new mode of
transport is how it would impact on the aesthetics
of older cities such as those that we have in
Europe. A network of elevated trackways would
possible have a negative impact on historic sites
and monuments.
You can download a video of Mr Sanders and his
work 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 tour
was Rajnish Ahuja, a young Indian researcher on
clean 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 by
putting India first.
PIF takes the view that there is no universally
accepted development model. Each country has
to take into account its people, its resources and
its socio economic and cultural legacy for effective
policy formulation and implementation.
Rajnish participated on the tour because its ethos
supports PIF work in creating a paradigm shift in
development thinking towards more sustainable
political, economic and environmental systems.
The company has grown from just two researchers
in 2013 to 10 highly qualified specialists today.
For Rajnish the tour was a one of a kind event
focusing on sustainable mobility. The conferences
focused on the sustainability aspect of the
transport systems and the integration of the
transport and IT sector and “ it is clear that a
real time change can be brought about in
traffic management through the use of
Intelligent 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 many
opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint
and the REPUTE tour was an excellent way
of seeing these first hand – said Rajnish
Check out Rajnish’s company at
http://pahleindia.org/index.html
Guislain Delabie
Ghislain Delabie of Ouishare refects on his
experience of the Atlantic Area Tour. Ghislain is a
mobility connector with Ouishare, is a global
community and think and do-tank. It’s mission is to
build and nurture a collaborative society by
connecting people, organizations and ideas
around fairness, openness and trust.
( http://ouishare.net/en)
We were asked at OuiShare to take on the bus tour
and offer some opportunities for cooperation
among the team members of REPUTE. The
prospect of spending some 22 hours on a bus
between La Rochelle (France) and Torres Vedras
(Portugal) both opened opportunities and looked a
bit awkward. How to get 12 people conveniently
work and share useful insights in a bus where you
are supposed to seat 2 by 2, with no WiFi
connection available and a diverse team of people
focused on different tasks or needing to rest?
We used iterative creative techniques to generate
and challenge ideas 2 by 2, then meeting in the
6-person corner at the rear of the bus to collectively
discuss issues.
This time on the bus made it possible to know
better each other, both professionally and
personally, which is a clear asset for future
collaborations. Through iterative creative
workshops we also managed to raise a broad
range of topics for future collaborations and to
reflect on the outcomes of the REPUTE project.
We ended with a 2-hours workshop drawing the
possible basis for a future 3-year project.
There will be more to come about this.
The last outcome of our experience together is that
this mobile and collaborative workshop session
would be a tremendous way of engaging partners
and stakeholders in the future, if this journey were
scheduled right at the beginning of the project.
The program of such a trip could include
collaborative workshops and local study tours
at each (one full-day) stop in a partnering city. In
each city we could invite local stakeholders on to
the bus until the next stop. Those people would
be given the opportunity to engage in collaborative
workshops aboard the bus and to attend
workshops and study tour at the next stop.

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Newsletter February 2015
Conference Roundup
These accounts from some of the venues gives a
flavour 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 Tour
Shirley Patterson of Southwest College reports from Newry

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La Rochelle conference
focused on alternative
energies in transport
Véronique Seel reports;
The city of La Rochelle, with its many
experimentations about mobility, was the
perfect location for 80 professionals to
be inspired and exchange knowledge
and experiences about Gas, Biogas,
Electricity, Algaefuel, hydrogen
power-togas and also magnetic
levitation. The Vice-President of La
Rochelle in charge of mobility and
transportation Brigitte Desveaux stays
all day long with us and presents the
alternative energy scenarios about
La Rochelle.
Many presentations focused on alternative
energies. 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 argued
that 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-urban
and 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 all
partners... 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 Project
Officer at South West College said:
“We know that it is not economically viable
to serve diffuse rural communities with a
regular public transport network and new
models are needed to provide total
transport solutions. This project is about
mapping the best way for Northern Ireland
and other partner regions to capitalise on
imaginative schemes that have been
successfully piloted elsewhere and that
are proven to lower costs.
“Research from this project has found
there are also considerable gains to be
made in terms of affordability and
accessibility from combining technologies
and transport models that have
sustainability at their core.”
Terry Waugh, Deputy Director,
Action Renewables said:
“The context and motivation for a radical
change toward sustainable transport is
very clear. However, as REPUTE has
shown, to do so effectively a number of
elements must be in place including
community engagement, localised energy
initiatives and policies as well as cost-
effective, energy-saving, technologies.
“Sustainable transport requires a shift
towards fast and efficient public transport
systems, but that does not mean it has to
be costly. REUTE has identified a number
of innovative funding mechanisms that
integrate community energy schemes with
transport solutions. These partnerships
have great potential to increase
efficiencies 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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Newsletter February 2015
Hacking rural mobility challenges -
Ghislain Delabie
When dealing with rural and semirural areas mobility
planners are faced with an outstanding challenge.
This is because mobility and transportation account for
a large part of GHG and local pollutants emissions but
most people do not actually feel like there is an issue
associated with it. There is actually no traffic jam.You
don’t feel (or smell) the effects of the pollution. There is
no point putting coercive regulations in place when the
car is required to cover daily basic needs and provides
both flexibility and a sense of freedom. However actual
social, economic and environmental costs cannot be
minimised, and this challenge needs to be addressed.
There have been few new solutions in rural areas theses
last few years. In-car technologies did not provide
any noticeable improvement. The only improvement in
mobility has come from ridesharing services for
long-distance journey, made popular in France by
Blablacar, now a European-wide company. We need
additional disruptive solutions to make mobility in
rural areas more sustainable and accessible.
If ridesharing has a great potential for commuting, it
needs 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 solve
these problems. We might even need to question what
does mobility represent in such territories, how should it
be dealt with and who should be in charge of
implementing such solutions. We might have to
hack the whole challenge.
To explore the full range of possibilities and business
models, we need a very agile and self-learning
ecosystem where all stakeholders, including local
governments, transport operators and startups
cooperate and learn together very fast. This is why
OuiShare 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 currently
mentoring its 4 first high-potential projects.
Find more information at
www.lafabriquedesmobilites/en
LOOKING TO
THE FUTURE
A STEP TOWARDS GREEN
AND 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. The
conference hosted attendees from a variety of backgrounds,
including University of Strathclyde, Scottish Council, Energy Savings
Trust and The Knowledge Exchange.
Patrick McDougal, CEO of Nexus Alpha, the company spearheading the
REPUTE Solar Powered Real Time Transport Information Signs pilot, gave a
compelling argument on using solar PV for energy generation in the transport
sector. JMP Consultant’s Tim Steiner and Carley McDowall gave an account of
the successes and areas for learning, from the Personalised Travel Planning
campaign carried out in the project. Over 500 school children in total were
engaged in this campaign.
Nick Lyth, of Green Angel Syndicate, who was assisting with the implementation
of the Portuguese solar powered EV pilot, illustrated the truly innovative and
replicable nature of this scheme.
The afternoon session took the audience in a slightly different direction, with a
focus more on policies and attitudes to public transport and renewable energy, as
well as showcasing the various initiatives being adopted globally to green our
transport sector. Attendees found the presentation from Veronique Seel, from
EIGSI Engineering School in La Rochelle and REPUTE Partner, particularly
insightful. Veronique showcased the results from a unique study, which
investigated the attitudes and behaviours towards public transport use
across the Atlantic Area. Cick here to view the report
http://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-fuelled
vehicles by 2050. Zak promoted the strides being made in Scotland so far, with
1500 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 an
Indian perspective presented by Rajnish Ahuja, Associate Fellow of the Pahle
India Foundation. This was furthered by Dr Pat Winfield, of Oxford Brookes
University, who showcased the State of the Art REPUTE Guide to Energy and
Publically Accessible Transport in Rural Areas. The guide presents examples of
projects from across the globe, all aimed at making transport greener and more
accessible, particularly in rural areas, where inhabitants travel an average of 50%
further compared to their urban counterparts. There was a real consensus
amongst all in attendance that community led initiatives and rural transport hubs
were the most efficient ways to bridge this accessibility gap.
“The Final Conference of REPUTE project was in the
Oeste 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 of
June 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 the
Government will change the conventional cars used by the public
administration for electric vehicles, in about one month from now on.
The conference highlighted the achievements and results results of the
REPUTE project, especially the REPUTE Guide which tell us about the
challenges facing publicly accessible transport in the Partners regions and
provide us information about existing renewable energy technologies that can
be implemented. Also at the event the information on the monitoring of the
REPUTE Portuguese pilot-test – MOOVE Oeste Portugal
http://www.mobilidadeoeste.pt/ was presented.
Others speakers were present to talk about their experiences in sustainable
mobility and about public policies and behavior.
The session had about 70 participants and in the end attendees got the
opportunity 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
Newsletter February 2015
Building on REPUTE
The 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