Minister praises Live Labs programme ahead of 2025 Expo
The Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has voiced her support for the Live Labs 2 programme looking at ways to decarbonise local roads, telling the Highways Voices podcast there is some “very interesting innovation going on.” Live Labs 2 is a three-year, £30million, UK-wide programme funded by the Department for Transport and managed by The Association of Directors […]
“This ain’t easy” – lessons learned from decarbonisation projects discussed in Liverpool
The Chair of the Live Labs 2 Commissioning Board has admitted the work that local authorities are undertaking to reduce carbon emissions from transport shows the challenge “ain’t easy”. Neil Gibson (pictured) was speaking while welcoming more than 200 delegates to the Live Labs 2 Expo in Liverpool, updating on the three-year, £30million, UK-wide programme funded […]
Live Labs 2 Expo returns
The Live Labs 2 Expo returns for its second year next month, showcasing groundbreaking innovations in local roads decarbonisation. And for the first time, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) attending the event are being given the opportunity to take part in live innovation pitches. SMEs will be able to pitch their project or innovation to a […]
Sharpen your pitch for Live Labs 2
Introducing a brand new and live innovation pitch opportunity for SMEs. As part of the dynamic new structure for the Live Labs 2 Expo, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) attending the event are being given the opportunity to pitch their project or innovation to a Dragons’ Den style panel of industry specialists including the Department […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2 Expo 2024 celebrates first year of programme achievements and follow up mini Expo announced
The £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme celebrated its first year with a successful live Expo in Birmingham earlier this week – and the event was such a success that organisers have announced a follow up online mini Expo to be held next month. The Live Labs 2 Expo 24, held at the Birmingham […]
First live trials for Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads
A Department for Transport UK-wide funded programme has reached a key milestone with the first live trials taking place in North Lanarkshire and the West Midlands. ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme, funded by the Department for Transport that aims to decarbonise the local […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2: Expo 2024 in Birmingham celebrates first year of programme success
The £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme is celebrating its first year with a live Expo in Birmingham on 17th April. Designed to tackle decarbonisation across local highways, the three-year, UK-wide programme funded by the Department for Transport has been developed by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). Aimed at […]
A safer, greener way of lighting our streets with Live Labs 2 and Clearview Intelligence on this week’s Highways Voices
“It actually started when we were engaging with Karl at the TTF Conference in Leeds last year, where effectively they were saying that they were looking at bringing in new technologies to complement improved white lining…” explains Ralph Bates of Clearview Intelligence as he explains how he got involved in ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 project […]
£4.5m funding secured by Amey for UK decarbonisation programme in local roads
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) have approved funding for the next phase of the Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads. Live Labs 2: Decarbonising local roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the Department for Transport that […]
Arup wins ADEPT Live Labs 2 contract
Arup has been awarded a five year contract as part of the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme. Developed by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), the UK-wide programme funded by the Department for Transport aims to develop innovative solutions that will support the decarbonisation of local highways infrastructure […]
