Lancashire’s highways team praised for low carbon commitment
Lancashire County Council has been recognised nationally for its commitment to sustainable working practices and carbon reduction in maintaining the county’s highways. The council was awarded the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) prestigious Climate Action Award in recognition of their Highways Decarbonisation Strategy. The mission statement for the project is to achieve ‘Sustainability […]
Marlborough Highways Plants 5,000 Trees in the London Borough of Hackney
Marlborough Highways is delighted to announce that it has reached its target of planting 5,000 new street trees in the London Borough of Hackney. The initiative is one of the largest schemes of its type in the country and forms part of Hackney Council’s ongoing commitment to making the north London borough a greener and […]
New resurfacing trialled to reduce carbon emissions under £10million funding pledge to improve Redbridge roads
Redbridge Council has put aside a £10million funding pot to roll out a programme of works to improve the borough’s roads over the next few years. Kick-starting the initiative was a recent road resurfacing programme in South Woodford and Wanstead Village, which saw the council trial the use of a new, more eco-friendly warm mix […]
Driving down carbon emissions on Devon’s highways
Devon County Council has reaffirmed its commitment to driving down carbon emissions in its highways delivery. Its ambition is to be carbon neutral by 2030 is ahead of schedule, as we announce our next phase in cutting carbon from Devon’s roads maintenance. Phase one, announced last year, saw it become one of the first councils […]
On the road to Net Zero as Marlborough Highways unveils cutting-edge electric vehicle
Marlborough Highways is delighted to announce that is has introduced the London EV Company (LEVC) VN5 Electric Van to its fleet, which is a 2.5 tonne low emissions hybrid model that can travel up to 370 miles on a single charge. The addition forms part of Marlborough’s bold environmental strategy to reach Net Zero by […]
Kier Highways trials Hydrogen powered generator on its Windy Harbour project
Kier Highways is trialling an innovative, hydrogen-powered fuel cell at its National Highways A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool site in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. The project is in collaboration with Hydrologiq and is the first hydrogen 110kVA generator deployment undertaken by Kier Highways. This government-supported deployment aims to uncover the practical challenges of replacing diesel with hydrogen […]
Aberdeen City Council sees CO2 emission saving record for dual-fuel hydrogen powered sweeper operations
ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuel pioneer, has demonstrated impressive real-world reductions in CO2 emissions through the deployment of road sweepers for Aberdeen City Council. Applied to the whole fleet of sweepers, this would lead to almost 30 tonnes of CO2 being eliminated from the operation, contributing to cleaner air for the city, and taking another significant step towards […]
Bracknell Forest Council helping to reduce CO2 in highway maintenance operations
Bracknell Forest Council programme aims to improve the experiences of Bracknell Forest residents as well as help the environment. As part of its climate change action plan, it has been looking at ways to reduce carbon emissions from highway maintenance. In partnership with Ringway, it has identified a way to reduce the carbon footprint of ist […]
Case study: Cardiff Council Carbon Neutral Milepave™ Scheme
Miles Macadam recently delivered its first carbon neutral surfacing scheme in South Wales, in collaboration with Cardiff Council. In 2021, the Council released ‘The One Planet Cardiff Strategy’ declaring their plan to make Cardiff a Carbon Neutral city by 2030. Miles Macadam worked closely with their Highways Team during the planning stages to look for […]
Energy Systems Catapult issues guidance to help local authorities reach Net Zero
The Energy Systems Catapult has published guidance to help local authorities create a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) to support delivery on their climate emergency declarations and Net Zero goals. The purpose of the guidance, which is funded by Innovate UK as part of the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PfER) programme, is to enable LAEPs to be delivered […]
