While reducing their direct footprints, VINCI’s companies managing motorway and airport concessions are decarbonising travel by road and air with quick wins as well as multi-year innovation programmes.
Dynamic wireless charging for heavy vehicles
In a world first, in spring 2025 electric heavy vehicle prototypes should be able to charge their batteries while driving on motorways in real-world traffic conditions. That is the goal behind the trial that a consortium led by VINCI Autoroutes, and including VINCI Construction along with several public and private sector partners, is running on the A10 near Paris, as part of a Bpifrance call for projects. The dynamic induction technology they are testing could improve the environmental performance of electric heavy mobility by considerably reducing the size of batteries while also eliminating range constraints (see also page 51).
Supporting the transition to clean hydrogen in aviation
VINCI Airports joined the Airbus-led Hydrogen Hub at Airports programme to help speed up decarbonisation of air travel. On this programme, London Gatwick in the United Kingdom, Lyon-Saint Exupéry in France and the Kansai airports in Japan are looking into setting up hubs encompassing hydrogen supply chains, storage and aircraft refuelling facilities, in preparation for the first clean fuel-powered aircraft.
As the transition to low-carbon mobility also involves changes in everyday habits, VINCI Energies and VINCI Autoroutes have started up Trapèze, a project involving designated and regulated lanes to encourage commuters to carpool.