August 24, 2023
On Wednesday, Norway opened the world’s first floating wind farm explicitly built to power offshore oil and gas installations and is now supThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2023
According to an analysis commissioned by Greenpeace, twelve of Europe’s leading fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public about their wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 21, 2023
Since local authorities in London decided to expand the ultra-low-emission zone (ULEZ) to improve the air quality, 387 ULEZ cameras have beeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2023
27% fewer cars in the Brussels Pentagon and also 36% more cyclists: these are the striking figures the City of Brussels can present after exThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2023
Porthos, a project for storing carbon dioxide from industry in the port of Rotterdam, has been given the green light. The Dutch Council of SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 16, 2023
After the fire on the car cargo ship ‘Fremantle Highway’ off the Dutch coast, many popular media hastily identified an electric car as the cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 15, 2023
The city of Amsterdam has had enough of noisy cars and motorbikes and is taking measures to fight the noise nuisance. The city will introducThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 14, 2023
More than four out of ten Dutch citizens think their country has to eliminate the idea that everyone has to own a car. Energy provider ZonneThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 09, 2023
Of all flight movements recorded at Deurne Airport, near Antwerp, in 2022, 72% were domestic flights. This is according to figures requestedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 08, 2023
Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of Octopus Energy Group, has launched a second-hand leasing offering for electric cars. “We’re making the swThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 03, 2023
The German car manufacturer BMW Group sees in the evolution of the car market a confirmation of its credo: an open technology with ample rooThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 03, 2023
Airbus, BMW Group, and Quantinuum, leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2023
In May of this year, vehicle lease company ALD Automotive announced that it had successfully acquired 100% of LeasePlan, one of the world’s This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2023
Tel Aviv University scientists have succeeded in developing a groundbreaking method to produce green hydrogen. The method, developed by doctThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 02, 2023
Last year, 85 844 tons of used tires were collected in Belgium. This is according to the non-profit organization Recytyre, the Belgian organThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 31, 2023
London intends to expand its ultra-low-emission zone again and, according to the Court, is allowed to do so. In this zone, polluting cars �This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 28, 2023
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for coal remains at record levels this year. At the same time, extreme weather coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 28, 2023
A Brussels Court of First Instance has ordered Volkswagen to pay damages to those affected by the cheating software scandal in which it is eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 27, 2023
The Belgian VUB University (Brussels) is developing a charging technology “to make electric driving more pleasant and efficient”. ResearcThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 26, 2023
One of British best-known climate activists and industrialists and founder of Ecotricity, the ‘world’s first green energy company’, unveilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 26, 2023
On Tuesday, a large unmanned passenger drone took off in Sint-Truiden (Limburg) to transport some blood samples – a European first. The aiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 24, 2023
Belgian Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet’s (Ecolo) proposal to ban all air traffic at Brussels Airport at night continues to evoke resistaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 24, 2023
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimatschutz, or BMWK in German) willThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 20, 2023
The Belgian Seavolt project, announced earlier this year, is taking concrete shape. The consortium will soon launch its first floating solarThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2023
The Flemish government decided to slack off the future ban on Euro 2 gasoline cars and Euro 5 diesel cars in the Low-Emission Zones of AntweThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 18, 2023
Cutting battery sizes, improving chemistries, and reducing private car journeys can cut the expected consumption of critical materials in BEThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 17, 2023
Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants a total ban on night flights from 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. for Zaventem airport. As expecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2023
More European cities are fighting against heavy ‘obese cars’ like pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Paris, among others, is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2023
The aviation sector benefits from unjustified tax exemptions that, if left unaddressed, will rise in value by 38% in the next three years. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2023
The Port of Brussels terminal will expand from 1,67 hectares to an area of 6 hectares. It has concluded a service concession for the containThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2023
The discussions within the consultation platform on Zaventem airport did not lead to a consensus. This is according to the final report of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 10, 2023
The international shipping industry is going to reduce emissions from cargo ships. An agreement to this effect was reached between 175 countThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2023
French railway company SNCF plans to earmark 1 000 hectares of solar panels by 2030 to cover 15 to 20% of its own electricity needs. The plaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2023
The new bicycle highway – F24 – between Louvain and Boutersem was officially inaugurated on Wednesday. Plans and preparations for the prThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2023
Vilvoorde’s city council is giving negative advice to the plans to redevelop the Brussels Ring Road. Mayor Hans Bonte (Vooruit) is unhappy aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2023
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler got off with a suspended prison sentence and a fine after his involvement in the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scanThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2023
The Swedish/Chinese car manufacturer Volvo Cars switches to renewable fuels for ocean freight. The company claims that this will cut fossil This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
Energy consumption in Belgium dropped last year to its lowest level since 1995. This is according to the most recent Federal Government AgenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
According to the latest Clean Cities Campaign, comparing emission-free mobility in 42 European cities, Brussels (11th place), Antwerp (12th)This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
The Meiser Square in Schaerbeek, a major traffic junction in the neighborhood where public broadcasters VRT and RTBF offices are, will be reThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2023
Denmark will review the energy island project in the North Sea because of the high costs. That is what the Danish government announced on WeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2023
The Flemish administration has issued a permit for a link road between the Brussels Ring Road and Parking C at Heysel, according to the busiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2023
Avesta Battery and Energy Engineering (ABEE), a Brussels-based start-up specializing in battery and energy technologies for e-mobility, planThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2023
Apart from dieselgate, there was another conflict of interest between consumers and manufacturers of diesel cars, the so-called ‘thermal winThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2023
It is by no means certain that the European Union will achieve its ambitious climate and energy targets for 2030 with the current measures, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 26, 2023
The Antwerp city council doubts the further tightening of the low-emission zone (LEZ) from 2028 onward. So write the Gazet van Antwerpen andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2023
More than 20 European consumer organizations have filed a complaint to stop what they call misleading greenwashing claims by a series of airThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2023
Brussels Mobility has launched a campaign to get the Brussels expat community on bikes. Ambassadors from Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2023
Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) wants more large battery farms to store energy temporarily. The minister also plans tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20th, global materials technology and recycling group Umicore inaugurated one of the world’s most advanced solid-state battThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2023
The Belgian chemical company Solvay will use its salt caverns in Germany to store energy. In the caverns, compressed air or hydrogen will beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2023
The European Parliament has passed the proposal for green batteries, which puts world-leading standards on the environmental impact of theirThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2023
Anyone traveling to France by car this summer will face new, permanent low-emission zones (LEZ) in nine major French cities. This is what thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 12, 2023
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB aims to reduce its emissions by 40% by 2030. To provide an increasingly environmentally frieThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 12, 2023
Some 200 people from ‘Non au plan Good Move’ protested the Brussels Good Move mobility plan in Anderlecht on Sunday. The local committees agThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 09, 2023
Two electric ‘hydrant fuel dispensers’, which pump fuel from the underground piping system into the aircraft, will come into operation at BrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2023
Twelve nurses of the ‘Wit-Gele Kruis’ in Hasselt (Limburg) use leased electric bicycles to visit and take care of their patients in the cityThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2023
Amsterdam has decided to ban all polluting traffic from a large part of the city center. From 2025, only emission-free vehicles – cabs, vaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 07, 2023
Flemish public transport company De Lijn paid 5 900 euros in fines last year for violations in the Low-Emission Zones (LEZ) of Antwerp, GhenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 06, 2023
The transition to a carbon-neutral economy could create tens of thousands of jobs in Belgium, especially in the construction sector, despiteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
