September 20, 2024
On Friday, the Belgian Innoptus Solar Team, the KU Leuven University engineering student team, won the Sasol Solar Challenge. For several daThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2024
Last year, Febelauto, the management body for waste vehicles and industrial batteries, collected almost 150 tons of high-voltage batteries fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 18, 2024
The Belgian postal company Bpost recently ordered 168 new bike trailers, bringing the total to more than 600 vehicles. Postmen can use them This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2024
The Hague will be the first city in the world to ban street advertising for fossil fuel products. The Netherlands’ third-largest city will nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2024
The European Commission has approved Belgium’s state aid mechanism of 682 million euros, paving the way for auctioning the first wind farm iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2024
BMW Group’s Battery Cel Competence Center (BCCC) in Munich and the University of Zagreb’s Regional Center of Excellence for Robotic TechnoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2024
In the run-up to International Mobility Week (from 16 to 22 September), SD Worx analyzed regional differences in commuting. The main conclusThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 12, 2024
Wind energy is now the largest source of electricity in the European Union, after nuclear energy. The European Commission announced this on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 11, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) warns in a report published on Tuesday that global methane emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas, continue toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 11, 2024
Specter, the Belgian manufacturer of specially designed speed pedelecs, has raised two million euros in new capital to expand its activitiesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2024
At Schiphol Airport (in the Netherlands), travelers with reduced mobility will be brought to their gate by self-driving wheelchairs. A test This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2024
Bicycle sharing is extremely popular in Ghent. This year, 657,843 trips have been made with a shared bike, more than the previous year. JulyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2024
During the upcoming Matexpo-powered Demo Days, a two-day event with over 100 building construction machines (6-8 September 2024), Fimatec wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2024
According to Copernicus Climate Change Service’s latest publication, the summer of 2024 was the warmest ever recorded worldwide and for EuroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 06, 2024
Belgians are the most geographically mobile employees in Europe. They travel the longest distance to work, an average of 39 kilometers of alThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 04, 2024
After an intense period with many used car registrations in July, August saw a slight dip with -4.0%. Still, the provisional annual total isThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 03, 2024
Cyclis Bike Lease, the Belgian bicycle leasing company, has decided to partner with the German JobRad Group. The Hasselt-based company was fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 03, 2024
Contrary to popular belief, most cars on the road are not company cars. At least half of private sector employees use their own car to get tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2024
Europe’s largest battery park, which the Giga Storage company plans to set up in Rotem/Dilsen-Stokkem (Belgium), will have a capacity of 700This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2024
Record wildfires in 2023 pushed Canada into the world’s top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries that year. This is evident from a study pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2024
Driveco, a French operator of charging stations for electric vehicles, wants to install 1,500 charging stations in Belgium by 2030 and will This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 28, 2024
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a ‘global SOS’ on climate change and sea level rise on Tuesday while visiting TongThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 27, 2024
After thirteen weeks of hard work, the Belgian Solar Team has arrived in South Africa to participate in the world’s most extreme Solar ChallThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2024
According to a recent Vias Road Safety Institute study, parents play a decisive role in how 5th- and 6th-grade students perceive traffic. PaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2024
The planned connection between the Belgian and Danish energy islands will be postponed or canceled. The Danish Minister of Energy, Lars AagaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 23, 2024
The Antwerp Waasland tunnel, the oldest vehicle tunnel under the river Scheldt that connects the city with the river’s left bank, will only This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 22, 2024
On Wednesday, Lantis reported that the Oosterweel project in Antwerp will not be completed until the end of 2033, three years later than expThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 21, 2024
Japan’s Ministry of Transport wants to introduce a new in-car system to tackle wrong-way driving on highways, targeting zero fatalities and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 20, 2024
According to a recent survey by Belgian HR service provider SD Worx, in the provinces of Limburg and Antwerp, almost one in five employees aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 14, 2024
Parkwind, a Belgian offshore wind energy company, has installed the first electric ship-charging station at sea. The station runs on wind poThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 13, 2024
The international insurance company Allianz Trade warns that the fall in prices of critical metals, such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 12, 2024
On Saturday, thousands of people demonstrated in Belgrade against Rio Tinto’s controversial mining project to extract lithium in western SerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 09, 2024
Cruise ships are getting bigger and bigger. According to environmental organization T&E’s latest report, today’s biggest ships are more This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 08, 2024
New technology at the NASA space organization allows us to see in great detail where in the world CO2 is released and how the substance moveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 07, 2024
The BMW Group is experimenting with humanoid robots in a real production environment in its plant in Spartanburg, US. The latest generation This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 06, 2024
In July 2024, the trend of recent months continued: new speed pedelecs are losing ground (-17.8%, 1,119 units), and second-hand high-speed eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 05, 2024
The Ghent start-up and non-profit organization Straal refurbishes neglected boats to give them a second life. Straal’s initiators want to doThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2024
After an unexpected but once-only decline in June compared to June 2023, there were many new registrations of second-hand cars in July: 64,6This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 01, 2024
The British oil and gas giant BP is joining the Belgian dredging company DEME’s prestige hydrogen project in Oman. The company reported the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 31, 2024
Lime, the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company, recently unveiled its newest electric bikes and scooters. The LimeGlider and LiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 30, 2024
Dutch city dwellers are increasingly going on holiday with a shared car. According to figures from shared-car provider MyWheels, the number This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 29, 2024
The growing popularity of rideable electric suitcases to get people quickly around airports and train stations has alarmed Japanese authoritThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 26, 2024
After years of delay, the starting signal has been given for constructing the first green hydrogen factory in Zeebrugge. The final investmenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 25, 2024
The average car on the Belgian market is getting longer, wider, and heavier, reducing available space on roads and in cities. This trend hasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 24, 2024
The Californian Monarch Tractor wants to conquer the European market from Belgium and, therefore, intends to build a new head office there. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2024
The European Union and Serbia have signed an agreement to cooperate on lithium extraction and the production of batteries for electric cars.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2024
The Dutch Fastned recently inaugurated a seventh fast-charging station for electric cars on the Ringlaan in Maasmechelen (Limburg, Belgium).This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2024
Serbia wants to allow carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Stellantis to buy lithium from the large lithium mine in the west of the counThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 18, 2024
According to Dutch energy expert Koen Kuijper, author of the website ‘energievergelijk.nl’ (‘energy comparison’), holidaymakers pay significThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 16, 2024
A new joint study by Fraunhofer ISI and Amazon provides critical insights into the optimal number and location of public fast-charging statiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2024
A large consortium of companies, including the Belgian green energy companies Aspiravi and Elicio, dredging company DEME, and energy companiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2024
Energy provider Luminus, a subsidiary of the French EDF, intends to build a giant battery park on its site in Ghent. On Friday, the company This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2024
Serbia’s highest court opened the way on Thursday to authorize a lithium mining project by mining giant Rio Tinto after a government decisioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2024
On Thursday, the construction of the Pukkelpop festival village started in Hasselt. This year’s edition will be greener—or rather bluer—This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2024
Electra, the European specialist in fast chargers for electric vehicles, and Uber, the largest ride-hailing platform in Belgium, have entereThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 10, 2024
The municipality of Flobecq, in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, and the Materia Nova research center have started a pilot project on a fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2024
French truck manufacturer Renault is electrifying its in-house logistics flows with its own electric trucks. The first stage of this projectThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2024
According to mobility federation Traxio, registrations of new motorcycles during the first six months of 2024 increased slightly to 15,542 uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2024
According to the environmental organization Transport & Environment (T&E), the number of dangerous Dodge Rams on European roads is “This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 03, 2024
Oil giant Shell has temporarily halted the construction of a biofuel factory in Pernis, near Rotterdam (Netherlands) – one of Europe’s larThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
