Zero Emission Regional Bus Workshops

Zemo Partnership is hosting a range of Low and Zero Emission Bus Workshops across the UK to higlight the range of low carbon solutions available to bus operations in the UK, share best practice and sources of funding. The workshops are designed to share the experience of local authorities and bus operators who have implemented low carbon and low emission bus technologies into their fleets over the last 5 years, highlighting key challenges and solutions alongside the environmental and financial benefits observed. The topics will cover technologies and fuels including: hydrogen, hybrids, battery electric, plug-in hybrids, biomethane, efficient diesels, biodiesel and SCR retrofit systems.

If you are interested in hosting a Bus Workshop in your region please contact Daniel Hayes.

Dan Hayes

Zemo Partnership Lead:
Dan Hayes

Programme Manager

Delegates to the workshops will receive a free hard copy of the Low Emission Bus Guide, which is also available to download via the Low Emission Bus menu on the Zemo Partnership website.

Objectives

  1. To encourage the take-up of Low and Zero Emission Buses through providing bus operators with evidence of performance of low carbon and low emission buses and enhance confidence in new technologies. 
  2. To enable bus operators to share their experiences and obtain up-to-date information on the low carbon bus market in an open forum. 
  3. To provide networking opportunities for bus operators, manufacturers and policy makers. 

Outputs

  • Regional Low & Zero Emission Bus Workshops taking place across the UK. 

Delivery Timetable

March 2017 – present.

Project Steering Group

  • Zemo Partnership - Daniel Hayes, Project Manager
  • Members of Bus Working Group

Previous Workshop Resources

Birmingham Airport 11th December 2018

The Sixth workshop took place in Birmingham at Birmingham Airport on Tuesday 11th December 2019.

Workshop Agenda

  1. National Policy Outlook 2018/19 - Dan Hayes, LowCVP
  2. Vision for Bus in the West Midlands - Edmund Salt, TfWM
  3. BHX Transition to Low Emission Vehicles - Andy McDarmaid, Birmingham Airport 
  4. Double Deck Battery Electric Buses in London - Tony Wright, Metroline 
  5. Experiences with Pantographic Charged EV Buses - Adrian Felton, Volvo Bus
  6. EV Bus Rollout: Experiences from the Netherlands - Bibi Fabius, EV Consult 
  7. Meeting the Clean Air Challenge - Martin Hancock, National Express Bus West Midlands
  8. Biomethane Buses in Nottingham - Gary Mason, Nottingham City Transport.
  9. ITTHub 2020 - Innovation and Technology in Transport

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 19th July 2018

The fifth workshop took place in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium on Thursday 19th July, with an closing speech from Councillor Michael Michael, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment

Workshop Agenda

  1. All Presentations in combined PDF
  2. National Policy Outlook - Daniel Hayes, LowCVP
  3. Supporting Welsh Bus Operators - Cliver Bernard, Business Wales
  4. Emission Reduction Strategies in London - Lisa Dipnarine, Transport for London
  5. Achieving Euro 6 and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vision - Patrick Warner, Brighton and Hove Buses 
  6. Benefits of Biomethane Buses - John Bickerton, Reading Buses
  7. Panel Discussion : How Quickly will EVs penetrate the UK bus fleet

Scottish Events Campus (SEC), 8th March 2018

The fourth workshop took place in Glasgow at the SEC on Thursday 8th March, with an introduction from Councillor Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability & Carbon Reduction.

Workshop Agenda

  1. Lower Carbon and Cleaner Air: Opportunities for Bus - Dan Hayes, LowCVP
  2. Low Emission Buses in Strathclyde - Gordon Dickson, Glasgow City Council
  3. Low Emission Zone Proposal - Vincent McInally, Glasgow City Council
  4. Biodiesel use in Buses - Sam Greer, Stagecoach
  5. OppCharge of Electric Buses with Pantographs - Adrian Felton, Volvo Bus
  6. Biomethane Buses in Nottingham - Gary Mason, Nottingham City Transport
  7. Hydrogen Buses in Aberdeen - Valentine Willmann, HyER

Nottingham Conference Centre, 16th November 2017

The third workshop was held in Nottingham on Thursday 16th November, and was opened by Local Transport Councillor Sally Longford.

Workshop Agenda

  1. National Policy Outlook - Dan Hayes, LowCVP
  2. Nottingham Bus Strategy - Andy Gibbons, Nottingham City Council
  3. The Nottingham CAZ, James Ashton, Nottingham City Council
  4. Nottingham Electric Bus Rollout- Ian Combellack
  5. Biomethane Gas Buses in Nottingham - Gary Mason, Nottingham City Transport
  6. SCR Retrofit in Leicester - Chris Randall, Leicester City Council
  7. Hybrid Buses in Birmingham - Darren Astbury, National Express

University of Leeds Business School, 11th July 2017

The second workshop was held at the University of Leeds Business School on Tuesday 11th July.

Workshop Agenda

  1. UK Low Carbon Bus Policy Outlook - Gloria Esposito, LowCVP
  2. West Yorkshire Low Emission Transport Strategy - Dave Pearson, WYCA
  3. Local Challenges - Gwyn Owen, Leeds City Council
  4. Low Emission Bus Guide- Dan Hayes, LowCVP
  5. Retrofitting Electric & SCR - Alex Hornby, Transdev
  6. Hybrid Buses in Leeds - Jon Croxford, Arriva Yorkshire
  7. Hybrid and SCR Retrofit Buses in Leeds - Simon Carlise, First West Yorkshire
  8. Pending
  9. Yellow School Bus SCR Retrofit - Neale Wallace, WYCA

University of Manchester, 30th March 2017

On the 30th March, LowCVP held the first regional workshop of 2017 at the University of Manchester in the Great Hall. The event was co-hosted by Transport for Greater Manchester with over 100 delegates in attendance.

Workshop Agenda
Combined Presentations

  1. UK Low Carbon Bus Policy Outlook - Gloria Esposito, LowCVP
  2. Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040: Role of LEBs - Nicola Kane, TfGM
  3. York City's Clean Air Zone - Derek McCreadie, i-Travel York
  4. Low Emission Bus Guide- Dan Hayes, LowCVP
  5. Deployment of Hybrids in Leeds - Tom Large, Arriva
  6. Biomethane Buses in Runcorn - David Ives, Arriva NorthWest
  7. Guide to Electric Bus Rollout - Steve Cornes, Nottingham City Council
  8. Integration of Efficient Diesels - James Blackshaw, First UK Bus
  9. Retrofit SCR: Clean Air for Schools- David Ives, TfGM
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