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New Green Buses
The delivery of 15 new buses to Pristina few days ago marked the beginning of a new era of public transport in Pristina. The buses will offer a more comfortable and environmentally friendly service. In June 2016 the EBRD signed…
Four US Cities Urge Carmakers to Boost Electric Vehicle Production
City mayors from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle have released a joint request for US carmakers to step up EV production in order to meet growing demand for electric vehicles in municipal fleets. The four West Coast cities…
Paris Boosts Cycling Infrastructure, Names 2017 ‘Year of the Bike’
Paris plans a major boost to its cycling infrastructure and will ban cars from outside the Louvre museum as it steps up its fight against traffic pollution, the mayor said on Sunday. Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo announced a new two-way…
Wind Power Now Runs All Electric Passenger Trains in the Netherlands
All of the electric passenger trains running in the Netherlands are now powered entirely by wind. One year ahead of schedule, Dutch railway company NS announced its entire electric train fleet is running on 100-percent wind power as of January…
Solar Panel Researchers Investigate Powering Trains by Bypassing Grid
Imperial College and climate change charity 10:10 to focus on connecting solar panels directly to train lines, reports BusinessGreen. Imperial College London has partnered with the climate change charity 10:10 to investigate the use of track-side solar panels to power…
Wind Farms Deliver all Scotland’s Power for Four Straight Days
The recent flurry of UK wind power records continued today, as analysts confirmed Scotland generated power equivalent to the country’s entire electricity demand on four consecutive days late last year. WWF Scotland, drawing on data from WeatherEnergy, reported all of…
Germans Get Almost One-Third of Electricity from Renewables in 2016
In another shining example of renewable energy leadership, in 2016, Germany used more renewable electricity than ever before, receiving 32 percent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in the country from sun, wind and other renewable sources. The Centre…