Professor David Gray's Projects (18)

Ferry Passenger and Freight Modelling for Shetland Jul 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
Through this project, ZetTrans, the regional transport partnership for Shetland, in partnership with RGU and HIE will investigate and demonstrate in a pilot study the potential for a holistic data-driven transport model for Shetland ferries that can... Read More about Ferry Passenger and Freight Modelling for Shetland.

Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This project seeks to capture and share the technological learning from three NPA projects (Storytagging (RGU), Digi 2 Market (Udaras na Gaeltachta, Republic of Ireland) and CINE (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)). These focus on digital story... Read More about Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity.

Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Our natural and built environment and social fabric are critical determinants of health and well-being. Three quarters of the European population now live in cities and urbanisation continues at high speed, driven by economic growth and employment op... Read More about Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing.

Stronghouse Jan 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023
The Stronghouse project focuses on community approaches to retrofitting houses for energy efficiency. Current practices to improve home energy efficiency are not sufficiently developed to meet CO2 emission reduction targets. This is largely because... Read More about Stronghouse.

E-Logistics in NSR harbour cities Sep 1, 2010 - Jun 1, 2013
E-Harbours aims to create a lasting change towards sustainable energy logistics for north sea region harbour cities. It will set innovative energy standards to create a transformation of the energy network in harbour areas. Show cases will provide ex... Read More about E-Logistics in NSR harbour cities.

Storytagging May 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
StoryTagging will increase the market reach of creative industry SMEs by developing a digital platform that will allow creatives to harness (as stories) much of what makes Northern localities distinctive to the people who live and work there: place,... Read More about Storytagging.

Carbon responsible transport strategies for the North Sea Area + Sep 1, 2013 - Mar 1, 2015
The approach of the project will reflect several European policy areas – from health aspects, clean air and noise abatement, energy supply and fuel policy and the transport sector with its White Paper and Action Plan on Urban Mobility.

The project... Read More about Carbon responsible transport strategies for the North Sea Area +.

Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV Sep 2, 2019 - Mar 1, 2023
Autonomous Vehicles (AV), or self-driving vehicles, promise widely available, low-cost, clean, door-to-door transport for people and goods. Widespread use on Europe’s roads is anticipated by the 2030s and is expected to have numerous societal implica... Read More about Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV.

Improving Workforce Mobility in Fife Aug 1, 2017 - Nov 10, 2017

Keep Fife Moving 2 Oct 8, 2018 - Sep 30, 2019
Fife combines 5 sizeable urban areas, with large rural areas with isolated residences small villages and towns. It has relatively high unemployment levels which in some areas rise almost directly in relation to the rurality of the area or the lack... Read More about Keep Fife Moving 2.

Green passenger transport in rural areas Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2023
Transport in remote, rural and island areas is car dependent and CO2 intensive, while public transport (PT) is relatively ineffective, having low usage and high emissions per passenger.

Rural public transport subsidies are unsustainable and servi... Read More about Green passenger transport in rural areas.

E-Logistics in NSR Harbour Cities Nov 1, 2010 - Jun 1, 2013
E-Harbours aims to create a lasting change towards sustainable energy logistics for north sea region harbour cities. It will set innovative energy standards to create a transformation of the energy network in harbour areas. Show cases will provide ex... Read More about E-Logistics in NSR Harbour Cities.

E-Logistics in NSR Harbour Cities Mar 1, 2012 - Jun 1, 2013
E-Harbours aims to create a lasting change towards sustainable energy logistics for north sea region harbour cities. It will set innovative energy standards to create a transformation of the energy network in harbour areas. Show cases will provide ex... Read More about E-Logistics in NSR Harbour Cities.

A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
RGU are in the process of developing an autonomous vehicle ‘implementation roadmap’ for transport policy makers (at local and regional level) in Scotland. This will set out the various steps involved in putting autonomous vehicles on the road, detai... Read More about A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region.

Development of low carbon and smart sustainable mobility solutions for rural communities Sep 14, 2018 - Nov 11, 2020
To establish a methodology for the development of low carbon and smart sustainable mobility solutions for rural communities by building on the available assets within the particular rural context

Port cities: innovation sustainability Sep 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2020
Port Cities can be seen as multidimensional laboratories where challenges connected with urban mobility are more complex. They are at once a challenge and an opportunity, as they provide scope for planning, researching and implementing integrated mo... Read More about Port cities: innovation sustainability.

Risk based consenting of offshore renewable energy Feb 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2016
At a global level, there is an urgent need to develop competitive low carbon energy to meet increasing energy demand whilst reducing the impact of anthropogenic driven climate change.

Offshore renewable energy (defined as offshore wind, wave and... Read More about Risk based consenting of offshore renewable energy.

Smart peripheral and remote airports 2020 May 1, 2015 - Nov 1, 2016
Mindful of aviation’s carbon footprint, this project will foster more sustainable energy use. Low carbon fuel airport surface access demonstrator trials are intended at airports in Scotland as low carbon exemplars on how to decarbonise links from th... Read More about Smart peripheral and remote airports 2020.