#22 Electric Excavators: Cities cut carbon in construction

Since 1913 the world’s most famous flower show has been held every Spring in Chelsea in London. This year among the electric blue Persian Slippers, the white and yellow Anthemis Punctata, and the eye catching, deep pink Digitalis Illumination series of Chris Beardshaw’s Morgan Stanley Garden, there is a focus on creating beautiful gardens with a lighter environmental footprint. To achieve this they rejected diesel fuelled excavators and turned to a battery powered machine, Volvo Construction Equipment’s ECR25 Electric, to prepare the site. Low noise, no emissions and zero fossil fuel means a smaller carbon footprint and better air quality. It is little wonder then that cities all over the world are demanding cleaner construction solutions as they strive to contribute to reducing national carbon emissions and lower the rate of global temperature rise. In Oslo for example, the Municipality has demanded zero carbon on all of its new construction sites. This means a range of new solutions are needed including electric construction equipment, and manufacturers are investing to meet emerging demand. GUESTS Ahcène Nedjimi, Electromobility Specialist, Volvo Construction Equipment Julie Furber, Head of Electric Power, Cummins Romeo Thomassen, Omsorgsbygg Anreas Walnum, PON Equipment Norway SUPPORTER 3D Hubs 3D Hubs makes manufacturing of high precision custom parts easy and cost-effective. 3D Hubs’ online platform provides readily available production capacity for the fastest lead times and most price-competitive parts. Simply upload designs to receive instant quotes. 3D Hubs’ automated Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analysis detects any potential issues before production begins, eliminating risk and accelerating the manufacturing process for engineers. Founded in 2013, 3D Hubs has produced more than 2,000,000 parts, serving engineering companies of all sizes. To get an instant quote for your parts, go to 3dhubs.com.  Interviews in Oslo were recorded at the Nordic EV Summit organised by the Norwegian Electric Vehicle AssociationThe post #22 Electric Excavators: Cities cut carbon in construction first appeared on Engineering Matters.