Tag: alternative fuels
Air traffic needs green solutions – and environmental zones?
The so-called traffic turnaround does not only mean sustainable mobility on the roads. The aviation industry must also reduce its emissions – and thus its negative impact on air quality and the environment. What will be the best green drive solution? E-fuels or fuel cells? Will environmental zones soon also regulate traffic in the air?
Transport turnaround: German Armed Forces to be climate-neutral by 2045
The mobility revolution is soon to reach the German military as well. Thanks to hydrogen and, in part, electric drives, the Bundeswehr is also to become climate-neutral over the next 20 years. The German government wants to reduce climate-damaging emissions in every sector in order to achieve the climate goals.
A yacht with "infinite range"?!
A company from Switzerland is making this a reality and bringing an eco-yacht to the luxury market. Thanks to 64 square metres of solar panels, the boat produces its own hydrogen and can therefore theoretically travel infinitely without refuelling stops - and without emissions.
Electric: Next Generation Solid State Batteries?
According to experts, electric vehicles can become up to 75% more sustainable in the coming years. Advanced battery technologies, such as solid-state batteries, can make the difference in terms of climate neutrality. They are greener, more efficient and powerful. But their use in the car market is still a long way off.
E-fuels: (Not) a solution for combustion engines?
E-fuels are increasingly being considered in the context of the transport transition - for example, as part of the strategy to make the internal combustion engines still in circulation after 2035 more sustainable. But what impact do they actually have on air quality and climate? And what would their approach mean for the environment and climate-protecting transport measures after the end of the combustion engine?
Combustion engine phase-out cancelled?
This Tuesday, 07 March 2023, was supposed to be the day: The EU wanted to put an end to the combustion engine once and for all. But the signing of its decision has to be postponed. Some EU states do not want to participate. Fearing that the vote would be negative, the decision was postponed for the time being.
E- and bio-fuels permitted in Germany
Synthetic fuels such as e-fuels and HVO are approved as pure fuels in Germany. What meets with approval from the FDP, meets with criticism from the Greens.
Traffic turnaround: Hamburg bans combustion engine taxis
Only electric taxis are to be newly registered from 2025. The Hanseatic city wants to reduce emissions in the transport sector - and thus make faster progress in climate protection. Will other cities follow suit and become more involved in electromobility?
Combustion engine phase-out: EU Parliament gives green light
As expected, the European Union Parliament approved the upcoming regulation for new cars on 14 February 2023. From 2035, new registered private cars and light commercial vehicles will be emission-free as part of the Union's transport and climate policy. However, not everything has been decided yet.
E-Cars: lamppost becomes charging station
As part of a project to promote electromobility, the Berlin district of Spandau soon wants to make it possible to charge e-cars at street lamps. This should increase the charging possibilities for e-car drivers without overloading the power grid too much.