In the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the EU committed to reduce greenhouse gases between 20% and 30% by 2020, taking as reference 1990 level, and all sectors of the economy should contribute to this goal. Within the transport sector, the EU has adopted a number of measures to reduce the impact of road and air transport, including the limitation of pollutant emissions, traffic management measures, fiscal measures and the promotion of rail and fluvial transport as well as intermodality.

As in the rest of the EU, the Atlantic Area (AA) is affected by typical transport sector problems such as the difficulties of intermodal connections, coordination of services provided by different operators or local accessibility to airports.

The main objective of BATTERIE project is to contribute to establish affordable and sustainable intermodal transport, to ensure greater functionality and more efficiency of existing transportation infrastructure in the AA. The work plan of the project includes effectiveness analysis of interconnection between all intermodal networks and their commercial sustainability, introducing smart technologies facilitators for transition among transports and better connectivity between road, rail, air and sea, and mapping available alternative fuel sources to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

The achievement of the project's goals is reflected in the following result:

• Report on the effectiveness of intermodal networks in AA.
• Identification of several intelligent technologies available and their expected impact.
• Delineation of the different phases of development of alternative fuels, their environmental impact and safety constraints.
• Interactive map which contains alternative fuels supply points in AA.
• Web tool to plan trips and access to intermodal connections throughout the AA.

At regional level, the promotion and implementation of action plans aim to develop intermodality and interoperability of existing transport networks, based on the concept of smart technologies and alternative fuels, the project will contribute significantly to improve accessibility and sustainability of AA transport and to reduce carbon emissions.