Ramboll has announced a series of significant European project awards in electric vehicle infrastructure.

Projects include a partnership with the City of Zagreb’s public transport operator, ZET, supporting the decarbonisation of the Croatian city's urban public transport services.

Plus, as part of a project for the European Investment Bank, Ramboll is helping to support the decarbonisation of automobile transit across the European Union.

The company has already provided an analysis of how charging infrastructure can be rolled out for heavy transport along Ireland’s TEN-T network, assisting efforts to reduce road freight emissions, and is currently conducting a further analysis of how charging infrastructure is being deployed across European cities to identify and promote best-practice.

It is also developing a series of procurement document templates to aid Irish municipalities with contract drafting and financial modelling. 

These latest wins follow a series of successful European EV infrastructure projects with the European Commission and the Danish Road Directorate.

For the European Commission, Ramboll delivered an analysis outlining the need for charging infrastructure for electrified heavy transport across Europe, which was subsequently published. It also provided recommendations to support the uptake of smart and bidirectional charging at both the European and Member State level. 

As part of its work for the Danish Road Directorate, Ramboll helped Danish municipalities plan and build their charging infrastructure. This included the creation of a handbook on the planning and deployment of charging infrastructure for passenger cars, providing legislative and technical insight along with practical guidance.

It also developed a tender framework for the installation of charging stations on municipal land, providing a best-practice model for use across municipalities. An analysis of Danish EV users’ charging and driving behaviour was also conducted to inform where drivers charge their vehicles, at what price and the resultant emissions.

The study, based on extensive data, included a survey of more than 1,000 EV users and intercept interviews with more than 400 EV users at charging stations to empower informed decision-making by municipal governments. 

Johnny Ojeil, global service line lead for urban and transport planning at Ramboll, said: “This project win with the European Investment Bank follows a spate of successful projects across Europe to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the continent, demonstrating our world-leading experience in this field.

“This award is a testament to the fantastic delivery undertaken by the Ramboll team acting as the partner for sustainable change to public bodies. We’re fortunate to have a breadth of technical insight from our global team of experts, and drawing on previous successes is helping us to scale up EV infrastructure efforts elsewhere. It’s fantastic to be helping accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the continent and I look forward to continuing to partner with public bodies to help them on their respective journeys to a carbon-free future in transport.”