June 30, 2022
Norwegian battery-maker Freyr has received approval from its board to expand its plans for a Gigafactory in the country’s north. Called ArctThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
Early in the morning on Wednesday, the 27 member states of the European Council approved the ‘Fit for 55’ climate plan of the Commission, reThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
This summer, the Belgian energy platform Bolt will provide three festivals – Rock Werchter, Sfinks Mixed (Boechout), and Boomtown (Ghent) This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
Rail freight company Lineas will fit more than 5 000 wagons with silent brake blocks with the support of the Belgian federal government. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2022
A new study on the cost of decarbonizing European shipping shows that running ships on green hydrogen-based fuels would hardly make consumerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
The European Commission calls on all partners in the aviation sector to join forces in an alliance on zero-emission aviation. Over the next This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
More and more Belgians are convinced that the (night) train is the ideal mode of transport for trips abroad. According to the Federal MobiliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
The Esso fuel station at the Antwerp Noorderlaan, run by Belgian family-owned G&V Energy Group, is the first in the country where the fuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2022
More than eight out of ten Dutch drivers (86%) prefer their own car above a shared car. What’s more, almost half of all drivers in the NetheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2022
Sibelga, the manager of the Brussels gas and electricity distribution network, plans to use hydrogen by 2050 to heat old, poorly insulated bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2022
An earlier EU phase-out date for cars and vans with internal combustion engines would net significant savings for European drivers and hugelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
Sevic? Never heard of it? Well, that might change as the German EV engineering start-up has its first V500e vehicles delivered by Bulgarian This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2022
This summer, the Belgian national railway company NMBS/SNCB launches a special ‘off-peak summer subscription’ that allows passengers unlimitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
From 1 July, the emission measurement for diesel cars in the Belgian annual technical inspection will be changed. From then on, diesel cars This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
In April, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo installed an expert committee to battle inflation and study ‘buying power and competitiveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
On Tuesday, Hyundai Belux officially delivered ten units of its hydrogen-driven Nexo to the European Parliament’s professional drivers. WithThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2022
The Flemish public transport company De Lijn launched a new campaign on Tuesday to convince people to travel more by bus and tram. The campaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2022
The British Department of Transport (DfT) has put a lid on its plug-in car grant scheme, making buyers of electric cars no longer eligible fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2022
As emissions from internal combustion engines (ICE) are reduced due to stricter standards and electrification, other sources of pollution suThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2022
The regional Walloon administration has drawn up a deployment map for installing electric charging stations. According to Walloon Mobility MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 13, 2022
Following a pilot phase in Nuremberg and “overwhelmingly” positive feedback from customers, Audi has decided to expand its concept of chThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 13, 2022
Ten years ago, during Picnic The Streets, up to 3000 citizens claimed the public space on the Boulevard Anspach in the heart of Brussels forThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 09, 2022
Europe has taken a historic step on Wednesday with the Parliament voting a ban on sales of new cars or vans with an internal combustion engiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2022
Flanders is beefing up the subsidies for investments in sustainable trucks for heavy transport and buses. For hydrogen trucks, the subsidiesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 07, 2022
Dutch fast charging provider Fastned opened its biggest charging station in Belgium last week, on the E19 highway in Brecht, somewhat halfwaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 07, 2022
British chemical company Ineos wants to build an open hydrogen network in Antwerp together with gas distributor Fluxys. The hydrogen networkThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2022
Not using your own car during the entire month of June, can you do it? This is the challenge that Prof. Cathy Macharis, head of the VUB reseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2022
Things aren’t going well for Flemish public bus operator De Lijn. As a result of the coronavirus, the numbers for passenger traffic lie abouThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 31, 2022
Anyone flying with Brussels Airlines can now choose with one click to compensate for the CO2 emissions of the flight. The option is now inteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 31, 2022
Daimler Truck has built the first prototypes of the battery-electric long-distance truck eActros LongHaul and plans to test them on public rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2022
Inhabitants in Brussels who dispose of their vehicles and hand in their licence plates receive a premium through Bruxell’Air or Brussels’AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2022
The G7, the international group of the seven largest advanced economies, have agreed on their energy meeting to “predominantly decarbonizeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 27, 2022
The French government is working on a project to provide the poorest inhabitants with an electric car at a cost of 100 euros per month. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 27, 2022
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA), the joint venture between BMW Group and the Chinese manufacturer Brilliance has for the first time establisThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 25, 2022
The Flemish government must pay environmental organization Greenpeace a penalty of 850 000 euros. The Air Policy Plan drawn up after a judgmThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 25, 2022
The majority of Shell shareholders support the oil and gas company’s plans to reduce its emissions and become climate-neutral by 2050. HowevThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2022
In an objective to renew the airport of Zaventem into a multimodal hub based on a more environmental-friendly strategy, her CEO Arnaud FeistThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, three times more EVs were sold worldwide than last year. With two million battery-powered vehicles registered This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2022
In 2021, there were 41,1 million trucks, mostly foreign, on Belgium’s roads. Never before has this number been so high. This is evident fromThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2022
The district court of Detmold started a historic court trial against Volkswagen on Friday. The accusor is Ulf Allhoff-Cramer, a German organThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2022
Road signs warning for crossing toads, ducklings, or deer are a familiar sight on Belgian roads. But in Wetteren, commuters on the cycle higThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2022
The Brussels government has launched a project call to boost the rollout of charging stations for electric vehicles. All owners of private cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2022
The European Commission wants the EU to faster accelerate its endeavor to gain energetical independence. Energy use must be more efficient, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 19, 2022
Mercedes is joining forces with Sila Nanotechnologies, who developed an innovative battery with a much higher density (+30 to 40%) than whatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 19, 2022
On Wednesday, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announced new plans for the French capital city’s ring road. The ‘périph’, as Parisians call it,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 17, 2022
SOLiTHOR, a spin-off of the Leuven-based research company Imec, will develop and market solid-state batteries under the brand name SOLiTHOThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 17, 2022
A broad cross-industry coalition is now including Ford of Europe and Volvo Cars. They are appealing to the EU to ensure that all new cars anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 13, 2022
The Environmental Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favor of a sales ban on internal combustion engines for cars and vans asThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 13, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to know the effect of lowering the speed on the highways around Ghent. She, thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 12, 2022
On Wednesday, March 11th, energy provider Engie inaugurated its 200th wind turbine on Unilin Insulation’s site in Seneffe. Unilin InsulationThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 12, 2022
More than a third of Belgian companies will not make the switch to a fully electric car park by 2026, the deadline the government is settingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 11, 2022
Climate change remains a ‘top of mind’ issue. Eight out of ten worry about climate change, and six out of ten Belgian citizens support the BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 11, 2022
A new trial involving nearly 400 families living in the area affected by noise pollution from flights of Brussels National Airport is targetThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 10, 2022
European and US headquartered global companies are not putting much effort into reducing their business trips for climate’s sake. In the intThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 10, 2022
Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has offered 30 decommissioned buses to Cuba. It concerns 20 Van Hool A330 D1 buses and 10 MercedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 09, 2022
Taiwanese scooter manufacturer Kymco has plans to bring its range of electric scooters to Europe. The two-wheelers will be sold through the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 09, 2022
Luring more people and companies on the train, with a connection every 15 minutes around the big cities. These are some of the spearheads ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2022
The new version of the Brussels’Air premium, which has been awarded to motorists who give up their car in the capital since the beginning ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 05, 2022
In a television interview, Norwegian Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård has unveiled that the government is reconsidering the EV incentiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 04, 2022
The impact of digital technology on the climate is five times more positive than the total digital footprint by 2030. CO2 emissions in BelgiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
