Posts Tagged ‘transport’

23 February 2012

Newnet Industry Profile: Richard Pearson, Lotus Engineeringp

With transport constituting such a large proportion of global emissions around the globe, it has become a target area for reduction as well as a ripe opportunity for low-carbon investors seeking the next technology breakthroughs.

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15 November 2011

UK cleantech firms slam lack of air quality improvementsp

The UK has failed to meet European Union standards on air pollution – a fact heavily criticised by the cleantech industry and the government’s Environmental Audit Committee.

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5 July 2011

US politicians negotiate car emissions standards

US politicians have begun discussions on how to reduce pollutants from cars, in the hopes of renegotiating emissions standards.

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1 July 2011

Deal round-up: Activity across all fronts for clean energy sector

Aspire International’s acquisition of photovoltaic plant specialist Future Solar Developments signaled the latest strategic investment in a sector that is seeing a greater corporate involvement.

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21 September 2010

Transport metering provider Skymeter closes CAN$1.5m financing round

Transport metering technology provider Skymeter has revealed to NewNet it has closed a CAN$1.5m financing round.

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9 August 2010

Electric vehicle-maker Think targets tourist sector with Swiss Alps fleet

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker Think and its Swiss distribution partner M-Way are targeting the tourism sector by deploying a fleet of 60 vehicles in the Swiss Alps, in partnership with eco-tourism company Alpmobil.

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30 July 2010

Transport industry could utilise waste-to-energy, says expert

The transport industry will increase its uptake of waste-to-energy fuels as the need to reduce emission from the sector gets stronger, according to an industry expert.

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7 October 2009

Global energy investment of $10tn required, according to International Energy Agencyp

The financial and economic crisis has had a considerable impact on the energy sector worldwide. Investment in polluting technologies has been deferred and CO2 emissions could fall in 2009 by as much as three per cent - steeper than at any time in the last 40 years, according to the International Energy Agency's new study, an early excerpt of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2009.

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20 August 2009

Fuel efficient smart fortwo completes safety testing

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has deemed the energy efficient 2009 smart fortwo as having the ‘strongest roof' amongst competing mini cars.

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11 August 2009

German solar module manufacturer SOLON teams with Deutsche Bahn for emission-free rail transport

Berlin-based solar module manufacturer SOLON is one of nine industrial partners that will cooperate with two research enterprises to pursue the goal of emission-free rail transport with Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national rail company.

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23 July 2009

UK unveils £1.1bn investment in electric rail network

The UK Government has unveiled £1.1bn plans for the first big electrification of the rail network since the late 1980s, involving the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines. It will mean the first electric main line trains ever running in Wales.

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15 July 2009

UK releases plans to be at forefront of low carbon economic revolutionp

The UK has released its Low Carbon Transition Plan to plot out how it will meet the cut in emissions set out in the budget of 34 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020. A 21 per cent reduction has already been delivered - equivalent to cutting emissions entirely from four cities the size of London, according to the Department of Energy And Climate Change.

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1 July 2009

New £30m government fund established for green buses

England's bus fleet will be helped to go green thanks to a new £30m fund to encourage the purchase of low carbon buses. The fund is part of the Department for Transport's wider strategy to encourage a radical shift to low carbon transport, according to a statement.

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18 June 2009

Venture-backed green car start-up V-Vehicles to open US manufacturing facility

Venture-backed green car start-up V-Vehicles is to build a new manufacturing facility in Louisiana, US. The company is backed by US venture capital investor Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, as well as renewable energy investor T Boone Pickens.

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12 June 2009

New Department of Energy funding announced for US carbon capture, solar energy and high efficiency cars and trucks

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced more than $300m worth of investments that will boost a range of clean energy technologies - including carbon capture from coal, solar power, and high efficiency cars and trucks. The move reflects the Obama Administration's commitment to a broad based strategy that will create millions of jobs while transforming the way we use and produce energy, according to a DOE statement.

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11 June 2009

American Clean Energy and Security Act could create 650,000 US jobs by 2030p

The federal energy efficiency provisions included in the American Clean Energy and Security Act could save approximately $750 per household by 2020 and $3,900 per household by 2030, according the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

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8 June 2009

US cleantech company New Energy expands activities with new device for generating clean electricity from long-haul transport

New Energy Technologies, Inc., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, is to expand its range of technologies for harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles to generate clean electricity.

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2 June 2009

Volvo Cars and Vattenfall to develop new plug-in hybrid

Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation have launched an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market.

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28 May 2009

Venture-backed electric vehicle services provider Better Place to establish electric vehicle network in Copenhagen

Venture-backed electric vehicle services provider Better Place and the Danish city of Copenhagen have signed an agreement to jointly develop a plan for how Copenhagen can accelerate the switch from carbon-based transportation systems to sustainable mobility models that rely on renewable energy powering zero-emission vehicles.

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28 May 2009

Energy Technologies Institute develops UK energy system blueprints for 2050

The Energy Technologies Institute has developed the Energy Systems Model to help identify those technologies capable of having the greatest impact for 2050.

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