World Sustainable Transport Day

Railway

SBB and CompPair boost durability and sustainability of ICN trains

SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and CompPair Technologies have entered a collaboration to drive the performance and sustainability of key components on the ICN train fleet, focusing on durability, cost-efficiency and reduced maintenance. The joint project targets the front parts of locomotives, specifically the cowcatchers, which are prone to external damage such as impact. These parts are currently responsible for frequent maintenance interventions and replacement resources. By introducing CompPair’s innovative regenerative composite technology, the partnership aims to demonstrate a significant reduction in maintenance operations and extend the service life of affected parts. This solution enables in situ repairs, allowing damaged composite components to be healed in minutes, thus reducing downtime and improving cost-efficiency.

Marine

Oceanbird launches its rigid Wing 560

Oceanbird officially launched its first rigid wing, the Wing 560, on 25 August 2025 in Landskrona, southern Sweden. The result of three and a half years of research and development, the rigid sail designed by Oceanbird is 40 metres high and 14 metres wide. Its core is made of high-strength steel, while its aerodynamic surface is based on a sandwich construction with thin layers of fibreglass surrounding a core made from 370,000 recycled PET bottles. Oceanbird estimates that such a sail could deliver up to 10% fuel savings and a significant reduction in emissions on certain routes.

Automotive

“It is important to look at industrial practices in the light vehicle sector,” Alexandre Lagrange, Aemotion

Aemotion is an industrial start-up created in 2018, whose objective is to offer high-performance, innovative and desirable vehicles to improve daily mobility for professionals and private individuals alike. Aemotion is therefore a two-seater secure electric vehicle, based on a metal-composite hybrid structure, capable of driving on the motorway (115 km/h), as well as in the city centre. It is so slender (80 cm wide) that it can filter through traffic with the agility of a motorcycle (and this is authorised just as it is for two-wheelers). Indeed, the vehicle is equipped with an innovative 4-wheel tilting chassis, so that it can lean into corners with the agility of a motorcycle.

Aerospace

Beta Technologies flies electric Alia CX300 and sells electric charger to Canada

Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM), the federal industry association for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Canada, announced Beta Technologies flew its ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft in a demonstration flight at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, in addition to Canada’s first purchase of a Beta electric charger by Stolport. he portable unit delivers 60 kWh of power and is both multimodal and interoperable, allowing it to charge electric aircraft as well as ground vehicles, marking Beta’s first charger sale in Canada. Beta has brought 52 chargers online at site locations across the U.S. for public and private use by commercial, military and medical entities. These sites, which have been installed in partnership with airports, FBOs, government agencies and OEMs, set the foundation to bring electric aviation to both metropolitan areas as well as rural and hard-to-reach communities with limited access to air transportation.