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Zero emission road freight trials funding winners
Updated 16 September 2021
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| Trial strand | Project Title | Applicants | Summary | DfT Funding | Total Project Cost | Project HQ Location |
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| SBRI Zero emission road freight, supporting uptake of battery electric trucks | Battery Electric Truck Trial [BETT] Project | Leyland Trucks Limited | Support uptake of battery electric trucks by undergoing a R&D study involving the deployment of 20 DAF LF Battery Electric Trucks, with the required charging infrastructure, in various vehicle operations for public sector organisations. Monitor trucks in operation to produce a tool to educate fleet owners on mass adoption. | £9,972,509 | £9,972,509 | North West |
| SBRI Zero emission road freight, supporting uptake of battery electric trucks | Magtec Led Interactive Tool for Intelligent Assessment for Electric Commercial Vehicle Fleet Transition | Magnetic Systems Technology Limited | Develop a user-friendly, interactive predictive configurator tool that actively addresses the gaps in knowledge around vehicle comparison and operational practicalities. Enhance through learning gathered by deploying 10 zero emission trucks with public sector organisations. | £3,480,515 | £3,480,515 | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Zero emission road freight strand 1: electric road systems | UK Electric Road System | Costain Limited, University of Cambridge, Heriot-Watt University, Ove Arup & Partners Limited, Milne Research Limited, Siemens Mobility Limited, Possible, SPL Powerlines UK Limited, Scania (Great Britain) Limited, Box Energi Limited, Clarke Infrastructure Planning Ltd | Identify the optimum technological, economic and environmental recommendations for an Electric Roads System Demonstrator. | £1,176,918 | £1,875,039 | South East |
| Zero emission road freight strand 1: electric road systems | ElectroRoad | Honda R & D Europe (U.K.) Limited, Galliford Try Infrastructure Limited, TRL Limited, Miralis Data Limited, Honda R&D Co. Ltd | Complete a comprehensive study of an innovative Electric Road System applied to 44t Heavy Goods Vehicles as a cost effective and feasible solution. | £576,662 | £1,082,163 | South East |
| Zero emission road freight strand 1: electric road systems | A34 Catenary Cable System Demonstrator Feasibility Study | City Science Corporation Limited, Wood Group UK Limited, Oxfordshire County Council, Furrer + Frey GB Limited | Examine the feasibility for an Electric Road System demonstrator on appropriate sections of the A34. | £402,932 | £579,560 | South West |
| Zero emission road freight - strand 2: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles | Scottish Hydrogen Freight Trial (SHyFT) | Arcola Energy Limited, University of St Andrews, BOC Limited, ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited, Newcold Ltd | Develop a viable scale trial for Scotland with appropriate early adopters for Arcola Energy's FCEV powertrain in the 44t truck segment. | £428,819 | £658,753 | London/Scotland |
| Zero emission road freight - strand 2: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles | UK Aggregated Hydrogen Freight Consortium | Element Energy Limited, TRL Limited, Toyota (G.B.) PLC | A study into a nationwide deployment of hydrogen freight vehicles and associated hydrogen refuelling station networks. | £349,488 | £499,390 | East of England |
| Zero emission road freight - strand 2: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles | H2GVMids | EDF Energy R&D UK Centre Limited, University of Nottingham, Adelan Limited, University of Birmingham, Horiba Mira Limited, Arcola Energy Limited, Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies), Intelligent Energy Limited, MDS Transmodal Limited, ITM Motive Limited, West Midlands Combined Authority, Nottingham City Council, Toyota (G.B.) PLC, Tyseley Energy Park Limited | A feasibility study into the use of hydrogen for 44t trucks considering the Midlands as a trial area. | £524,035 | £815,792 | London |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Electric Module for Low Flat Floor (EMLoFF) for MCVs and Semi Trailers | Tetra Design Services Limited | Designing a low-floor suspension integrated with electric drive for over 3.5 tonnes GVW vehicles | £154,524 | £220,749 | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | INVO-EDU - A Zero Emissions 44ton HGV electric drive train | Involution Technologies Limited, University of Salford, Bramble Energy Limited | Design of a next generation Electric Drive Unit for HGV applications using a Bramble Energy Fuel cell to provide the required driving range for long-distance haulage | £184,737 | £234,404 | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Hydrogen Prototype Equipment for Refuelling - HyPER | Hy-Met Ltd, University of Warwick, Logan Energy Limited | Designing an innovative new ultrasonic Hydrogen Refuelling System metering solution that is light weight, cost effective, highly accurate, scalable and has a small footprint | £127,816 | £169,745 | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | CoolRun - Lightweighting and HGV modification to optimise energy efficiency of cold chain freight | Hubl Logistics Ltd | Develop a lightweight, energy efficient passively cooled HGV trailer. This will reduce vehicle fuel consumption and removing the need for a secondary power source. | £174,605 | £249,436 | East Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Lightweight, fire-safe battery enclosure for zero emission trucks (BATELITE) | Composites Evolution Limited, University of Wolverhampton, MEP Technologies Ltd, Carr Reinforcements Limited | Develop a new high-temperature composite material, based on a polysiloxane resin reinforced with enriched mineral fibres, suitable for large battery enclosures | £183,026 | £241,087 | East Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | SunLink: (bi-directional energy sharing between a Sunswap TRU and a zero-emission tractor unit) | Sunswap Ltd, Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies) | Create a zero-emission Transport Refrigeration Unit with a bi-directional energy link that optimises power usage between vehicle and refrigeration | £186,314 | £247,734 | London |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Extending Range of Battery Electric Heavy Goods Vehicles Using Energy Efficient Advanced Driver Assistance System | Creation Labs AI Ltd, Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd | Extend the range of battery electric vehicles by 10% to 30% by developing a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level-2 autonomous Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) to control the vehicle more energy efficiently compared to an average driver. | £172,610 | £246,585 | London |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Miles: Zero Emissions Electric Axle Suitable for 12-44t road freight applications | Contract Innovation Limited, University of Nottingham | Establish the feasibility of a creating a novel, highly innovative, high speed (20,000rpm+) electric drive unit (EDU) which allows goods vehicles from 12-44tonnes to be driven from a zero emissions electric power source (battery, catenary, or fuel cell) with no compromise on vehicle performance | £183,500 | £250,000 | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | HiVE4HD - High Voltage E-powertrain for Heavy Duty Road Freight | Ricardo UK Limited, University of Bath | Assess the feasibility of high voltage (HV) electrified powertrain concepts, including battery, inverter, on-board charger and multi-speed electrical drive unit (EDU) | £161,776 | £249,776 | South East |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Low Cost Flexible Battery Packs for Commercial Vehicles | RLE Futuremotiv Limited, Composites Evolution Limited | Review the feasibility of a new battery design, using cylindrical cells to directly create a low-cost 3-dimensional battery pack that maximises the available space in existing vehicle envelopes | £153,228 | £240,320 | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | Energy Efficient Combined Freezer and Thermal Trailer Body | Botanic Energy Limited | Develop an energy efficient combined freezer and thermal trailer body for large and heavy goods vehicles that utilizes thermodynamics rather than fossil fuels to enable temperature controlled distribution without transport refrigeration units | £174,742 | £249,631 | South East |
| Zero emission road freight strand 3: supply chain technology | CooltH Engines for Rapid Refuelling of hYdrogen road freight vehicles (Project CHERRY) | Nanosun Limited | Develop a low cost and highly reliable method for cooling hydrogen between the refueller and the vehicle | £171,415 | £244,879 | North West |