Japanese construction equipment company Komatsu has launched the PC138E-11 excavator for rental, first in Japan and soon also in Europe. According to the company, the 13-tonne machine is particularly suitable for urban construction.
The first partial results of an investigation into the use of photovoltaics in combination with agriculture are available. The results show that the combination of agriculture and solar power production works smoothly.
The seven largest industrialised countries except China have agreed on a faster phase-out of fossil fuels.
The climate politicians of the European Union have reached an agreement: The EU is expanding emissions trading and making CO2 emissions chargeable sooner.
Solarwatt is offering CO2 compensation for solar modules. When purchasing glass-glass modules, Solarwatt customers have the opportunity to purchase certificates that support climate protection projects around the world.
Solarwatt supports the owners of fully electric vehicles and e-motorbikes to sell the so-called greenhouse gas reduction certificates to mineral oil companies. These need the GHG certificates to meet their legal CO2 targets.
Plans to build another green hydrogen facility close to Axpo’s run-of-river power plant in Brugg, Switzerland have been announced by Axpo, marking the latest development in the company’s rapid expansion of its green hydrogen business.
Tanganda Tea Company Limited, Zimbabwe's largest tea producer and one of the largest on the African continent, uses its own microgrids at Tingamira and Jersey sites for secure and environmentally friendly energy supply.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer ISE have calculated that silicon photovoltaic modules manufactured in the EU produce 40 per cent less CO2 emissions than modules manufactured in China. See here why that is the case:
The VDL fleet of electric buses used in Amsterdam city transport, currently consisting of 31 electric Citeas, will be expanded to 75 vehicles.
Blue Elephant Energy has been able to sign a land deal over 300 hectares of ground in Germany for the operation of ground-mounted PV capacity worth more than 300 megawatts.
Switzerland has probably failed to meet its 2020 CO2 emissions targets in most areas. This is the result of initial estimates by the Federal Office for the Environment.
The oil and gas company has suffered a defeat in the District Court in The Hague. Shell now has to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 45 per cent (net) by 2030 compared to 2019. A historic ruling.
In a summary of its Sustainability and Annual Report 2021, Ford has announced forward-looking emission targets. The car manufacturer actually wants to achieve complete climate neutrality by 2050.
To enable the long-term 100% green power supply on an industrial scale, Statkraft will supply further wind power and solar power to Daimler in the form of PPAs.
The electrification of Europe’s vehicle fleets will be the catalyst for clean mobility throughout the 2020s, is one of the findings of a study by Eurelectric and EY.
The first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions – larger than during the financial crisis of 2008, the oil crisis of 1979, or even World War II.
A long-term study by Fraunhofer ISE has shown that heat pumps in existing buildings reliably provide sufficient heating. A prerequisite is that the systems are designed to fit the building.
The economic and behavioural ramifications of COVID-19 will significantly reduce global long-term energy demand, according to new research by the authors of DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook.
