Changing highways procurement is increasingly focusing material specification to drive carbon savings as well as cost. A longstanding partnership between Huyton Asphalt and Tarmac is delivering new solutions for highways clients in the UK.
The use of apps for more productive screening operations and the dual use of diesel and electric power have helped boost quarry efficiencies, according to Kleeman, Major and Screenscore.
For industrial purposes such as asphalt production or mobile off-highway machines, hydrogen offers the option of a green fuel that helps cuts CO2 emissions - Mike Woof writes
Key manufacturers in the asphalt plant market, Ammann, Benninghoven and Marini, are developing systems able to use alternative fuels to reduce CO2 emissions.