Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023
Lead Research Organisation:
Heriot-Watt University
Department Name: Sch of Social Sciences
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Philip Greening (Principal Investigator) | |
| Guy Walker (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Ahmad S
(2022)
Packaging design, fill rate and road freight decarbonisation: A literature review and a future research agenda
in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
Greening, P
(2018)
Decarbonising Road Freight
Liimatainen H.
(2018)
Possible impact of long and heavy vehicles in the United Kingdom - A commodity level approach
in Sustainability
| Description | The logistics systems of the future will be radically different to the past in that they will have to operate in a different energy landscape which will impose new constraints. We have developed a modeling methodology for the whole logistics systems that allows future system organisations to emerge through a process of micro level self-organization. The models are allowing organisations to design their operations around these new constraints and integrate them with the energy systems of the future |
| Exploitation Route | The models will provide a strong evidence base for policy and logistics operational design, and we have engaged with the appropriate stakeholders to secure this outcome. |
| Sectors | Energy,Government, Democracy and Justice,Transport |
| Description | WE have developed tools to assist organisations to decarbonise road freight operations (SRFoptimiser and electrification dashboard). These have been used by organisations to design their road vehicle operations and fleets |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Environment,Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | A network for hydrogen-fuelled transportation (Network-H2) |
| Amount | £966,316 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S032134/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2019 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | Coordination Node for UKCRIC |
| Amount | £2,649,097 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R017727/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Cost Effective Freight Transport Emissions Reduction |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | Decarbonising the UK's Freight Transport |
| Amount | £856,235 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S032061/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 06/2022 |
| Description | Fast track vaccine cold chain assessment and design for mass scale covid 19 vaccination in Bangladesh |
| Amount | £600,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2020 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | GCRF_NF55 Fast-track vaccine cold-chain assessment and design for mass scale COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh (VaCoBD) |
| Amount | £529,593 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V028332/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2020 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Impact Acceleration Account - Heriot-Watt University 2012 |
| Amount | £1,723,414 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/K503915/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Innovate UK 34494: wireless charging in micro fulfillment centre for last mile delivery |
| Amount | £1,400,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2020 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Integrated Energy Systems for Commercial Vehicles |
| Amount | £117,886 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 133493 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Sustainable Cold-Chain Systems for Food Resilience |
| Amount | £366,075 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | UK Electric Road System |
| Amount | £1,176,286 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10005577 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Up-Featured Trailers for Future Logistics |
| Amount | £183,595 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 133620 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 06/2019 |
| Description | Wireless Charging in Micro-Fulfilment Centres for Last Mile Delivery |
| Amount | £59,142 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 133811 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Zero Emission Cold-Chain(ZECC) - Building the Road to Sustainable Cold-Chain Systems for Food Resilience |
| Amount | £1,465,929 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V042548/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2021 |
| End | 05/2025 |
| Title | The VaCOBD agent based model environment |
| Description | Model to automatically generate a deployment and distribution network of vaccines across a given geography, analysing the local transport system and available resources to identify the least-cost solution within a given mission target. Method self-selects and self-organises to the given scenario based on known constraints, assets and cost model of logistics |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Method discussed at length with Bangladeshi government policy advisers who were very interested and have requested further development and refinement to suit their needs |
| Description | ACES (Africa Centre pf Excellence for sustainable cold chain |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Computer simulation of cold chains |
| Collaborator Contribution | data gathering and modelling |
| Impact | Computer model |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | EP/S032061/1: Decarbonising UK Freight (EPSRC Network plus) |
| Organisation | Energy Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I am the Co -Director of this project, as I consequence I have supported and presented at all the projects dissemination activities. Furthermore I have also been involved with coordination activities across relevant network plus projects. This has included issuing calls and organising reviews of proposals. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners have supported dissemination activities and coordination of calls for proposals and subsequent evaluation of proposals |
| Impact | 4 feasibility studies have been funded and are in progress |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | EP/S032061/1: Decarbonising UK Freight (EPSRC Network plus) |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the Co -Director of this project, as I consequence I have supported and presented at all the projects dissemination activities. Furthermore I have also been involved with coordination activities across relevant network plus projects. This has included issuing calls and organising reviews of proposals. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners have supported dissemination activities and coordination of calls for proposals and subsequent evaluation of proposals |
| Impact | 4 feasibility studies have been funded and are in progress |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Wireless Charging in micro fulfillment centres for last mile deliveries |
| Organisation | Flexible Power Systems Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Computer modelling and simulation of freight activity and its interaction with the energy system through wireless charging micro fulfillment centres |
| Collaborator Contribution | interaction with stakeholder community and evaluation of technology |
| Impact | Successful computer simulations of micro fulfillment centers. This is multi disciplinary and has involved: engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists and logistics |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Wireless Charging in micro fulfillment centres for last mile deliveries |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Computer modelling and simulation of freight activity and its interaction with the energy system through wireless charging micro fulfillment centres |
| Collaborator Contribution | interaction with stakeholder community and evaluation of technology |
| Impact | Successful computer simulations of micro fulfillment centers. This is multi disciplinary and has involved: engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists and logistics |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | 7th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To disseminate our research regarding "Evaluating the Benefit of Mixed Fleet using Agent-based Modelling and Simulation" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | A talk or presentation - 6th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To disseminate our research regarding "Simulating home groceries delivery using electric vehicles : an agent-based approach" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | ACES academic tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Dissemination of modelling methods and workshop to assemble model input data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Agent-based simulation model for urban deliveries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | School of Social Sciences and Edinburgh Business School hosted a Research Showcase, which provided a platform to research undertaken by researchers and PhD students. The presentations were selected on leading research areas for enhanced collaboration with academics and practioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Attendance of Transport Scotland academic interest group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I attended an academic interest group organised by Transport Scotland, where policy makers and Scottish Government representatives were in attendance. The talks in which I contributed concerned fuel energy mix and plans for decarbonisation strategy. There were around 10-12 individuals present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference presentation at 50th Operations Research Society of South Africa Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on the research entitled "Hydrogen freight solutions towards net zero" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.orssa.org.za/_files/ugd/568002_3dfd1c940cbf462c9cb3ba6e2ecd9264.pdf |
| Description | Conference presentation at 8th Sustainable Road Freight International Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented on the research entitled "Using self-organising models in the planning of large-scale vaccination logistics operations" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Conference presentation at 8th Sustainable Road Freight International Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on the research entitled "Framework for strategic hydrogen refuelling infrastructure analyses" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.csrf.ac.uk/8th-international-workshop-on-sustainable-road-freight/ |
| Description | Conference presentation at 9th Sustainable Road Freight International Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on the research entitled "Multimodal Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Design with Pipelines" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.csrf.ac.uk/9th-international-workshop-on-sustainable-road-freight/ |
| Description | Cut Carbon Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the summer school on "Accelerating the Decarbonisation of Mobility: Working Across Boundaries" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cutcarbon.org.uk/ |
| Description | Impact of coalitions formation on carbon and cost savings in road freight transport |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on a research topic - Impact of coalitions formation on carbon and cost savings in road freight transport at the SRF 7th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight, Centre for Sustainable Road Freight |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited speaker to industry held event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented at Protium HyHaul event on "The ATHENA Framework: Analysis of a Strategic Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Kuehne Road Logistics - Decarbonisation Initiative |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Worked in collaboration with Kuehne Logistics University to measure Kuehne Road Logistics fleet carbon performance and decarbonisation interventions suitable for their road freight transport operations in the France. Analysed Kuehne + Nagel Road Logistics fleet data of 2019 to provide baseline cost, fuel consumption and carbon emissions using SRF Optimiser tool. The tool recommended and prioritised 29 carbon-reducing measures based on their economic investment potential. This analysis provided insights on cost and carbon benefits from each carbon-reducing measure in our road freight transport operations. We shortlisted driver monitoring, driver training and telematics for vehicle routing suitable for our current logistics operations. The SRF estimated total savings in cost and carbon emissions from the identified carbon-reducing measures. This analysis will supported KN Road Logistics in implementation of carbon-reducing measures to achieve their goal of carbon neutrality through our transport and logistics operations by 2030. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Regular best practice meetings to develop evidence base to support policy design |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 |
| Description | Modeling home grocery delivery using electric vehicles: preliminary results of an agent-based simulation study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented SRF research in a talk at a major international conference, WinterSim WSC 2019. The talk was followed by a Q&A session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Network H2 Conference on Hydrogen fuelled transport - integration with the whole energy system |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on "The ATHENA project: Analysis of a Strategic Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/durham-energy-institute/about-us/events/net... |
| Description | Network H2 Webinar - Economics and Logistics findings from research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker to present work on "Analysis of a Strategic Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/durham-energy-institute/about-us/events/net... |
| Description | Policy Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Committee formed to develop a focused evidence base to support policy for the decarbonisation of freight |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Poster Presentation in 8TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE ROAD FREIGHT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on a research topic - Impact of COVID-19 on Home Delivery Operations - A case study of the UK's Grocery Retailer at the SRF 8th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight, Centre for Sustainable Road Freight |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.csrf.ac.uk/8th-international-workshop-on-sustainable-road-freight/ |
| Description | Range Anxiety in HGVs: an agent based model identifying optimal energy infrastructure for road freight powered by alternative fuels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation on my research with the SRF to a bi-annual national conference run by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and the Operational Research Society (OR). My talk was followed by a Q&A session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Sharing Scholarship dissemination activity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Title: "Research in a pandemic through the eyes of logistics students" As part of my ongoing research within the SRF team, I was invited to give a talk about my teaching and learning project related to the logistics Masters students within the SRF team. This may result in further dissemination activities as discussed with the session organiser. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Simulating supermarket home deliveries in Cambridge: A whole system view |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I presented my research at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight's 7th international workshop, including representatives from similar centres across the world. My presentation was in the form of a video and a short Q&A. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Sustainability workshop in collaboration with Kuhne Logistics University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lectured for 5 days in a sustainability workshop organised by Kuehne Logistics University KLU in Accra, Ghana. The German Academic Exchange Service DAAD built up a Center of Excellence in Sustainability in cooperation with the partner universities in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam. As part of the workshop, this involved lecturing students and building their knowledge in the field of sustainable supply chains and logistics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Synthesizing repeat customer orders with Bayesian inference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented a poster, and gave a short talk, on my research at the AGM of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. The audience was international and included students, researchers and professional logistics and transportation practitioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Talk on Centre activities for LowCVP symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I presented a briefing about SRF's plans for research dissemination to industrial stakeholders. The audience was approximately 30 people from the logistics and transportation industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Talk on SRF activities to Heriot-Watt Sustainability Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I delivered a talk about the SRF's activities to an audience of about 25 people at Heriot-Watt's Sustainability Watt Forum. The event attracted interest from Heriot-Watt's media and comms team and was publicised in local communications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Teaching Workshop for Global Logistics & SC Operations supported by Kuehne Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Kuehne Foundation organised lecture workshops for MSc Global Logistics and SC Operations in Abjua, Nigeria. This involved delivering 2-days workshop for postgraduate students specialising in logistics course. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | The logistics of Coronavirus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I helped Prof. Phil Greening compile a blog post for the SRF website, providing the SRF's thoughts on the pandemic in terms of logistical practices |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.csrf.ac.uk/2020/04/the-logistics-of-coronavirus/ |
| Description | Winter Simulation Conference 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To disseminate our research regarding "Long Haul Logistics Using Electric Trailers by Incorporating an Energy Consumption Meta-Model Into Agent-Based Model" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |