Public Funding for Kuehne + Nagel Limited

This project will trial 81 dedicated gas HGVs ranging from 7.5 tonne to 44 tonne which are new to the UK market. Four vehicle manufacturers will be trialled across ten different vehicle configurations, creating a wealth of valuable data on vehicle performance, fuel efficiency, reliability and cost. When using CNG/LNG, CO2e savings of up to 8% can be achieved, and biogas produced from waste will be introduced during the project, resulting in Well-To-Wheel CO2e savings of at least 70% compared to diesel. In addition five refrigeration units will use a prototype liquid nitrogen system, further reducing CO2e and air quality emissions. The vehicles will be trialled by five high profile transport operators across a range of different duty cycles, from urban to long haul. They will be supported by technical experts who will collate comprehensive data via telematics and portable emissions monitoring equipment, which will be fully analysed in order to quantify the potential benefits of dedicated gas technology compared to diesel. Two new state-of-the-art gas stations will be delivered as part of the project, in London and Birmingham, for which no funding is being sought, thus developing infra-structure that is needed to help reduce pollution from heavy transport, whilst keeping a low budget.

Reducing air pollutant (NOx and PM) and CO2 emissions on UK roads is increasing priority for UK government, retailers, HGV hauliers and the general public. HGVs account for 17% of all UK road transport emissions; but the opportunities to significantly reduce their emissions in the near future are limited. The Reduced Emissions Logistics (Red-E-Log) project offers an immediate solution in the use of liquid biomethane (LBM) burning engines for HGVs. By making use of biomethane (methane produced by bacteria feeding off waste streams) significant amounts of fossil fuel can be eliminated from UK roads. This means the total CO2 equivalent for LBM trucks is as much as 85% less when compared to a present day HGV running on diesel, making this a solution to reducing global CO2 emissions that we can implement today. Red-E-Log is a collaboration between Kuehne & Nagel (K&N), Microlise, Cenex and Emissions Analytics (EA) to deploy 29 of the latest generation (2017 and 2018) OEM warranted 44t duel fuel and Liquid Natural Gas articulated trucks. The project will deploy three state-of-art truck technologies that are not currently (October 2016) in use in the UK with a high-profile fleet, and promote the reintroduction of LBM into the UK market.

TRIUMPH is a demonstration and study of zero emission capable trucks and refrigeration units in urban environments. Refrigerated urban delivery is a key component of the modern food distribution network and temperature controlled transport is highly polluting in urban environments. Zero emission technologies provide a solution to urban air quality and can also reduce CO2 emissions. A limited evidence base exists to support the uptake of new innovative technologies in a commercial vehicle environment. This project will investigate three solutions to zero emission delivery in urban environments. 1) Fully electric vehicles (supplied by Magtec); 2) Range extended electric vehicles (supplied by Tevva). 3) Liquid nitrogen engine refrigeration units (supplied by Dearman). A detailed study of all three options will be undertaken. The project will also: develop real time environmental sensing, provided by EarthSense, which will inform the control strategy of range extended electric vehicles to provide zero emissions operation in areas of the poorest air quality; develop fleet telemetry systems for the trial vehicles; develop fleet advice software to inform roll out in the wider fleet community; and compare the emission, cost and technical performance to Euro VI diesel vehicles.