New project targets air quality and noise

The NEMO (Noise and Emissions MOnitoring and radical mitigation) project focuses on the development (hardware, infrastructure and software) of a remote sensing system to measure emissions and noise produced by traffic. The developed solution will be integrated into road, rail and maritime infrastructures to make it standardised, easier to use and able to operate unattended for uninterrupted surveillance.

Co-financed by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, the project is led by the Cartif Foundation and brings together eighteen partners including Fundación Valenciaport.

The autonomous remote sensing system will identify the vehicles that produce noise and air pollution, making this information available to the toll or access systems. The solution is intended to be completely integrated in the road/rail/sea infrastructure and will have the tools to communicate with the data structure of operators and authorities.

Additionally, the project will develop a comprehensive solution to mitigate noise and emissions from ‘circulating’ vehicles, which will include the optimisation of pavement texture and the design of a multifunctional barrier by combining innovative technologies.

The solutions developed in the project will be tested at the Port of Valencia’s maritime interface and rail operations.

The project has a total budget of around €6,500,000 and is expected to be developed over a period of 36 months, ending in April 2023.