Swedish car manufacturer Volvo and contracting giant Skanska, who teamed up to work on a “Electric Site” research project in October have declared the project a success and decided to extend it until the end the year.
After running for 10 weeks at Skanska’s Vikan Kross quarry, near Gothenburg in Sweden, the tests have shown a 98% reduction in carbon emissions, better than the 95% originally predicted. There was also a 70% reduction in energy costs and a 40% reduction in operator costs.
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