Demonstrated the possibilities of mobile batteries in construction and infrastructure projects
Main results
Sustainable asphalt project
A number of roads around Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees in Northeast England were in need of renovation. The respective city councils recruited Tarmac, the UK’s leading building materials and solutions company, to resurface sections of three separate roads in Autumn 2023. Tarmac is known for its sustainability credentials. The company has made a commitment to reduce its absolute CO₂ emissions by 30% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050.
Tarmac and the two councils had a shared aim for the projects to be as sustainable as possible, and looked at every aspect of the road resurfacing process to see where they could cut carbon. This included powering Tarmac’s asphalt plant at Coxhoe with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), including a proportion of recycled asphalt planings (RAP) in the asphalt mixes for each layer to reduce the need for primary materials, and using vehicles on the projects that were powered by electricity or HVO.
Working in partnership with the two councils and the company’s international partners, Tarmac reduced the carbon emissions of the road schemes by up to 80 per cent compared to projects using traditional methods. It is understood these projects have the lowest CO₂ emissions for road resurfacing in the UK without using carbon offsetting.
A sustainable showcase
To showcase the possibilities of sustainability in construction and infrastructure, Tarmac organised a demo at the Coxhoe plant, which was part of the project. Various companies were invited to show their sustainable solutions. Among the new vehicles showcased were electric excavators used to handle the planings at the supply unit and electric rollers for flattening the road surface. Greener was also on-site with three batteries. Our batteries helped to charge the electric vehicles at the Coxhoe showcase, showing the synergy between our sustainable solutions.
Greener’s mobile batteries are well-suited for these kinds of infrastructure projects. Remote locations like roads often do not have a grid connection available. If you want to use EVs there, they will need to be charged regularly. Mobile batteries provide a solution for this.
It was great to be present at the demo, standing side-by-side with other innovative companies and exchanging our sustainable technologies. Together, we can work on similar projects in the future and make the construction and infrastructure sector a little greener, one innovation at a time.