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 The consortium will soon launch its first floating solarThis content has been archived.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off the future ban on Euro 2 gasoline cars and Euro 5 diesel cars in the Low-Emission Zones of AntweThis content has been archived.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and reducing private car journeys can cut the expected consumption of critical materials in BEThis content has been archived.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 As expecThis content has been archived.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 Paris, among others, is This content has been archived.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 IThis content has been archived.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 It has concluded a service concession for the containThis content has been archived.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 This is according to the final report of tThis content has been archived.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 An agreement to this effect was reached between 175 countThis content has been archived.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 The plaThis content has been archived.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.
June 06, 2023
Last Friday, Dutch state secretary Heynen (Ministry of Infrastructure & Waterstate) decided that the Eurostar train between Amsterdam anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 06, 2023
On Monday, the car manufacturing group Stellantis and metals recycler Galloo announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 05, 2023
Seven European transport ministers want to make 2024 the year of cycling. They launched this call on World Cycling Day. The United Nations hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 05, 2023
While there still was 4% less traffic on Flemish highways in 2022 compared to the pre-pandemic era, the congestion rate is back at the formeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2023
A new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses how effectively the world’s 20 largest automakers are trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2023
The financing of the new metro line 3 in Brussels continues to raise questions. It is also an item that keeps popping up in the Belgian presThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2023
On the border of the Flemish Brabant town of Tervuren and Wezembeek-Oppem, one of the most important Hoppin Points along the Brussels Ring RThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 31, 2023
The impact of the corona crisis at the Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB and the Flemish public transport company De Lijn seem to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 31, 2023
The Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) is the first in Belgium to use a fully-electric ‘mobile urgency group’ (MUG) in the shape of a MercedeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 31, 2023
More than 40 recycled BMW i3 batteries with a combined capacity of 1 680 kWh are currently powering the world tour of the British rock band This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2023
The new Bruxell’Air bonus launched in March 2022 was awarded to 2 300 Brussels residents last year. This bonus allows Brussels residents whoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2023
Fastned has opened its newest fast charging station – with eight charging points – in Vielsalm. These are the very first chargers from FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2023
Belgians most often traveled on foot (95%) and by car (94%) in 2022, according to a survey by FPS Mobility questioning 4 600 Belgians aged bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 25, 2023
Brussels Airport Company, the operator of Zaventem airport, posted a net profit of 16 million euros last year. It is the first time in threeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2023
People living in Brussels take their cars less often than ten years ago and more often go by bike or on foot. These are the results of a newThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2023
The lobby organisation for car manufacturers ACEA is flashing the lights again on the proposed Euro 7 rules, which are considered unnecessarThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 22, 2023
Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1 000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest buildiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 22, 2023
Last week, the various Belgian transport federations expressed dissatisfaction with the Flemish government’s renewed Flemish Energy and ClimThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 19, 2023
The University of Aachen has spawned a sustainable car meant to stick around for fifty years. The boxy SUV propagates flexibility and featurThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 19, 2023
A charm offensive by the city of Brussels toward merchants and shopping motorists. Indeed, the city of Brussels is going to distribute thousThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 17, 2023
After a slight decrease in 2021, mainly due to delivery problems, the Belgian bicycle market has grown by a substantial 19% to almost 700 00This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 16, 2023
Nine years after the Dieselgate scandal ‘exploded’, Volkswagen and its Belgian importer D’Ieteren Auto are facing trial in Brussels in a claThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 16, 2023
The EU Commission has approved an 837 million euros program by the Spanish government to support the production of batteries for EVs. This rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
