Volvo CE and Metzner in first all-electric deconstruction project

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Metzner Recycling has completed the world’s first zero-emission industrial-scale deconstruction at a Siemens Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany.

A fleet of Volvo CE electric machines, supported by Volvo electric trucks, was deployed to dismantle three buildings covering nearly 25,000 m³ as part of the €500 million, 200,000 m² development.

The project used compact, mid-size and grid-connected machines for tasks including selective gutting, concrete cutting, material handling and transport.…

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