Research project · D-A-CH Transport Infrastructure Research 2024
Electrification of Large Road Construction Sites
How can large road construction sites be run with electric construction machinery? VoltaVia investigates machines, energy supply and procurement – technically, organisationally and in practice.
Project completed – results will be published after approval
What it is about
Machinery
Which road construction machines – from transport vehicles to asphalt pavers, rollers and auxiliary equipment – are available in electric versions today, and where are the limits?
Energy supply
How can power and energy be provided on site – via grid connection, mobile storage or renewable sources – and how does charging fit into the construction workflow?
Tendering & procurement
How can public clients evaluate lower-emission construction methods in a technology-neutral way and create incentives for electrification today?
Approach
From energy source to machine
VoltaVia does not look at individual machines but at the entire supply chain on site – from energy source through generation and storage to charging – and how it fits into the construction workflow and procurement.
For whom
What VoltaVia delivers for practice
The results address three groups that need to bring electrification into practice together.
Public clients
How lower-emission construction methods can be assessed in a technology-neutral way and anchored in tendering and procurement today – with requirements that grow with the market.
- Assessment approach for procurement
- Decisions in tender preparation
- Effects on cost and construction time
Construction companies
Which machines can be deployed in electrified form today, where the limits are and how charging and energy supply fit into workflow, logistics and daily output.
- Machine concepts per construction process
- Supply concepts for the site
- Practical barriers and solutions
Machinery manufacturers
Where the market already delivers, which specialised and power-intensive machines have the greatest development need – and what demand can arise from procurement.
- Market availability across all machine classes
- Requirements from process and supply
- Outlook for predictable demand
Project partners & funding
Research and practice combined
D-A-CH Cooperation Transport Infrastructure Research 2024
A project funded under the D-A-CH Cooperation Transport Infrastructure Research 2024 by the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV), the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA). Programme management: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
Timeline
Where the project stands
- August 2024Project start under the D‑A‑CH Cooperation
- 2025Machine and supply concepts, assessment approach for procurement
- July 2026Project completion and submission of the final report
- After approvalPublication of the results and the final report on this site
Contact
Interested in the results?
The final report has been submitted and will be published here once approved by the programme management. If you are preparing a tender, planning to electrify a construction project or would like to position your machines as a manufacturer, feel free to get in touch now.