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Read about all the exciting things that are done within CLOSER and our partnership!
Consolidation Test - for Improved Urban Environment
Since March, eight commercial businesses have been testing a new delivery service in central Stockholm. The aim is to understand how the service should be organised, the benefits it provides to...
How can Geofencing make your municipality more sustainable?
Do you want to learn more about how you can use geofencing in your city? Then you should explore the insights from the GeoSence initiative! An initiative with focus on user acceptance, stakeholder...
Truck Drivers’ experiences with electrified vehicles
In this interview with Jana Sochor, Senior Researcher at Chalmers, we share some intriguing findings from her work within the REEL project. Jana has spoken with truck drivers and transport managers...
Testing geofencing in Enköping
How can an ordinary Swedish small town create a calmer and safer traffic environment? In the CLOSER project HasT, Enköping municipality is now testing digital geofencing technology together with...
Geofencing pilot in national news broadcast by TV4
In Enköping, a test to reduce traffic speed using geofencing is underway during the spring of 2024. The test includes about a hundred vehicles and involves the municipality, public transport and a...
Electrification of Heavy Transport on the Rise: Swedish Companies Lead the Way
Discover why Swedish companies like Derome, LBC - Frakt, and Skanska are increasingly transitioning to electrified transport. Join us on the journey through the REEL initiative and see how these...
Start an innovation collaboration with funding from Future Mobility
Future Mobility aims to contribute to new or strengthened innovation collaborations between Sweden and the United States within sustainable mobility. We finance strategic projects that boost research...
Johan Löfvenholm appointed new CEO of Lindholmen Science Park
The board of Lindholmen Science Park AB has appointed Johan Löfvenholm as the new CEO of the company. With extensive experience in the automotive industry, he will begin his new role in August...
Global conference on e-mobility, EVS38, to be held in Gothenburg
One of the world's most important congresses for electric transportation, the Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition, EVS38, will be held in Gothenburg on June 15-18, 2025. The event is aimed at a...
Initiative for reduced transport traffic and emissions in Gothenburg's event district
A consortium gathering several stakeholders in the event district (Evenemangsstråket) of Gothenburg has initiated a project to develop and demonstrate a fossil-free and efficient logistics solution...
Dialogue and commitment show the way for efficient freight transport in the Old Town!
There was wide support from various actors and high commitment when the results conference of the prestudy "How do we contribute to the successful introduction of environmental zone class 3 in Old...
Consolidation test aiming for a better street environment
In the area north of Hamngatan in central Stockholm, an in real life test where the goods are collected and driven out by a carrier has recently started. The aim is to reduce the traffic of large...
Innovation results in freight transport in focus at CLOSER's Results Conference 2024
CLOSER welcomes you to CLOSER's Results Conference 2024. March 21 in Gothenburg will be a meeting place for municipalities, regions, as well as transport and logistics players. Sign up and take...
34.5 meter long trucks - up to 40% less emissions
"The environmental potential is significant simply by being able to carry more. Compared to a standard 25.25-meter truck, there's a 20% saving, and against an 18.75-meter semi-trailer, there could be...
New project SELECT to explore pre-conditions for electrification of logistics fleets in the North Sea Region
What major challenges are there for logistics operators of light and heavy-duty trucks in electrifying their fleets? And how can cities and regions support this transition? That is what the new SELECT...
Digital automatic couplings make European railways time-efficient
The EU program Shift2Rail works to strengthen the rail system across Europe. Innovative solutions are therefore being developed for the entire railway sector, one of which is digital automatic...
Innovation and cooperation - important to reach the climate goals!
March 23 is the time for CLOSER's annual conference and this time with a focus on Agenda 2030 . Together with our partners, we present goals, results and lessons learned from both ongoing and...
VIDEO: CLOSER annual conference with a focus on Agenda 2030
In order to meet the Agenda 2030 goals, we need to keep our eyes high and cooperate, that was the common thread through CLOSER's annual conference that started on March 23. See here how all the...
Infram and the Falun Borlänge region new partners in CLOSER
''We are working to ensure that infrastructure and logistics around Sweden's waist are developed for the best and we see becoming a partner in CLOSER as part of this work'', says Sofia Berglund...
Railway innovations must be implemented to secure competitiveness
On June 14, IMPACT II ends with a final conference in Brussels. The project is part of the European railway initiative Shift2Rail which will end in 2023. IMPACT II has evaluated the effect that...
Scientific FR8RAIL IV article awarded at World Congress
The scientific article was published by the Royal Institute of Technology and describes the relationship between long and heavy freight trains and long-term damage to the rails. The work has taken...
"Resilience is essential for us to lead safe, prosperous and good lives"
Sandra Runsten, Head of Sustainability at Sweco will be the key note speaker that starts this year´s TREFF. Sandra will talk about what challenges lies ahead to secure a resillient society - get a...
The industry agreement for fossil-free deliveries is now being launched
Now it will be easier for consumers who shop e-shop to choose a fossil-free delivery. On the initiative of Swedish Trade, e-retailers and carriers agree on a common definition for fossil-free delivery...
TREFF 2022: "Resilience has become crucial for supply chains to survive"
Numerous crises have hit our transport networks since the pandemic broke out. So how can we meet the challenges? The importance of resilience – and how to achieve it – was one of the themes of this...
