Dutch Roetz e-bike ‘made for life’

September 15, 2022

The Dutch bicycle manufacturer Roetz launches its newest e-bike innovation. As its name already reveals, the ‘Roetz Life’, as the new e-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW and MINI to launch models with vegan interiors

September 09, 2022

BMW will introduce its first vehicles featuring completely vegan interiors in 2023. The German premium car manufacturer will replace raw matThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Environment renews its Air Quality laboratory

September 08, 2022

In Auderghem yesterday, on the International Day of Clean Air, Brussels Minister for the Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) officially opened tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

AdBlue shortage threatens German freight sector

September 08, 2022

The sky-rocketing gas prices are making another victim. As a raw material for the production of AdBlue, Germany’s biggest manufacturer of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fluxys to study green ammonia terminal in Port of Antwerp-Bruges

September 01, 2022

Belgian gas network operator Fluxys, already preparing a future on hydrogen as an alternative ‘clean’ energy source, is studying the feasibiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Cambio cars free up to 70 football pitches of parking space

August 31, 2022

With one car from the Cambio shared car company, there are about 13 fewer private cars on the public roads. In Flanders, Cambio is thus replThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Electric boat sets new speed record at 175 kph

August 30, 2022

American electric outboard manufacturer Vision Marine Technologies has set a new ‘electric’ speed record on the water, breaking the 100 per This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Tata Steel to run blast furnaces on hydrogen in the Netherlands

August 30, 2022

The multinational steel-making company Tata Steel, with key operations in India, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, is investing 65 miThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

California officially bans new ICE-car sales by 2035

August 26, 2022

The State of California is officially banning sales of cars and light trucks with an internal combustion engine (ICE) from 2035 on, followinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Chinese Haval announces ICE-only stop

August 25, 2022

After rival BYD announced that it had stopped manufacturing pure combustion-engined cars, Haval decided to go the same length. With one impoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn preps Genk depot with chargers for e-buses

August 25, 2022

De Lijn’s depot in Genk-Winterslag is currently being equipped with charging stations for electric buses. Public transport company De Lijn hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU wants its own ores for electric motor production

August 25, 2022

While Europe is in a catch-up race for battery cell production, it holds a top position worldwide for producing electric motors used in elecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Italian e-cargo bike to revolutionize street food game?

August 18, 2022

The Italian start-up SmartEbike is working on a special kind of electric cargo bike for the street food business. Although still in the concThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fastned triples turnover and adds three stations in Belgium

August 12, 2022

Dutch fast-charger network company Fastned has tripled its turnover in the first two quarters of this year to €12,6 million, a 188% increaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Delivering Venice by hydrogen-powered boats

August 11, 2022

Nippon Express (NX) Italia has launched an ‘eco-friendly’ last-mile delivery service in Venice, Italy, using hydrogen-powered boats to navigThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New Willems quay in Balen to boost inland shipping

August 11, 2022

On Wednesday, the new Willems quay in Balen along the Dessel-Kwaadmechelen channel has been officially inaugurated. “The installation of sucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Natuurpunt calls to register dead animals on the road

August 09, 2022

Natuurpunt, a volunteer organization protecting nature, calls citizens to register dead animals on the road via an app. This way, the organiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lufthansa tests SAF environmental tariff in Scandinavia

August 03, 2022

The German airline group Lufthansa and its Belgian subsidiary Brussels Airlines are testing a new environmentally-friendly ticket fare on thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eneco sees battery storage site in Wallonia refused

August 01, 2022

Energy provider Eneco Belgium has been refused a permit to build a battery storage site in an industrial park in Ville-sur-Haine. The municiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Germany phases out eco premium for EVs

July 28, 2022

Germany is going to phase out the eco-bonus for electric vehicles. From 2023 onward, incentives for PHEVs will disappear and support will foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hasselt ready to become one 20 kph residential area

July 28, 2022

This summer, the inner city of Hasselt will transform into a residential area with reduced traffic and a speed limit of 20 km/hour for cars This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France buries plan for technical inspection of motorbikes

July 27, 2022

The French government has abolished the decree imposing technical control for motorbikes over 125 cc from 2023. President Emmanuel Macron isThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels bicycle junction network ready end this year

July 27, 2022

In January this year, the Brussels Minister for Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), announced that the Brussels Region would get its own This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Storm to build mega battery park in Genk South

July 26, 2022

Belgian wind park company Storm has applied for a building and operating permit for a large-scale battery park in Genk (Limburg), on the forThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes-Benz eEconic rolls off production line

July 26, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Trucks started at its Wörth am Rhein plant in Germany, producing the eEconic, its second fully battery-electric truck next toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels parliament to debate motorcycle noise nuisance

July 25, 2022

A Brussels resident had just obtained the 1 000 signatures needed to set up a participatory commission dedicated to the nuisances generated This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Number of LEZ in Europe up 40%

July 22, 2022

The number of low-emission zones (LEZs) in Europe has increased by 40% over the past three years. The statement comes from the European CleaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

GTI: ‘Netherlands most sustainable country in Europe’

July 20, 2022

The Netherlands leads the overall ranking in sustainability. That is the Green Transition Index’s conclusion after a European country surveyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France to build osmotic power plant for electricity production

July 20, 2022

In Camargue, in the delta of the Rhone, an osmotic power plant will be implanted in 2023. The National Company of the Rhone (CNR), the leadiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels start-ups give EV and bicycle batteries a second life

July 19, 2022

Bilmo and Octave, two Brussels start-ups, have launched two innovative projects. Both companies were winners of the competition project orgaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Antwerp Flyinggroup orders 50 electric VTOL airplanes

July 18, 2022

The Antwerp-based private aircraft company Flyinggroup has ordered 50 e-VTOL VX4 airplanes from British Vertical Aerospace (Vertical), a pioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Proximus to roll out 15.000 EV charging points by 2028

July 18, 2022

Belgian telecom operator Proximus is planning to roll out 15 000 new EV charging points in total, of which 8 000 at 4 000 existing cable disThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

IRENA: ‘Renewables are by far cheapest form of power today’

July 14, 2022

A new report, titled ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs 2021’, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), shows that almThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Parking.brussels must find 20.000 off-street spaces by 2026

July 13, 2022

The recently voted parking plan of the Brussels Minister for Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), has to pool the available parking spacesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn goes for PSI Transcom’s charging management

July 12, 2022

Flemish public transport company De Lijn has decided to opt for the PSI eBus charging and depot management system from the German PSI TranscThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders rejects noise nuisance study about Brussels Airport

July 12, 2022

The Flemish government does not agree with the environmental impact statement about the noise nuisance of Brussels Airport. That is what theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Umicore builds PEM recycling plant in China

July 12, 2022

The Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is investing in a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell catalyst production This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Good Living: Brussels aims for an even more car-free city

July 11, 2022

The Brussels government has validated the first version of Good Living, the future bible of urban planning in the Brussels Region. Open spacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU Parliament sets roadmap to fly on sustainable aviation fuel

July 08, 2022

On Thursday, the European Parliament agreed to set a roadmap for the sector to fly on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from food waste, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU toughens emission ratings for PHEVs by 2025

July 06, 2022

On Tueday, the EU agreed on the Commission’s updated proposal to toughen emission ratings for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) by 2025 to mimic betterThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fluxys and Equinox study undersea CO2 pipeline to Norway

June 30, 2022

The Belgian gas net manager Fluxys and the Norwegian energy company Equinox are analyzing the feasibility of an undersea pipeline for the trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.