Seemingly every equipment manufacturer has released—or is working on—electric equipment. There’s almost no way to escape the marketing and prototype hype along with its accompanying sustainability ...

Nearly a year after launching the Sweden-U.S. Green Transition Initiative (GTI), the consortium has completed one of the first construction projects in the United States using only electric equipment.

Engineering firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of digital construction and its transformative impact on electrical engineering and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design.

Construction equipment is estimated to generate around 400 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year, representing roughly 1.1% of global emissions. Consequently, decarbonization of non-road mobile ...

Volvo Construction Equipment and Hitachi Energy will collaborate to develop zero-emission construction sites with electric ...

Research firm says cost savings and quieter work environment among factors boosting sales of electric-powered construction sector equipment. On the job site, noise pollution reduction is one of ...

Growth in use of electric equipment in construction has been relatively slow in the U.S. despite successful pilot efforts, but a new coalition of cities, municipal agencies and industry groups is ...

The adoption of electric construction equipment is quickly growing domestically and globally. Driving factors include noise reduction; lower operating fuel and maintenance costs; government emission ...

Volvo CE has been eyeing the replacement of diesel-belching heavy machinery with battery-electric models for a number of years, previously testing vehicles in Sweden and Paris. For the last year or so ...

Nearly a year after launching the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative (GTI), the group says it’s completed the first DC fast charging station construction project in the US using only electric ...

Battery-powered hand tools now own the fix-it market. Yard equipment has its cell sights set on suburbia. Farm country, however, requires a much higher threshold of reliability. That isn’t slowing ...