Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Aveiro passion for the bike Centennial uses to reach the business innovation (with video)

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Aveiro, as we know, is synonymous with the bike, and this tradition in the centennial is seen much like a business. In the region there are dozens of factories connected to this sport and concept, businesses that leverage the know-how out of the ordinary of the city's inhabitants.

One of the last projects linked to two wheels has a formal name-bike technologic platform and Smooth mobility â€" but a much simpler goal: helping business and the public administration to develop projects linked to cycling and sustainable mobility.

"This challenge comes at a time when the country needs to create wealth and that the European Union recognises the importance of this theme. This is one of the areas in which the European Commission will bet for the period between 2014 and 2020, "said the green economy one of the researchers who coordinates the platform, José Carlos Mota.

The project uses modulation circuit systems, where they can simulate different traffic situations and introduce the bike in the urban environment. The platform has several projects in prototype phase â€" from bicycles and other garbage collection designed for the production of energy.

"The transport sector is what consumes more energy â€" about 33% of all the energy consumed in Europe. The intention is that the introduction of bicycles reduce this energy bill and, with the introduction of new components attached to the bicycle, it will boost the economy linked to the construction of the bikes ", advanced Daisy Rabbit, Department of mechanical engineering at the University of Aveiro.

Is also being developed a product aimed at children, which aims to encourage and accompany the first cycling â€" although it does not have pedals. "There are not many of these bikes on the market, is a custom bike. And there's also an evolutionary aspect: the child may use it, learn how to ride and, from the moment that dominates the balance, evolve into a bike without pedals, "concluded Martin Oliveira, director of the Superior School of North Aveiro.

In Portugal, the region of Baixo Vouga subregion registers the highest number of bicycle use, worth eight times higher than the national average. The University of Aveiro, highly reputable nationally and internationally, is a natural partner for the evolution in sustainable mobility, in order to enhance the environment and well-being of the city's inhabitants, but also their businesses.

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