Project aims to make construction sites diesel free

The Department for Transport (DfT)-supported Diesel Free Construction Sites project will bring together interested bodies including contractors, technology providers and governing bodies to agree and drive a programme for diesel-free construction sites within the transport network.

Project manager at the MTC, Jade Myall said the construction sector was responsible for nearly a quarter of the world's CO2 emissions, with around 5.5 per cent of this coming directly from activities on construction sites, mainly due to machinery and equipment powered by fossil fuels.

"This project will establish a pathway to delivering a significant portion of the participating organisations' carbon and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. More importantly, it could also open doors for the wider adoption of clean energy beyond the construction sector," she said in a statement. "Zero-carbon economic growth is at the heart of the MTC's business strategy, and we are working with our industrial and academic partners to deliver significant positive contributions to this target.”