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February 23, 2019

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Hype to roll out fleet of 600 hydrogen taxis in Paris

Joris Van Roy Posted On February 22, 2019

Hype expands its fleet of 100 (Hyundai) hydrogen taxis in Paris on Friday, with 500 Toyota Mirai by the end of next year. That’s the first goal of HysetCo, a joint-venture set up by taxi company STEP (Hype), Toyota France, […]

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‘Dutch electricity grid can’t cope with growing supply’

Luc Joris Posted On February 21, 2019

The electricity networks have major problems keeping up with the growth due to diversification of the power supply and rising demand. That is what Ingrid Thijssen, CEO of the Dutch network administrator Alliander, says. She warns against an imminent capacity […]

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Driving behaviour ignored in climate debate

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 21, 2019

Driving economically can yield a profit for the environment. Still, this aspect is completely ignored in the climate debate. “A missed opportunity”, says Martin Kroon, former project leader of The New Driving, (Het Nieuwe Rijden). Driving more economically Between 1990 […]

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VW’s ‘open’ electric platform wants to conquer the world

Tony Verhelle Posted On February 21, 2019

After dieselgate, the VW Group completely changed course. With its special electric car platform (MEB) it not only serves a lot of new electric cars inside the group, it also wants to conquer the world by offering it to other […]

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E85 for cars gaining popularity in France

Félix Bouland Posted On February 20, 2019

In January, more than 21 million litres of bio-ethanol fuel (E85) were sold in France. Homologation of E85 conversion kits in late 2017 helped popularity of this kind of fuel. The price: costing half the price of petrol. Bio-ethanol, produced […]

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‘Clauscentrale’ can save Limbourg region from blackouts

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 19, 2019

Limbourg climate company, Nuhma, and energy provider, RWE, want to connect the Dutch gas power plant in Maasbracht (the Netherlands) with the Belgian electricity grid. This way a blackout can be avoided when there is a lack of electricity in […]

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Dutch to convert gas platforms for hydrogen production

Gert Verhoeven Posted On February 15, 2019

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. A consortium of companies will use discarded gas platforms in the North Sea to convert wind energy into hydrogen. This way green electricity can be stored without batteries and transported cheaply. The future […]

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Dutch want European CO2 tax on aviation

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 14, 2019

On Tuesday, Dutch State Secretary for Finance, Menno Snel (Democrats 66), has presented a European tax on CO2 emissions of airplanes. He emphasized the urgency for measures related to climate change. Most polluting Minister Snel wants a tax on the […]

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Biokerosene is not booming yet

Gert Verhoeven Posted On February 11, 2019

Although global air traffic is growing by 6 to 7% annually due to increasing prosperity, aviation is responsible for only 2 to 3% of CO2 emissions produced by humans”, says Joris Melkert, aviation expert at TU Delft University. Sustainable kerosene […]

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ArcelorMittal to transform CO2 into biofuel

Félix Bouland Posted On February 11, 2019

On its Belgium site in Ghent, steel industry giant ArcelorMittal is building a CO2 transformation plant. By 2021, 10% of gases produced by the high furnaces will be transformed into 80 million litres of biofuel. This amounts to the same […]

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Use company car budget to renovate your house?

Félix Bouland Posted On February 7, 2019

The Belgian Construction Confederation puts forward the idea of allocating the company car budget to the renovation or construction of a house. Employees would have the choice and the fiscal benefits would stay the same. Legal expert Olivier Marc points […]

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Choosing between doing the wash or charging the electric car?

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 5, 2019

Will we have to choose between doing the wash first or charging the electric car? Michel Martens, director policy and research of car federation Febiac, thinks the Belgian electricity grid is not ready for having millions of cars charging when […]

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Bosch goes electric and autonomous

Tony Verhelle Posted On January 31, 2019

Bosch, the biggest supplier in car business, warns for a difficult year 2019 and announces huge investments in new types of mobility with electric drivetrains and autonomous cars to ensure its number one position in the future. At 5,3 billion […]

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‘Belgians worried but not willing to pay for climate’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 31, 2019

Although 70% of Flemish respondents say they’re worried sick about global warming, still 60% indicates not to be willing to pay more taxes for it. This remarkable contradiction in the answers of the interviewees came out of the ‘large-scale climate […]

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Sales of gasoline containing up to 85% bioethanol rise

Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 30, 2019

Last year the sales of petrol containing up to 85% bioethanol (E85) increased thanks to the first approvals of conversion boxes for cars, according to a report published on Tuesday by a group of bioethanol producers. Cheaper Over the whole […]

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MR wants tax on kerosene at European level

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 29, 2019

Belgian political party, MR, has decided to include a proposition in its electoral program to levy excises on kerosene at European level. The measure will make travel tickets significantly more expensive. The official program still needs to be validated by […]

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Flanders: 59% wants lights to go out at night

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 29, 2019

The fifth ‘Leefomgevingsonderzoek’ or study of everyday surroundings analyzed the nuisance of noise, smell and light, and according to the study an increased number of Flemish citizens wants the lights along the roads to go out. Noise most dirturbing Noise […]

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56% of electric car drivers don’t charge green electricity

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 28, 2019

According to the Belgian newspaper, Het Nieuwsblad, more than half of Belgian drivers with an electric or hybrid car does not use green electricity to charge his car. Energy mix Although 91% of Belgians opt for an electric or hybrid […]

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‘Electric car emits three times less CO2 than diesel’

Joris Van Roy Posted On January 25, 2019

How ‘green’ is the electric car in reality over its entire life cycle? Belgian newspaper, La Libre, asked two renowned experts for a balanced answer. It turns out in Belgium an electric vehicle (EV) today emits on average three times […]

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More premiums attributed to electric motorbikes than to cars

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 25, 2019

According to figures of Flemish Energy Minister, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), last year, between April and December, 555 premiums were attributed to new electric motorbikes, which is more than the 415 premiums for new electric cars. Quarter of purchase price […]

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Touring launches mobile charger

Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 22, 2019

A cold snap is not only harmful to the battery of a car with a classic combustion engine, the batteries of fully electric cars also suffer from the winter cold. That’s why mobility organizations use mobile chargers to help stranded […]

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Mobility Talks: Exxon to grow genetic engineered algae for biofuel

Joris Van Roy Posted On January 21, 2019

The world’s largest oil company, ExxonMobil, is investing in the development of alternative biofuels created by algae, that can be engineered genetically to ‘perform’ even better. Exxon believes it will be able to produce 10.000 barrels a day by 2025. […]

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Fishing fleet gears up to ‘greener’ hybrid trawlers

Joris Van Roy Posted On January 21, 2019

After being pointed at remaining one of the major polluting transport sectors, the maritime world is catching up with the green wave. Dutch wharfs specialized in diesel-electric hybrid fishing trawlers can’t keep up with the demand. 60% less fuel costs […]

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Shell and PGGM want to take over Eneco

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 15, 2019

Oil and gas company, Shell, and pension fund, PGGM, want to make a bid for taking over energy company, Eneco, although sales of the company officially has not started yet. Sustainable and green Both are more and more sustainable, and […]

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Amsterdam wants 2.500 shared electric cars by 2020

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 14, 2019

Amsterdam wants to increase the number of shared electric cars significantly to bring the number of privately owned cars down and to improve air quality in the city. By 2020, some 2.500 shared electric cars should be available. Users will […]

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