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The MEISTER and USER-CHI projects coordinated by GRUPO ETRA present their tools in an online course on charging infrastructures in urban mobility.

It is becoming increasingly common to see electric vehicles (EVs) on our streets and more and more users are opting for this type of vehicle to develop their mobility. However, this reality, which has positive implications for climate and traffic calming, among many others, brings its own challenges that need to be addressed. Urban mobility professionals and policy makers and drafters are the first to be interested in knowing specific aspects related to EVs.

Parking space for this type of vehicle is one of the main issues to be addressed, but it is not the only one. It is also necessary to rethink the organization, control and management of EV recharging in a safe and environmentally friendly way that benefits all the actors involved. For all these reasons, the online course “Recharging infrastructure planning in urban mobility” has been designed.

The European projects MEISTER and USER-CHI, both coordinated by ETRA GROUP, together with the GreenCharge project and CIVITAS ELEVATE have created this online course, where the two European projects have reflected in the content their best practices, tools and results. The course, through five differentiated blocks, offers users the possibility to get an overview of current developments, challenges and perspectives on charging infrastructure in urban mobility.

The contents of the online course are available in English through this link and the completion times are free, i.e., each person can complete the course materials using the time they need.

From ETRA GROUP, thanks to our extensive experience in the mobility sector, we contribute to broaden the knowledge of professionals and citizens by reflecting, in the exposed material, the learning and results of the European projects we manage.

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ETRA GROUP presents its latest solutions in mobility, energy and security at Smart City Expo World Congress

Smart City Expo World Congress (#SCEWC22) celebrates its eleventh edition in Barcelona with the presence, once again, of ETRA GROUP, who presented its latest developments in the field of Smart City solutions, both in the areas of Mobility and Energy and Security, highlighting ETRA’s solutions in the field of drones and anti-drone systems.

SCEWC22, which took place a few weeks ago, is the main international event focused on cities, where the aim is to enhance urban environments and collectivize innovation worldwide, by promoting social innovation and identifying opportunities for collaboration. The meeting seeks to create a better future for cities and their citizens.

Implementing solutions that improve the quality of life

ETRA GROUP played a prominent role during the event, both by setting up its own stand, where it explained to attendees the advantages offered by Smart Cities to improve the quality of life of citizens, and by the participation of Antonio Marqués, ETRA’s Director of Technology and Innovation, in the round table “A positive industry within a smart city”.

The conference claimed the importance of the industrial sector in the economic and innovative development of cities and the great weight of this sector to carry out an effective ecological transition. There, Marqués presented the main actions developed by the business group in the implementation of modern and innovative public transport to improve the welfare of citizens.

From ETRA GROUP, as a leading company in the transport and energy sector, we are proud to be able to share our projects and innovative solutions in one of the world’s largest Smart Cities events.

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ETRA GROUP played a leading role in the meeting “Sustainable and digital reindustrialization: the great challenge”, organized by AMETIC

The Multisectoral Association of Spanish Electronics and Communications Companies (AMETIC) held a few dates ago the 36th edition of the Digital Economy and Telecommunications Meeting under the title “Sustainable and digital reindustrialization: the great challenge” and in which ETRA GROUP played a leading role.

The main public and private players in the technology industry met once again this year at the benchmark event for the sector in Spain to discuss the present and future of a sector that has a significant impact on the economic, industrial and social development of the country.

Innovative solutions for real problems

Antonio Marqués, ETRA’s Director of Technology and Innovation, participated on behalf of the business group as a speaker at the round table “Energy Management of Smarticities”, moderated by Adolfo Borrero, President of the Smart Cities Commission of AMETIC.

The round table highlighted the need to empower public managers to improve the use of their resources, as well as to encourage citizens to decide on the future of their cities.

In this sense, Marqués offered details about ELECTRA, the solution that ETRA proposes for the electrification of public transport fleet depots, which is called to play a key role in the process of digital and ecological transformation of urban public transport, a fundamental element in the decarbonization of our cities.

From ETRA GROUP we provide the technology that manages more than 25,000 public transport vehicles worldwide, as well as more than 10,000 traffic-light intersections. The strong investment we make in R&D&I, together with our more than 40 years in the market, allows us to respond with the most advanced technological solutions to the most complex challenges.

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ETRA GROUP presents its latest innovations in technology at the “EuroScience Open Forum 2022”

Last July, ETRA, as a partner of the European MAtchUp project, participated in the “EuroScience Open Forum 2022” (ESOF2022), the largest interdisciplinary meeting on science and innovation in Europe.

The tenth edition of ESOF2022, under the theme “Crossing borders, engaged science, resilient societies”, addressed the current need to pool scientific knowledge to solve the challenges jointly and innovatively we face today. The meeting aims to create strong alliances between scientists, policy makers, media and the general public to tackle today’s complex problems.

Innovative technologies from ETRA

During the event, three innovative technologies carried out by ETRA GROUP were presented:

  1. The platform for the management of electric vehicle charging points,
  2. The tool for detecting free parking spaces using artificial intelligence techniques,
  3. The web application aimed at users, which helps them to find parking spaces with available charging points.

 

ETRA is in the top 1% of the most innovative companies in Europe. Thanks to the strong investment in R&D&I, the group participates in the development of new tech trends, provides solutions to specific societal problems and collaborates with the most advanced tech players of the world in the context of the European Union’s framework programmes.

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ETRA presents the European project USER-CHI at the ITS European Congress

USERCHI, a European project framed in the Horizon 2020 program, has as main objective to promote electric mobility in Europe. The representatives of this project had the opportunity to participate in the main event of intelligent transport systems in Europe this year, held from May 30 to June 1 in the city of Toulouse.

Indeed, ETRA I+D participated in the ITS European Congress presenting the project during the Special Interest Session 53 on “Improving EV Charging infrastructure in European urban areas”.

During this session, the improvement in the user experience in the recharging of electric vehicles was examined and the most recent advances to convert the recharging of electric vehicles into a more sustainable, accessible and economically profitable process were shown. Finally, two other projects on charging electric vehicles, eCharge4Drivers and INCIT-EV, were discussed.

The session was moderated by Dr. Evangelia Portouli (ICCS, Greece) together with the speakers Anagnostopoulou (ICCS, Greece) and Lieselot Vanhaverbeke (VUB, Belgium) for the eCharge4Drivers project. The INCIT-EV project was represented by Maurizio Arnone (LINKS Foundation, Italy); and the USER-CHI project was presented by María Tomás (ETRA, Spain) and Silvia Valero (Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain).

Together, they shared actions to seamlessly and efficiently integrate electric vehicle recharging infrastructures. As well as innovative solutions for the adoption of recharging electric vehicles in urban areas and in interurban corridors were also proposed.

The USERCHI project is part of the enormous R&D activity that ETRA develops at a national and European level (H2020 and Horizon Europe), and which aims to transform the most advanced technologies into solutions that allow improving the quality of people and protect the planet.

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ETRA GROUP is the protagonist at the XXII Spanish Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) held in Madrid

Madrid hosted the 22nd Spanish Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems organised by ITS España. The main theme of the event was the deployment of ITS in the Spanish Government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, the Spanish strategy that channels the European Union’s Next Generation funds designed to deal in a coordinated manner with the economic and social consequences of the pandemic and build a more sustainable future.

ETRA GROUP, as a leading company in the field of technologies for sustainable mobility and one of the main sponsors of the Congress, had a prominent presence in its programme, delving into the safest, most sustainable and efficient solutions for mobility.

Among the 4 contributions in the form of presentations by ETRA GROUP to the Congress was, on the first day, the one entitled “Tunnels as part of Smartmobility Management”, given by Pedro Rosa Ferrero and Vicente Sebastián. José Manuel Martínez Oliveira, from ETRA GROUP, did the same with his participation in “Evolution of cooperative services towards Cooperative Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM). Concept of CCAM Urban Corridors”.

The second day of the Congress, on Wednesday the 27th of April, featured the presentation “Implementation of ZBEs with guarantees”, by Juan Francisco Monzón, from ETRA GROUP. Finally, on the third and last day, we attended the speech by Francisco Javier Nuñez-Flores, from ETRA GROUP, which dealt with “Payment solutions in Public Transport”.

Once again, the presence of ETRA GROUP in this Congress allows us to present to the sector the most innovative technological mobility solutions that we propose, as well as interacting with other professionals, companies, universities and public institutions in shared challenges.

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XXI CONGRESO ITS ESPAÑA

GRUPOETRA, as a leader in the field of technologies for sustainable mobility, once again plays a leading role in the Spanish ITS Congress.

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END to END with VISA/MasterCard

GRUPOETRA obtains the END to END certification with VISA/MasterCard incorporating a new payment system through bank cards with EMV contactless technology.

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COVID-19 Certificate + ETRA DEUTSCHLAND

After the summer break, GRUPOETRA is increasing its activity with more new projects than ever before, and in an environment that guarantees both the safety of our team members and that of our partners and collaborators.

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