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Flanders: ‘Grote Versnelling’ wants to gear up bicycle policy
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 9, 2021


On Thursday, April 8th, Flanders has officially kicked off ‘De Grote Versnelling‘ (High Gear). The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has joined forces with the Flemish provinces, cities, and municipalities. Together they will gear up the bicycle […]


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BNEV: ‘green hydrogen cheaper than natural gas by 2050’
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 8, 2021


Clean, ‘green hydrogen’ made with renewable energy will become cheaper sooner than expected, with costs dropping by 85% to become even cheaper than natural gas by 2050. That is, below $1/kg ($7,4/MMBtu) by 2050, says BloombergNEV (BNEV), the Bloomberg media […]


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Polestar: ‘We want a truly climate-neutral car by 2030’
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 8, 2021


One of the striking items in car manufacturer Polestar’s first annual review is the aim to create the first truly climate-neutral car by 2030. The Polestar 0 project wants to eliminate all emissions in a car’s production process without so-called […]


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Dutch employers pledge to ‘fossil-free’ fleet of 23 000 cars by 2025
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 7, 2021


A group of 37 Dutch employers, united under the umbrella ‘Anders Reizen‘, or ‘Traveling Differently’, pledge to run a complete fossil-free car fleet for their employees by 2025, representing some 23 000 cars. Among these big names like Shell, Vattenfall, […]


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Belgian entrepreneurs plan night train from Brussels to Berlin
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 7, 2021


Two Flemish entrepreneurs – Louis De Jaeger and Louis Lammertyn – are planning a new night train connection between Brussels and Berlin. The luxurious Moonlight Express will ride three times a week from Brussels to Berlin via Liège, starting in […]


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Colruyt: 100% green electricity for private individuals
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 7, 2021


Belgian retail group Colruyt starts to offer 100% renewable surplus electricity from its own wind parks to private individuals via its DATS 24 energy daughter. It started to finetune the new offer with 1 500 households of its own personnel […]


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Wind farms at sea only produce one-third of their capacity
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 6, 2021


Wind farms at sea are only producing one-third of their energy production capacity despite the wind. According to the Belgian Offshore Platform representing investors in renewable energy at the North Sea, many wind turbines are switched off because the surplus […]


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Efteling opens largest EV charging hub in Benelux
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 2, 2021


Efteling, the fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, near Tilburg in the Netherlands, just opened the largest charging hub in the Benelux. This week, energy provider Eneco eMobility added 60 charging stations, each with two charging points, bringing the total to […]


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Oeco: ‘Belgium not on track to meet sustainable development targets’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 1, 2021


According to the newest Oeco report about the environmental and climate policy, Belgium is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Harmful emissions and energy consumption decreased during the past ten years. Still, Belgium’s performance remains […]


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Was Volkswagen pulling our leg? Yes it was. (Update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 1, 2021


The marketing stunt of the German VW Group is turning against her. On Tuesday, Volkswagen of America leaked a marketing message: the company will rename itself into Voltswagen of America. It was fake news. Afterward, the message has been denied, […]


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US President Biden under pressure to phase out ICE
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 25, 2021


Two Californian senators, Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein, both Democrats, are putting pressure on President Joe Biden (also Democrat) to enforce a fixed phase-out date for cars with combustion engines nationwide. By doing this, he would be following California’s example. […]


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Motorbike manufacturers to build universal, swappable batteries
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 22, 2021


Four major motorbike manufacturers have teamed up to develop swappable universal batteries for use in light motorbikes and scooters. These four pioneers are Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio. This cooperation goes a lot further than what we have seen in […]


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Record number of fines for non-compliance with mileage tax
Luc Joris Posted On March 22, 2021


Last year, 31 283 fines were issued for non-compliance with the mileage tax on Flemish roads. That is a new record. Those fines represented a total amount of over 12 million euros. “However, nothing says that we will actually receive […]


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Swapfiets broadens scope to Barcelona, Vienna, and French cities
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 18, 2021


Swapfiets, the bicycle subscription formula with the blue front wheel, recently announced further expansion in several European cities. The company just opened Swapfiets stores in Barcelona (Spain), and later this year, also Vienna (Austria), and the French cities of Lyon, […]


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De Lijn: ‘Emission-free bus driving in cities by 2025 not feasible’
Luc Joris Posted On March 12, 2021


It is not feasible to have buses from De Lijn drive completely emission-free in city centers by 2025, as the Flemish government wants. That is what Ann Schoubs, the director-general of the Flemish public transport company, said on Thursday in […]


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Plunging prices force Eneco to inactivate wind farm despite gale
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 12, 2021


Despite the stormy weather on Thursday, energy provider Eneco had to inactivate its wind farm – Seamade – at the North Sea. The surplus of electricity from nuclear power plants, solar panels, and wind farms made energy prices plunge and […]


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DHL Express to open largest distribution center in Antwerp
Luc Joris Posted On March 11, 2021


On Wednesday, DHL Express opened a new city hub at Blue Gate business park in the south of Antwerp. The 12 000 square meters distribution center will be the largest operated by DHL Express in Belgium and will focus on […]


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Flanders: EV charging points mandatory in building sector
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 11, 2021


As of today, March 11, a minimal number of EV charging points or preparatory works will be mandatory in the building sector for new developments, or structural renovation works to acquire an environmental permit in Flanders. The decree was issued […]


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Dutch MOB pleads for ‘woodfire smoke-free’ municipalities
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 10, 2021


The Dutch environmental organization Mobilization for the Environment (MOB) calls on municipalities to become ‘woodfire smoke-free’. In a letter, MOB calls for action because it says, “citizens shouldn’t be exposed to the harmful effects of burning wood”. Banning open fires, […]


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Belgium still exceeds European health standards for air pollution
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 8, 2021


Belgium still exceeds the limit for unhealthy air pollution set in 2010. That is environmental organization Greenpeace’s conclusion based on the model charts Ircel – the Inter-regional Cel for the Environment – published on Friday. The charts again show that […]


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Elia estimates Belgian artificial energy island at about €450 million
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 4, 2021


Creating an artificial Belgian energy island in the Nort Sea will cost 400 to 450 million euros. That is what energy provider Elia announced on Wednesday in the margin of its annual results. The plans for such an island fit […]


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Antwerp to promote e-bikes and scooters for commuting
Luc Joris Posted On March 4, 2021


Smart Ways to Antwerp, Antwerp’s city’s mobility platform, launched a new trial offer on Wednesday for companies that focus on commuting using e-bikes and scooters over longer distances. Employees of participating companies will now be able to try out speed […]


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BEV loses lead in Norwegian February sales
Piet Andries Posted On March 3, 2021


The Norwegian car market, closely looked at because of its overwhelming electric car share, is still growing against the general trends, but showing a shift. The best-selling car in that market was no longer a battery-electric vehicle (BEV), for the […]


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T&E: ‘EU’s EV-battery production could meet demand this year’
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 2, 2021


If all planned production is realized in time, the EU’s battery production for electric cars could meet demand already this year, at around 90 GWh in 2021 and around 460 GWh in 2025. Recycling will be a must, even with […]


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Acerta: ‘mobility budget convinces only 0,15% of target users’
Luc Joris Posted On March 1, 2021


The Belgian mobility budget, which exists two years on 1 March, currently reaches 1,5 in 1 000 employees who claim a company car. At the beginning of 2020, it was 1 in 10 000. A lack of affordable green alternatives […]


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Ghent-Terneuzen railway line to get 8 500 trucks off the road
Luc Joris Posted On February 26, 2021


Belgium and the Netherlands finally signed a declaration of intent to realize the Ghent-Terneuzen railway line. The project, which will cost almost 200 million euros, can take 8 500 trucks off the road. In the future, trains should run smoothly […]


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Belgian car fleet: now less than 50% diesel
Luc Joris Posted On February 22, 2021


In 2020, the Belgian car fleet contained 2 815 755 diesel cars (-6,3%) compared with 2 843 903 gasoline cars (+5%) the year before. This is evident from the Statbel figures, the Belgian statistics office. The golden age of diesel […]


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Fluxys backs up promising Belgian hydrogen panel development
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 22, 2021


Belgian gas grid manager Fluxys is backing up the promising KU Leuven research in hydrogen panels producing the ‘green gas’ directly from the air using the energy of the sun. On the roof of its labs in Anderlecht, a center […]


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Maersk to launch ‘world’s first carbon-neutral liner vessel’ by 2023
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 18, 2021


The Danish shipping giant, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, known as Maersk, wants to launch its first carbon-free liner vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule. “Thanks to the technical evolutions and clients’ increasing demand for more sustainable transport, […]


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Engie to build Belgium’s highest wind turbine in Ghent
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 18, 2021


Energy provider, Engie, and recycling company, Renewi, have obtained permission to build the highest wind turbine in Belgian territory. The windmill will be 242 meters high and will be built in the port of Ghent. Ghent’s port has been strategically […]


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Dutch RIVM: ‘wood-burning accounts for 25% of particle emissions’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 16, 2021


According to a new calculation method used by Dutch health authorities, wood-burning stoves are responsible for about one-quarter of fine particle emissions in the Netherlands. That is far more than the figures around 10% communicated before. The new figures show […]


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De Lijn allocates depots for first 63 e-buses
Luc Joris Posted On February 15, 2021


The depots of Genk-Winterslag, Kortrijk, and Destelbergen will receive the first large load of electric buses of De Lijn. That was decided by the board of directors of the Flemish public transport company on Friday. The decision is part of […]


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Elia and Energinet to study undersea high-voltage link with Denmark
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 15, 2021


Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator for high-voltage electricity, and its Danish counterpart, Energinet, have created a working group to analyze the feasibility of the planned 600-km-long underwater connection between the two countries. Minister for Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten […]


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Shell wants to become fully climate neutral by 2050
Luc Joris Posted On February 12, 2021


The Anglo-Dutch hydrocarbon giant Shell wants to become carbon neutral by 2050. To achieve this change, it will invest 5 to 6 billion dollars a year in new energies and a slow decline in oil production. This is evident from […]


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Belgian-Dutch H2-industry cluster grows to 70 members
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 12, 2021


The Belgian-Dutch non-profit organization WaterstofNet has seen the number of member companies of its knowledge and industrial collaborative partnership ‘Hydrogen Industry Cluster’ (Waterstof Industrie Cluster or WIC) grow with twelve new members to seventy. Among the latest to join big […]


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