An energy-saving coating needs no pigments, and it keeps the surface beneath it 30 degrees cooler. Debashis Chanda had trouble finding a physicist who could paint. The researchers in his nanoscience lab at the University …
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Global corps ask EU to mandate all new company cars be electric after 2030 (TransportEnv)
The European Commission should consider electrification targets for corporate cars as part of the Greening Corporate Fleets initiative, a coalition of 30 global businesses and organisations say. Leading companies, including Uber, Ikea, Coca Cola and …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 February 2023
• Fast charge battery trial to resume after GWR agrees to purchase Vivarail assets (RailUK) • Wales road building projects stopped after failing climate review (Guardian) • Ottawa’s LRT didn’t go wrong, it started wrong …
Continue readingDfT’s route to Net Zero assumptions look quite off (TransportXtra)
Last month a Freedom of Information release was finally made by the Department for Transport with details of the calculations underpinning the Government’s transport decarbonisation plan. Professor Greg Marsden fought long and hard to get …
Continue readingUK ferry industry to introduce 11 new hybrid vessels by 2027 (Cruise&Ferry)
Six new ships have already entered service in the past two years, with the additional investments set to bring the total number of hybrid-powered ferries to 17. “This industry-wide investment is great news for the …
Continue readingNew zero-carbon Scotland & the Midlands rail freight service launched (RailTechnology)
UK rail infrastructure owner Network Rail has partnered with the countries newest train operator, Varamis Rail, to launch an innovative new rail freight service that will bring zero carbon movement of goods through Scotland and …
Continue readingNew Merseyrail train runs 135km on battery (LiverpoolBusiness)
One of the new class 777 trains set to run on the Merseyrail network travels for 135km on test run using just a battery – paving the way for the network’s expansion. A test run of …
Continue readingHolistic design concepts force rethink of train interiors for sustainability (RailwayGazette)
PriestmanGoode has unveiled Green Carriage, a collection of train interior design concepts developed to ’push boundaries for greener systems and processes across the entire interior, rethinking what a future interior can be’. Continue reading
Continue readingAmazon launches more e-cargo bike hubs in London & Manchester (FutureTransport)
Amazon has expanded its UK e-cargo bike fleet with the launch of three additional micromobility delivery hubs in Manchester and London. This launch is part of a five-year investment of over 1 billion EUR (866 million GBP) …
Continue readingHolistic design concepts rethink train interiors for sustainability (RailwayGazette)
PriestmanGoode has unveiled Green Carriage, a collection of train interior design concepts developed to ’push boundaries for greener systems and processes across the entire interior, rethinking what a future interior can be’. Continue reading
Continue readingBritish Land plans London logistics hub underground at CR work site (ConstructionEnq)
British Land intends to repurpose Crossrail Paddington box into a low carbon logistics centre. Plans will be submitted for the innovative hub in the former Crossrail box works site beneath Kingdom Street in Paddington. The …
Continue readingThe business & environmental case to encourage domestic train travel (IntergenerationalFound’n)
Trains over planes: Why the government should encourage domestic train travel This report argues that, on intergenerational justice grounds, the British government should be following France’s lead over banning domestic flights with a rail equivalent …
Continue readingWorld’s largest e-bus depot opens for World Cup 2022 in Qatar (BusNews)
Qatar’s Minister of Transport, Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, has inaugurated the Lusail Bus Depot, which has broken the record for the world’s largest electric bus depot. The depot has a capacity of 478 buses, which …
Continue readingWestminster deploys street cleaner e-bikes (FutureTransport)
In partnership with Westminster City Council, Veolia is deploying a fleet of street cleaning e-bikes across Westminster, London. The 14 new e-bikes have joined over 60 electric cleaning and collection vehicles that already operate in …
Continue readingJR Central battery-hybrid trainsets enter service (RailwayGazette)
Central Japan Railway has launched its Series HC85 hybrid multiple-units on Limited Express services between Nagoya and Takayama. Branded on this route as Hida, the trains will also be deployed on Nanki Limited Express services between Nagoya, Shingu and …
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