A transatlantic research network is finding ways to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades as footbridges. As the government scales up wind farm development, the challenge of disposing of turbine blades when they reach the end …
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One solution to fight climate change? Fewer parking spaces (Grist)
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation. In the beginning, parking lots were created to curb chaos on the road. But climate change has turned that dynamic on …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 November 2023
• Riding The New Tube For London: Video (Geoff Marshall) • Gatwick: A Great Station Upgrade; Now Sort The Trains And Fares (BusAndTrainUser) • Exploring Stratford to North Woolwich: Video (The TfL Three) • Toyota …
Continue readingWhy EVs Aren’t The GreenTech Panacea: Video (PeterZeihan)
When the major auto manufacturers start changing their EV plans, it’s probably a sign something’s not quite right. For all those who think they’re better than everyone else because they drive a Tesla, this video …
Continue readingRail travel for work: which companies have sustainable business travel? (Transport&Environment)
Flying for work is all too common for some employees. But on some common routes like London-Amsterdam, traveling by rail over plane will reduce the employee’s carbon footprint by 93%. Yet, too few companies have …
Continue readingThe first no-battery, super capacitor e-bike design (Euronews)
The brainchild of French entrepreneur Adrien Lelièvre, the Pi-Pop e-bike uses a supercapacitor to store energy rather than rely on batteries. If riding a bike on a daily basis is too much of a challenge …
Continue readingUnderground parking garages are a wasted heat source (Anthropocene)
A large untapped source of energy could be right underneath our wheels, a new study shows. Cars parked in underground parking lots throw off so much heat that it warms up groundwater beneath them. This …
Continue readingThe world has crossed a solar tipping point: Transport needs to keep up (Anthropocene)
A new study suggests it no longer makes sense to consider the continued dominance of fossil fuels a “business as usual” scenario. Solar power (also known as photovoltaics, or PV) is likely to become the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 October 2023
• New video shows the nearly finished Brent Cross West station (IanVisits) • Reflective pavements tackle urban heat but sometimes make feel pedestrians hotter (CityLab) • Kyiv Metro vs the World: How Kyiv Metro runs …
Continue readingSTILFOLD & Alstom investigate train building with sustainable industrial origami (TheEngineer)
STILFOLD and Alstom have entered into partnership to explore how STILFOLD’s origami-inspired manufacturing technology could be used to make train building more environmentally sustainable. Dubbed industrial origami, STILFOLD’s patented manufacturing technology uses robotic arms to …
Continue readingZero emission electric double-decker buses for N American market (ElectricAutonomy)
Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI of Winnipeg, is partnering with Big Rig Manufacturing to make 50 electric double deckers a year at a Las Vegas plant The UK’s largest bus manufacturer, Alexander Dennis, a …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 October 2023
• London Overground into London Bridge? TfL is looking into it (Murky Depths) • London’s helicopter routes (HelicopterRedeye) • The high speed railway uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia & their Soviet past (EuroNews) • …
Continue readingRenfe aims to build solar plants to power trains (RailTech)
Spanish railway operator Renfe plans to build a 20 MW solar panel facility to power its trains, after which many will follow. Most of the generated electricity will be used for train traction, with any …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 9 October 2023
• The Assassination of HS2 by the Coward Rishi Sunak (S.Y. LEE) • Sunak’s ‘scorched earth’ slashing of HS2 means further legs will never be built (NewCivilEng) • France to launch German-style cut-price monthly rail …
Continue readingColas Rail trials HVO fuel for a loco, crane, & tampers (RailBusinessUK)
Colas Rail is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil as a more sustainable alternative to diesel for fuelling a Class 56 freight locomotive, four tampers and a Kirow crane. HVO is produced from cooking …
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