Invest in EU: EUR 438 Million to Support Renewable Energy in Belgium
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of the Norther wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of EUR 438 million. Half of this amount will be guaranteed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI),…
BlueLA Expands French Electric-Car Sharing Service to California
First there was AutoLib, a French electric-car sharing service operated by the Bolloré Group. Then came BlueIndy, the first U.S. franchise of the service, which put the same BlueCars onto the streets of Indianapolis. Now Bolloré is expanding its car-sharing…
Nissan LEAF Confirmed as UK’s Fastest Growing Small Family Car
The Nissan LEAF is the UK’s fastest growing small family car, the automaker said this week, with sales of the all-electric vehicle (EV) last month reaching over double their November 2015 levels. According to Nissan, sales of the LEAF accounted…
Air Pollution: Commission Tightens Screws on Car Emissions Testing Further
Member States meeting in the Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles yesterday voted by a large majority on the latest Commission proposal to curb air pollution with Real Driving Emissions (RDE) testing. Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market and Industry,…
Kansas University Students Build Net-Zero Home with LEED Platinum and Passive House Certification
Most school projects don’t move past campus grounds, but that’s not the case for the works of Kansas University’s (KU) Studio 804. Every year, students of the graduate level architecture studio design and build sustainable structures, which include the recently…
India Predicts It Will Exceed Paris Renewable Energy Target by Half
The Indian government has forecast that it will exceed the renewable energy targets set in Paris last year by nearly half and do so three years ahead of schedule. The prediction, announced this week in a draft 10-year energy blueprint…
Australian Government Says New Efficiency Standards Could Cut Fuel Spending by $28bn
New standards could reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 65m tonnes by 2030, government claims. The Turnbull government has opened discussions on new fuel efficiency standards for vehicles which it says could cut consumer fuel spending by up…