Nov 15, 2021
Allie Kelly, Executive Director of The Ray, discusses how The Ray is transforming the way we utilize our highway system. The discussion explores utilization of The Ray’s Vision Zero mission to reduce transportation carbon emissions, modernize the grid, and save lives on our roads. Check it out. …
Nov 9, 2021
Allie Kelly talks ROW solar and how The Ray is expanding solar development on U.S. highways with our new Esri solar mapping tool with ArcGIS capability. https://theray.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Weather-Channel-11-9-2021.mp4…
Oct 20, 2021 Press Release
New Tool Enables Departments of Transportation to Analyze Rights-of-Way for Zero-Carbon Electric Grid Expansion Research published by the Webber Energy Group (WEG) at the University of Texas at Austin, and by The Ray, a nonprofit studying technologies that can transform the transportation sector for a Vision Zero future, documented the…
Oct 7, 2021 Press Release
The Ray, a nonprofit testbed for sustainable transportation, announces a fleet electrification study to analyze the movement patterns of medium and heavy-duty freight vehicles on select American interstates and highways. Using data provided by Geotab Inc. (“Geotab”), a global leader…
Sep 24, 2021
Solar farms are key to the future of green energy, but they come with a problem — how to build solar farms without doing more environmental harm. But fourteen miles of sustainable highway in west Georgia is proving that roadside solar on the interstate system makes good environmental and financial…
Sep 14, 2021 Press Release
“President Biden has called on auto manufacturers to make the transition to electric vehicles so that 50% of the market is electric by 2030, and has also put forth a plan for historical investments in EV charging stations. These are critical steps to meet the President’s 2030 vision to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Jul 22, 2021
The State of Knowledge study reviewed 312 scholarly articles and reports dating back to the early 1960’s, and involved a survey of 26 U.S. state highway agencies to better ascertain the gaps in knowledge and barriers to more widespread adoption of Rubber Modified Asphalt (RMA) nationwide. The key findings…
Jul 22, 2021 Press Release
Rubber modified asphalt is a proven circular solution for scrap tires that provides cost savings, extends pavement life and reduces noise; more research needed to close data gaps The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with the University of Missouri and The Ray, a nonprofit proving ground for sustainable transportation…
Jul 9, 2021 Press Release
The Ray announced today the selection of Laura Rogers as Deputy Director of the Georgia-based sustainable transportation organization. Laura joined The Ray in May 2020 as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Over the past year, she led the growth of the group’s project work, technical assistance and facilitation into 13…
Jun 28, 2021 Press Release
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), The Ray and Panasonic Corporation of North America today announced Kia as the OEM partner, supported by HATCI (Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.), for the second phase of the collaborative vehicle-to-everything (V2X) infrastructure development project on The Ray Highway along Interstate 85 in West…
Jun 22, 2021 Press Release
South Carolina’s Center of Resilience Excellence (CORE SC) and The Ray launched a formal partnership to collaborate on initiatives that will advance technology and innovation for the State’s transportation infrastructure to pioneer safe, sustainable and resilient design, informing the roadways of the future. The group’s open-ended charter highlights shared goals…
Mar 24, 2021 Press Release
The Ray is taking our proven record of innovation and sustainability to Central Texas through separate signed charters with the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the City of Austin. This collaboration is the result of several months of discussion focused on…
