{"id":96889,"date":"2021-07-27T12:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=96889"},"modified":"2021-07-27T12:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:51:12","slug":"uks-first-electric-motorway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-technology-news\/uks-first-electric-motorway\/96889\/","title":{"rendered":"Costain to pave the way for UK&#8217;s first electric motorway"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96890 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ee20728b-2d34-8eee-4960-6c7f049579a4-300x197.jpeg\" alt=\"electric road system, eHighway\" width=\"659\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ee20728b-2d34-8eee-4960-6c7f049579a4-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ee20728b-2d34-8eee-4960-6c7f049579a4.jpeg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Costain<\/a> has been awarded funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department for Transport<\/a> to lead the UK\u2019s first study on the electrification of long-range trucks with dynamic charging, using overhead wires on motorways<\/h2>\n<p>The consortium has proposed an \u2018electric road system\u2019, using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobility.siemens.com\/global\/en\/portfolio\/road\/ehighway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Siemens Mobility \u2018eHighway\u2019 technology<\/a>, as the fastest, lowest carbon and most cost-effective route to decarbonising our road freight industry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/clean-air-gas-engine\/86410\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delivering cleaner air<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobility.siemens.com\/global\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Siemens Mobility<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scania.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scania<\/a>, The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (Cambridge University and Heriot-Watt University), ARUP, Milne Research, SPL Powerlines, CI Planning, BOX ENERGI and Possible.<\/p>\n<p>The study is part of the \u00a320m put aside for zero emission road freight trials under the recently announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/transport-decarbonisation-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transport Decarbonisation Plan<\/a> (TDP).<\/p>\n<p>The nine-month study kicks off this\u00a0month and\u00a0is hoped\u00a0to be\u00a0the forerunner of a scheme that aims to see the UK\u2019s major roads served by overhead lines by the 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>The trucks come equipped with a battery that charges while they are in motion so they can detach to both overtake vehicles and reach their\u00a0destination\u00a0with zero emissions from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>The project will look at electrifying at least 30km (19 miles) of the M180 as the pilot, linking Immingham Port with the logistics hubs of Doncaster and its airport.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0fully operational\u00a0electric road system across the UK would be expected to create tens of thousands of jobs across a range of green industries, with around 200,000 new electric trucks needing to be built over a\u00a010\u201315-year\u00a0period.<\/p>\n<p>This will also provide an opportunity to completely revamp the UK truck manufacturing industry and its supply chains,\u00a0futureproofing\u00a0it by accelerating fleet digitalisation; a key lesson learned across the industry as it recovers from the 2020 pandemic\u2019s disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Research by the consortium has even found that initial investments into new vehicles by operators could be recouped within 18 months, due to lower energy costs, and the electrification infrastructure would pay back investors in 15 years.<\/p>\n<h3>Greener and more efficient roads<\/h3>\n<p>Costain\u2019s Sue Kershaw, managing director of transportation, said: \u201cThis study is another important step towards understanding how industry could work together to tackle one of the largest carbon emission producers in the country and create a cleaner, greener and more efficient road freight network across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing our heritage in complex programme delivery and expertise in integrating technology to this consortium is part of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.costain.com\/media\/598921\/costain-climate-change-action-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climate Change Action Plan<\/a>\u00a0to implement change and create a green transport future through collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William Wilson, CEO of Siemens Mobility Limited, said: \u201cInvesting in proven technologies like eHighways can help us go further and faster to decarbonise the UK\u2019s transport network, and support jobs and growth to level up the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy building on successful trials from other countries like Germany, our ERS consortium M180 trial will help the UK move a step closer to replacing more polluting trucks with clean, efficient electric HGVs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor David Cebon, director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csrf.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centre for Sustainable Road Freight<\/a> (Cambridge University and Heriot-Watt University), added: \u201cOur previous research says that overhead catenary power will provide the lowest cost, lowest carbon, and most rapidly deployable solution to decarbonise long-haul road freight in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project will test the concept at the next level of detail. 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