Northvolt Drei, second giga-battery plant in Germany

March 16, 2022

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announces a second giga-battery factory to be built in Germany, in the northern part, in Heide (SchleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders frees €218 million extra to lower energy consumption

March 15, 2022

The Flemish government will increase premiums for renovation, insulation, heat pumps, and renewable energy for this and next year. The budgeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Walloon climate citizens’ panel proposes 100 km/h on highways

March 14, 2022

At a general assembly in Namur on Sunday, the 168 recommendations were presented of a special panel of sixty Walloon citizens, selected by lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes will recycle battery systems for 96%

March 14, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has presented its global strategy for recycling electric vehicle battery systems. This initially includes the construction of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Russia’s invasion makes green hydrogen cheaper than grey

March 11, 2022

What was deemed impossible until recently, has suddenly become a reality because of Putin’s war in Ukraine. According to an analysis by BlThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EPA proposes ‘Clean Trucks Plan’ for all of the US

March 09, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules to slash air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles. The new standard mainly adThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

IEA: ‘Global energy CO2 emissions in 2021 highest ever’

March 09, 2022

According to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2021 rose to the highest level ever. IncThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

UN sign convention to end global plastic pollution

March 03, 2022

On Wednesday, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) has endorsed a worldwide resolution to end plastic pollution by the end of 20This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ryanair adds 20 extra destinations from Charleroi

March 03, 2022

Airline Ryanair is going to expand its summer offer at Charleroi significantly. Twenty destinations will be added at Charleroi, announced RyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Audi certifies V6-diesel engines for HVO

March 03, 2022

After a number of its four-cylinder diesel engines getting an XTL (X-to-liquid) sticker on their fuel hatch in 2021, Audi has certified its This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Car carrier with burning EVs sinks to 3.000 meters

March 02, 2022

The car carrier Felicity Ace, catching fire nearly two week ago passing by the Azores with some 4 000 vehicles aboard, has sunk on Tuesday tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Stellantis’ U-turn to 100% electric in Europe by 2030

March 02, 2022

With the symbolic presentation of the first fully electric Jeep to hit the markets next year, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has paved the waThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels’ Sainctelette-IJzer area will get complete make-over

March 02, 2022

Brussels Mobility wants to reorganize the Sainctelette Square and the IJzer Square that are lying side by side. Both squares should become oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ghent introduces first e-buses of De Lijn

March 02, 2022

Ghent is the third Flemish city to introduce silent and emission-free e-buses from public transport company De Lijn. The buses will be used This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Toyota Logistics bets on trains to reduce carbon footprint

March 02, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has sent its first batch of Yaris cars across the channel by train freight. This stepping stone will lead to a broThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Daimler delivers first series-produced eActros trucks

March 01, 2022

Daimler Trucks has delivered its first seral-produced eActros trucks to clients in Germany. DB Schenker, a division of German rail operator This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian rail gets 445 million euros extra to invest

February 28, 2022

Belgian rail network manager, Infrabel, and rail company NMBS/SNCB will be able to invest an additional 445 million euros in the coming yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Most European cities not ready for zero-emission mobility’

February 25, 2022

Most of the most prominent Belgian cities will still have a long way before achieving ‘clean, active, and shared mobility’. That is the concThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW joins sustainable lithium initiative

February 25, 2022

The BMW Group has joined the Responsible Lithium Partnership initiated in 2021 by Volkswagen, Daimler, BASF, and Fairphone for sustainable lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium plans new energy connections with UK and Norway

February 24, 2022

On Wednesday, the federal government has signed an agreement with the British government and Norway to strengthen their energy cooperation. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium’s first green hydrogen plant gains momentum

February 24, 2022

The Hyoffwind consortium with Colruyt’s Virya Energy and grid manager Fluxys expects its green hydrogen project in Zeebrugge, Belgium’s firsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fifteen Citroën Amis as company car incentive

February 23, 2022

Belgian household services provider Ekoservices has just added 15 Citroën Amis to its fleet of company cars. The service provider is makingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Elia creates WindGrid subsidiary to expand offshore activities

February 23, 2022

The Belgian energy provider Elia has given the green light for the exploitation of new activities at sea. The company will create a subsidiaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Germany wants ICE cars tolerated longer than 2035

February 23, 2022

Germany has joined France in opposition to banning all ICE cars (with an internal combustion engine) in Europe by 2035. On Monday, the GermaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels approves Pentagon’s circulation plan

February 22, 2022

The Brussels City Council has given the go-ahead to the new circulation plan for the capital’s Pentagon by a large majority. The new circulaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bastogne home of ‘largest active backup battery site Benelux’

February 18, 2022

At the Kyndryl data center – a spin-off of IBM’s data infrastructure branch – in Bastogne, the ‘largest active battery’ of the Benelux has dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Polestar goes for bonded aluminum chassis

February 18, 2022

For its Polestar 5, the Geely-daughter and exclusive manufacturer of EVs will use a new chassis made of bonded aluminum in the Polestar 5 anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels to seal off city center from transit traffic

February 17, 2022

The Brussels Pentagon will become a low-traffic area as of 16 August. The city council has announced this. Less transit traffic should make This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

City center Oxford is world’s first zero-emission zone

February 17, 2022

As of the 28th of February, the city of Oxford is putting the brakes on all non-zero emission vehicles in its city center. As part of a piloThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

TIER launches 2.000 e-scooters in Brussels

February 16, 2022

The German supplier of micro-mobility, TIER, attempts a comeback in Brussels. After the first try in 2019 with 50 e-scooters, the company laThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Febiac: ‘Private buyers will be left behind in EV race’

February 15, 2022

According to the Belgian federation of the automotive industry Febiac, a discriminating split is in the making between the professional and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France to subsidize electric truck up to €150.000

February 15, 2022

France is willing to subsidize the purchase of an electric or hydrogen truck, bus, or coach up to 65% of the difference with its diesel siblThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Group Bruno working on three truck hydrogen stations in Limburg

February 14, 2022

According to Angelo Bruno (60), former Alderman of Genk and the CEO of Group Bruno, the plan to open three hydrogen stations for trucks in LThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU parliament wants carbon footprint label for batteries

February 11, 2022

The European Parliament wants to make batteries more sustainable by reducing their environmental and social impact. Therefore, the EnvironmeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Air quality in about 70 Brussels’ schools alarming’

February 11, 2022

A study by the Brussels non-profit organization De Luchtzoekers (‘the air seekers’), presented on Thursday, indicates that the air quality iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Porsche gearing up in becoming e-bike specialist

February 11, 2022

Porsche AG has announced two strategic partnerships in the fast-growing market of e-bikes. The sports car manufacturer has acquired Fazua, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VDL casts first stone of new e-bus plant in Roeselare

February 09, 2022

Bus and coach manufacturer VDL has officially started the construction of a new, energy-neutral production unit in Roeselare (West Flanders)This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bugatti speeding at 417 kph reignites German speed limit debate

February 08, 2022

“Rasen ist out.” In Germany, the famous road safety quote is receiving strong political support these days. The renewed discussion on whetheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders opposes Walloon windmills in its backyard

February 08, 2022

Flemish Minister of Patrimonial Estate, Matthias Diependaele (N-VA), supports Zuhal Demir (N-VA), Flemish Minister of the Environment, in heThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

All German trains to run diesel-free by 2040

February 07, 2022

Germany’s main railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, wants to completely ban the use of diesel for its locomotives by 2040. Its 3 000 diesel locoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

King Philippe inaugurates ‘hydrogen harbor’ in Oman

February 07, 2022

King Philippe – Filip of Belgium – inaugurated the ‘hydrogen’ harbor of Duqm in the Sultanate of Oman. Belgian dredger DEME plans to insThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Energy Observer 2: a 120 m cargo ship propelled by fuel cells

February 07, 2022

The Energy Observer, the experimental zero-emission catamaran of French entrepreneur Victorien Erussard that circumnavigated the globe twiceThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Elia strongly doubts blackout doom scenario UAntwerp study

February 04, 2022

Grid manager Elia doubts the recent ‘theoretical’ study by Antwerp University that warns for blackouts in case of a nuclear phase-out. The cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU’s green label for nuclear and gas under fire

February 03, 2022

The decision of the European Commission on Wednesday to give gas and nuclear energy a ‘green’ label provokes criticism. For environmental orThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Why not visit Audi Brussels virtually?

February 03, 2022

Corona restrictions have triggered a creative idea at Audi. Due to the pandemic, visitors worldwide are no longer allowed in their plants, bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Council of State overrules Ghent on classic cars in LEZ (update)

February 03, 2022

In a response to the ruling of the Belgian Council of State, Ghent decided to scrap the ‘discrimination’ in allowing an unlimited access pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Alstom to supply NMBS/SNCB with 50 new e-locomotives

February 02, 2022

The French train manufacturer Alstom is going to build 50 locomotives for Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB. The first order of 24 units repThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders to get green hydrogen from Tasmania

February 02, 2022

Flemish Minister for Economy and Innovation, Hilde Crevits (CD&V), signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AustraliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ECA: ‘Fossil fuel subsidies undermine EU climate policy’

February 01, 2022

The 55 billion euros of fossil fuel subsidies handed out annually by EU governments threaten to derail the union’s ambitious climate plans, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Jan De Nul launched world’s largest jack-up installation ship

February 01, 2022

Last Sunday, marine services provider Jan De Nul has launched ‘Voltaire’ on the Cosco Shipping yard in Nantong (China). It is the world’s laThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Six months delay for first hydrogen MIVB/STIB bus

January 31, 2022

The big test of the hydrogen bus of the Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has been delayed. The first test runs were scheduled forThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn: favorable fares from Antwerp P+R to city center

January 31, 2022

Public transport company De Lijn temporarily offers favorable fares for those who travel from a Park-and-Ride zone to the city of Antwerp. UThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VAB: ‘47% of Flemish citizens postpone purchase of new car’

January 31, 2022

According to mobility organization VAB’s latest mobility barometer,  almost half of all Flemish citizens postpone the purchase of a new carThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.