Sprouting out of EV-loving Holland, EVBox has become one of the largest EV charging station companies in the world … and it has plans to conquer the world with some guidance (and a lot of cash) from Engie. So, we’re honored to have the company represented our first annual EV charging conference* in Warsaw, Poland.
This year’s Cities100 reveals how more cities are beginning to acknowledge the social, economic, and environmental benefits of climate action and adaptation. By taking climate action, cities can simultaneously future-proof against challenges such as overpopulation, air pollution, and extreme weather events, and save trillions of dollars on, for example, energy and health.
Using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “worst case” scenario (RCP8.5) as the baseline, new research has determined that Europe’s coastal cities may be facing as much as $40 billion a year in associated economic losses by 2100.
Late last month, Rotterdam’s port, the largest port in Europe, completed the installation of a rooftop solar power system. frigoCare, a subsidiary of logistics company Samskip, announced that it installed around 3,100 solar panels for a rooftop system under its Sustainability Strategy. The system was installed by Dutch renewable energy … [continued]
We are seeing the first fruits of autonomous driving technology in the personal vehicle market, but other segments of the transportation industry are similarly preparing for disruption by autonomous driving technology. Heavy trucks are the backbone of the shipping industry in many countries, and due to their size and mass, are consequently … [continued]
Update: Note tha the Ewicon efficiency is extraordinarily low, less than Savonius VAWTs, and highly prone to water problems. Only two have ever been built, one non-functioning one on a business near the university that invented them and one on the university site itself. Basic Summary: The EWICON consumes more water than … [continued]
Does the idea of buying a brand-new Nissan LEAF for only €7,450 ($9,460) sound good? Of course it does, and you can! If you live in the Netherlands, or Rotterdam to be specific, and are a business owner…. Still. That’s a pretty amazing price tag — one that’s due to … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman The latest major report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Energy Technology Perspectives 2014, states that “radical action is needed to actively transform energy supply and end use”. In an interview with Energy Post, the IEA’s renowned Chief Economist Fatih Birol notes … [continued]
Originally published on Reviving Gaia. By Roy L Hales. Boeing has identified a commercially viable “green diesel” that emits 50% less carbon dioxide than conventional fossil fuels. It is made from oils and fats that are chemically similar to today’s aviation biofuel and, with US government incentives, costs about $3 … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post The role that renewable energy could play in changing the balance of power in the world is often overlooked. Rick Bosman of the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) in Rotterdam and Daniel Scholten, Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology, undertake a thought experiment … [continued]
