Princess Elisabeth Energy Island’s estimated costs in the North Sea doubled to 7.5 billion euros instead of the original 2.2 billion when Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) launched the plan. This has led to criticism from the business world and raised questions in parliament about the costs and financial consequences for families and […]

According to a new Traffic Safety Institute Vias study, the number of electric car accidents has increased significantly in the last few years. Although limited, the number of electric vehicles on the road has also increased considerably. The share of accidents involving an electric car in the total of accidents involving a passenger car is […]

On Sunday, February 23rd, the Tesla Owners Clubs of Belgium and the Netherlands will organize a world-record Tesla Light Show attempt on the Droneport runway in Sint-Truiden. All Tesla owners from Europe are welcome. The initiators aim to gather at least 1,000 Tesla cars for a synchronized light show.“The show will be created by the […]

Belgian dredging company DEME has won a contract to transport and install foundations and an offshore substation for a wind farm in Taiwan. The contract is worth between 150 and 300 million euros. The works are scheduled for the first quarter of 2026. DEME’s Taiwanese joint venture CDWE will transport and install 33 jacket foundations, […]

Belgium’s most significant cable broadband service provider, Telenet, plans to offer a bicycle-sharing point on its property in Mechelen. Blue-bike shared bicycles can usually be found in public places in Mechelen, such as the station areas. Soon, the company will provide this type of shared mobility on-site at its headquarters for every employee and also […]

2024 was the hottest year on record, and this has now been officially confirmed. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirms that 2024 was the hottest year on record worldwide and the first calendar year in which the average global temperature exceeded pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5°C. The hottest day on record was also […]

Over 2,000 driver’s licenses have been revoked in West Flanders in the past seven months for using mobile phones while driving. “A strict approach remains necessary to implement a change in mentality and make our roads safer,” says Crown prosecutor Filiep Jodts of the West Flanders public prosecutor’s office. That is also why the West […]

The new motorcycle market performed well last year. In 2024, the number of new motorcycles continued to increase to 28,330 units, an increase of + 11.7% (2,971 units) compared to 2023 and even +14.8% (3,647) more than in 2022. This makes 2024 the best of the past 15 years. The most popular brand was Honda […]

Bosch eBike Systems has presented its latest novelty, the Battery Lock, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Battery Lock is a unique digital system that ensures that the eBike battery can no longer be used if stolen, making it worthless to thieves. Gregor Dasbach, Head of Digital Business at Bosch eBike Systems: […]

According to newspapers L’Echo and De Tijd, last year, for the first time since 2016, less renewable energy was produced than in the previous year. Because nuclear energy was scaled back and gas-fired power stations operated minimally, total power production in Belgium fell to the lowest level in six years. 2024 was also a year […]

Last year, used car registrations increased by 5.6% (to 727,650 units) – 38,480 more than last year, 84,981 more than in 2022, and the highest number since 2015. Expectations are that the second-hand car market will remain high in the coming years. The number of new cars fell in 2024, but the decline was only […]

By temporarily switching off wind turbines and solar panels, approximately three terawatt hours of green energy was lost last year, three times as much as a year earlier. The Dutch Energy Generation platform (Energieopwek) calculated this in its annual overview for 2024. The lost sustainable power amounts to about 2.5 percent of the country’s total […]

From January 1st, drivers in Flanders will lose their driver’s licenses when caught using their cell phones while driving. The measure was already in force in some parts of Flanders – East and West Flanders, Limburg, and the Halle-Vilvoorde region – but it now applies throughout the Flemish part of the country. “Given the many […]

Belgium’s air quality in 2024 was comparable to that in 2023. Nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter concentrations decreased slightly, and there were fewer ozone days in 2024. In the long term, air quality has improved significantly. However, achieving the WHO health advice values ​​in all Belgian areas is still far out of reach. According to […]

Fewer and fewer Belgian citizens are getting their driver’s licenses. Last year, about 120,000 people got their driver’s license, 9 percent less than in 2000. In Brussels, there is even a decrease of almost 27 percent. The average age at which someone obtains his driver’s license has also increased by several months: from 21 years […]

From January 1st, the Western Scheldt Tunnel will be partially toll-free. Motorists and motorcyclists will no longer have to pay to pass through the 6.6-kilometer-long tunnel under the Western Scheldt between Terneuzen in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Zuid-Beveland. However, vehicles higher than three meters will continue to pay tolls. A standard ticket for small buses and vans […]

Mistletoe, jingle bells, good food, and drinks… but unfortunately, for some of us, duty calls. That is the sad fate of Rudy the Robot, JanguarLandRover’s automated colleague who must work hard this Christmas. Rudy was tasked with subjecting vehicle doors to intensive tests in extreme weather conditions. Before a vehicle is approved, Rudy carries out […]

Virya Energy, the energy holding company of the Colruyt family and the retail group of the same name, will receive a 25 million euro subsidy from the Walloon government for a green hydrogen project in Engis, Liège. The project is called Vallhyège, referring to “une vallée de l’hydrogène vert” (a valley of green hydrogen) in […]

Global use of coal to generate electricity rose to a record high of 8.77 billion tons this year. According to a report by the International Energy Agency, almost one-third was burned in Chinese power plants. Due to the energy transition, electricity use is proliferating in many countries. Electricity is increasingly used for applications such as […]

Fietsberaad Vlaanderen, the Flemish knowledge center for cycling policy in Flanders, recently presented five measures for local authorities to improve bicycle traffic safety on their territory. Among the measures are lowering speed in built-up areas from 50 to 30 km/hour, introducing a circulation plan, or creating separate cycle paths. The study’s results are helpful for […]

The Flemish energy regulator VREG has approved the new distribution network rates for the Flemish electricity and natural gas invoice. On average, electricity rates will increase by 120 euros (+33%), and for natural gas, by around 15 euros (+6%). A revision of the grid rates will increase electricity costs for an average family by one-third. […]

According to the new administrative agreement between N-VA and Vooruit in Antwerp, the controversial quay tunnel at Steenplein will not be built. Instead, a bicycle bridge over Scheldt will be built, with a 25 km/hour speed limit for bicycle paths. Last weekend, Bart De Wever (N-VA) and Kathleen Van Brempt (Vooruit) proposed the new agreement. […]

The Limburg Investment Company (LRM) sells its Terhills battery park in Dilsen-Stokkem to the British energy and services company Centrica. Financial details about the acquisition have not been disclosed. Terhills was the first large battery park in Belgium to be used in 2018. Its capacity of 18 megawatts was a European first. The 140 Tesla […]