ETI announces £40m heavy duty vehicle efficiency programme
Thu 17 February 2011
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The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is calling on manufactures of heavy duty vehicles, SMEs and academics to take part in one of Europe's largest heavy duty vehicle efficiency programmes. The ETI has issued three requests for proposals (RfPs) for projects to look at increasing the efficiencies of shipping, heavy goods vehicles, construction and agricultural equipment by 30% or more. Further requests will be made later.
Heavy duty vehicles currently contribute 8% of the UK’s overall CO2 emissions. The low carbon fuel options for replacing liquid fossil fuels as the energy source for HDV applications are currently limited. Fuel efficiency and low carbon liquid fuels such as bio fuels are now being seen as the keys to the future affordability, security and sustainability of heavy duty vehicle operations in the UK.
The expectation is that vehicles and vessels incorporating technologies from this project will be on sale by 2020. It is intended that these vehicles and vessels will be competitively superior and offer a better economic case to operators, driving significant market penetration by 2030.
The deadline for the notification of intention to submit a proposal is 21 April 2011 and all proposals must be received by 13 May 2011.
Click here for the Request for Proposals page of the ETI website for more details.
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