Is Dynamic Charging the path to net zero?

Logistics UK's third annual Discovering Decarbonisation Business Conference took place on 21 November at One America Place in London, and was another successful and highly insightful day.

Over 100 delegates gathered to hear leading industry figures discuss decarbonisation issues from across the multimodal logistics sector.

Speakers included Kuehne + Nagel's Sustainability & Social Impact Director UK, Kate Broome, John Lewis Partnership Partner & General Manager, Justin Laney, Head of Road Freight Decarbonisation and Hydrogen for the Department of Transport Margarita Vigrande-Ashe and Logistics UK's Director of Policy Kevin Green amongst many other key contributors to the day.

In his keynote 'Steps Towards Electrification of Road Freight', Professor David Cebon, Director of The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, discussed the different paths towards net zero for the heavy good vehicle industry. 

Project JOLT is an initiative aimed at accelerating the electrification of the UK’s heavy goods vehicles. Spearheaded by The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF), Project JOLT brings together a consortium of leading industry partners, including John Lewis Partnership, Volvo Trucks UK, and Flexible Power Systems.

“The urgency of the climate crisis is driving adoption of electric heavy goods vehicles at a rate that few in the industry would have expected five years ago," says Cebon.

"Operators are purchasing and running these vehicles today in fleets of all sizes. But there’s still a long way to go to understand how whole fleets and industries can transition to electric heavy goods vehicles in a technically feasible way.”

A full report from the day will appear in next week's Logistics UK magazine.

Published On: 21/11/2024 15:00:00

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