Zero emission heavy goods vehicles and infrastructure competition winners
Updated 30 November 2023
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Full listing of the winners receiving funding from the zero emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and infrastructure competitions, a research and development fund which aims to increase zero emission road freight in the UK.
The table lists:
- winning consortia names as well as names of partners within consortia
- a summary of the projects
- the funding amounts given
All winners form part of the Department for Transport (DfT) programme and the Zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme.
| Innovate UK funding competition strand | Project title | Current project participants | Project summary | Total eligible project cost (£ million) | Funding allocated (£ million) | Project status | Project HQ location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero emission road freight battery electric truck demonstration | Project electric freightway | GRIDSERVE EMEA Depc Ltd VFS Financial Services Limited Kuehne + Nagel Limited Hitachi Europe Limited Maritime Transport Limited Royal Mail Group Limited A.F.Blakemore And Son Limited Volvo Group UK Limited Fergusons Transport Limited United Utilities Water Limited Amazon UK Services Ltd. & Paccar Financial PLC DCC Energy UK Limited DAF Trucks Limited Renault Truck Commercials Limited Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited Moto Hospitality Limited British Land Company Public Limited Company (THE) Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC |
GRIDSERVE is leading a consortium supported by Hitachi ZeroCarbon, part of Hitachi Europe, to deliver electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGV) and dedicated eHGV charging infrastructure along the UK’s strategic road network | £89.9 | £62.7 | Active | South East |
| Zero emission road freight battery and hydrogen demonstration | Zero emission northern (ZEN) freight | BP Oil UK Limited Wren Kitchens Limited Imperial College London Scania Finance Great Britain Limited Great Bear Distribution Limited Maritime Transport Limited Royal Mail Group Limited Eddie Stobart Limited Scania (Great Britain) Limited DAF Trucks Limited |
Zero Emission Northern Freight (ZENFreight) is a consortium of leading truck manufacturers, a renowned academic partner, committed freight operators and an international energy company, working together to accelerate the decarbonisation of HGVs. It plans to establish a network of 7 sites, spanning a combination of hydrogen refuelling and electric charging technologies | £131.6 | £54.6 | Project is subject to Innovate UK due diligence, finalising agreements and securing the necessary approvals | Greater London |
| Zero emission road freight battery electric truck demonstration | eFreight 2030 | Voltempo Group Limited Dynamon LTD ZEVHub LTD Wincanton Group Limited Energy Systems Catapult Services Limited Kuehne + Nagel (UK) Limited XPO Transport Solutions UK Limited Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited Expect Distribution Limited Rhenus Home Delivery Limited VFS Financial Services Limited Scania Finance Great Britain Limited Maritime Transport Limited Paccar Financial PLC Scania (Great Britain) Limited Fleete Group Limited Welch’s Transport Limited |
This project will demonstrate how battery-electric HGVs can replace conventional HGVs at scale, using British technology. The project uses next-generation HGVs from Renault Trucks, DAF and Scania, plus state-of-the-art British-designed 1MW charging technology from Voltempo | £63.6 | £49.2 | Project is subject to Innovate UK due diligence, finalising agreements and securing the necessary approvals | West Midlands |
| Zero emission road freight hydrogen fuel cell truck demonstration | Hydrogen aggregated UK logistics (HyHAUL) project |
HyHAUL Mobility Limited Reynolds Logistics UK Limited Scania Finance Great Britain Limited CNG Fuels Ltd Riverside Truck Rental Limited Scania (Great Britain) Limited |
HyHAUL is powered by Protium and strategic partners and will deploy circa 30 hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) HGVs along the M4. End user participants and observers of the project represent a diverse range of use cases, routes and vehicle requirements | £41.4 | £31.8 | Project is subject to Innovate UK due diligence, finalising agreements and securing the necessary approvals | Wales |