A new type of battery made from electrically conductive polymers—basically plastic—could help make energy storage on the grid cheaper and more durable, enabling a greater use of renewable power. The batteries, made by Boston-based startup PolyJoule, …
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Tunnelling industry group promoting new low carbon linings (GroundEng)
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) has launched a new activity group focused on low carbon concrete linings for shafts and tunnels. Continue reading
Continue readingProposal for new Oxford rail freight terminal underway (RailFreight)
Public consultation on proposals for a vast new warehouse and rail freight park near Bicester in the Oxfordshire countryside opens this week. A Channel Islands based company, Oxfordshire Railfreight Limited, is preparing plans for a …
Continue readingTfL Elephant & Castle station tunnelling contractor search (GroundEng)
Transport for London (TfL) has started the tender process for tunnelling works on its Elephant and Castle station capacity upgrade with a pre-procurement market engagement event this month. The capacity upgrade at the southeast London …
Continue readingMany sensor eyes added to e-scooters (JulienChamussy)
Since the early days of scooter-sharing, back in 2018, the industry has significantly matured to cater to the needs of cities worldwide. Gone are the days of launching in new territories with scooters fit for …
Continue readingDB & Alstom’s 1st battery train pilot running well (UrbanTransport)
“A good train for the environment”: with this slogan, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Alstom drew up an interim balance of the trial operation of the battery-powered multiple unit in passenger transport in Germany last 14 …
Continue readingInfrastructure for In Motion Charging trolleybuses (UITP)
Battery electric trolleybuses with In Motion Charging (IMC) are highly effective technology with huge economic and environmental potential: High passenger capacity, an infinite range, uninterrupted 24/7 operation, the flexibility of off-wire service and energy-efficient emission-free …
Continue readingUK startup building modular electric van w/ circularity in mind (GreenBiz)
Corporate fleet buyers have a rich array of potential choices when it comes to updating their last-mile delivery fleets to electric vehicle technology. The van portion of the market is particularly competitive, big names such …
Continue readingHorizontal directional drilling tunnelling, & bots (GroundEng)
The engineers behind the new Hypertunnel method aim to shake up the tunnelling status quo… High tunnelling costs are also linked to the size and speed of the machinery. Last year, UK start-up company Hypertunnel …
Continue readingTrams to be fitted with head up displays (MetroReport)
Head-up display technology originally developed for cars has been adapted for light rail applications by Continental Engineering Services, which is planning a first deployment later this year. CES said the trend towards larger cab windows …
Continue readingThe search for alternatives to pricey lithium (CanadianBusiness)
A small group of companies is finding ways to stretch supplies of rare minerals further. Or build batteries that don’t need them at all. The sharp uptick in electric vehicle sales in the past two years holds …
Continue readingThe lifetime cost of driving a car (EcologicalEcon)
The car is one of the most expensive household consumer goods, yet there is a limited understanding of its private (internal) and social (external) cost per vehicle-km, year, or lifetime of driving. This paper provides …
Continue readingHS2 using retired wind turbine blades to reinforce concrete (HS2)
Innovation believed to be world-first Process cuts carbon production by up to 90% Worn-out wind turbine blades destined for the incinerator will instead be used to create carbon-friendly reinforced concrete on Britain’s new high speed …
Continue readingThe benefit from legacy railway assets (RailEngineer)
Nature’s reclamation of our dismantled railway network describes a delightfully melancholy intermingling, whereby wildlife and vegetation recolonise trackbeds while structures are lost to the permeative interventions of water and tree growth. But a more malevolent …
Continue readingEV battery recycling start-up (CorporateKnights)
There’s no shortage of evidence that the electric vehicle market hit some kind of inflection point in the last year or so. But for Ajay Kochhar, the CEO and co-founder of Li-Cycle, the telling detail …
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