Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology has conducted a study suggesting that ‘electric roads’ can reduce the size of a car battery by up to 70%.
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Greener concrete alternative ‘Concretene’ gets support from Arup & Black Swan Graphene
Concretene, developed by Nationwide Engineering Research & Development, is a technology designed to reduce carbon emissions in construction.
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Ferrovial & Eve Air Mobility team up on urban air-traffic project
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerFerrovial Airports and Eve Air Mobility have agreed to partner with the aim of jointly developing the safe and reliable operation of vertiports and eVTOLs.
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National Grid energises ‘world first’ T-pylons
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerNational Grid has energised 36 of its new T-pylons, which have been installed in the south-west of England.
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Balfour Beatty goes all electric on live site for first time
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerA Balfour Beatty team working to deliver the Edinburgh Biomes project at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh has trialled an all-electric fleet.
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Leeds to roll out nearly 100 more EV charging points
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerA new partnership between Leeds City Council and EB Charging will see 84 new ‘fast’ charging bays rolled out across 15 locations across the city.
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Rebar-lifting robot helps cut installation times ‘by half’
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerAdvanced Construction Robotics has added to its robotics offerings with ‘Ironbot’, a robot that can lift, carry, and place nearly 2,300kg bundles of rebar.
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Colas deploys asset management tool to boost Birmingham highway safety
The service uses digital technology to identify potentially hazardous zones based on onboard driving data.
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UKRI to launch virtual centre for resilient infrastructure analysis
The new centre will help the UK prepare for the sudden impacts of challenges such as extreme floods, and water and food shortages.
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GCRE backs hyperTunnel swarm robotics pilot project
UK startup hyperTunnel has been awarded funding from the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) in Wales to trial its tunnelling technology.