Belgium, CO2 and Green

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ultimately to reach zero, this hydrogen will need to be green (produced via electrolysis which is powered by renewable electricity). ArcelorMittal is therefore developing new facilities to produce green hydrogen using electrolyzers. First verified green steel for customers.

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Europe Green 2020 Hydrogen

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

Coordinated by AIMPLAS, the project also involved the CNRS (France), University of Mons (Belgium), Fraunhofer ICT (Germany), Graphenea (Spain), Process Design Centre (the Netherlands), e2v (United Kingdom), MOFTech (United Kingdom), and KRICT (South Korea).

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Following this journey, 13 race trucks which spent the summer shutdown in Belgium and three trucks from the UK, used locally sourced biofuel to travel 300km from Spa to Zandvoort and then 1100km from Zandvoort to Monza, with only the final 20km requiring the use of diesel fuel due to supply challenges.

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Mercedes Emissions CO2 Belgium

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Combined, the relative share of PHEV and BEV sales was highest in Sweden, Belgium and Finland, reaching 5.5%, 2.7% The largest number of BEVs were registered in France (more than 26,110 vehicles) and Germany (more than 24,350 vehicles) and the UK (more than 13,580 vehicles). and 2.6 % respectively of national car sales in 2017.

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Opel rejects VRT News report of modified diesel emissions software

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

Belgium-based VRT News has charged that Opel dealers have been modifying the software in the Zafira Tourer 1.6 From mid-summer 2016, and in addition to the official fuel consumption and CO2 information, fuel consumption figures recorded under the WLTP (“Worldwide Harmonized Light Duty Vehicles Test Procedure”) cycle will also be published.

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AMITRAN project developing CO2 assessment methodology for intelligent transport systems

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Seven organisations are cooperating as part of AMITRAN’s consortium: TNO (coordinator, the Netherlands); PTV – Planung Transport Verkehr (Germany); ERTICO – ITS Europe (Belgium); TECNALIA (Spain); DLR – Germany National Research Center for Aeronautics and Space (Germany); ECORYS (the Netherlands); and TEAMNET (Romania). million (US$3.4

Transportation

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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2015 Downsizing CO2 Sale

Car rental company makes it easier to monitor CO2

Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

Leading European car rental company, Europcar is now providing information about the CO2 emitted by its vehicles on its rental invoices, making it easier for customers to monitor their environmental impact. Even before booking, customers can go online to assess the average Europcar fleet CO2 emissions for each rental car.

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

Scania will leave from Södertalje, south of Stockholm, driving through Sweden, Denmark and Germany to Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam, making a stop in Zolder, Belgium and in Zwolle, Netherlands. IVECO will depart from Brussels and DAF from their production location in Westerlo, Belgium.

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Report predicts significant fall in vehicle emissions

Green Cars News

JANUARY 18, 2010

Eighty per cent of European vehicle sales will be in the less than 150g/km CO2 emission band by 2015: that’s the verdict of a new report from Frost & Sullivan entitled “Implementation Roadmap of CO2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption”.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5.

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Chevrolet Extends LPG Portfolio Throughout Europe

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain will offer LPG-versions in addition to the regular gasoline and diesel range. At the same time, LPG helps reduce CO2 emissions immediately. In 2009, Chevrolet will further expand its LPG product range throughout Europe.

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lizzie Boakes is a life cycle analyst in the Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems Program at IMEC , the Belgium-based nanotech research organization. This has a GWP value of 25,200 kilograms of CO2 equivalent. But there’s also others like NF4 that— these also have over 1,000 times more damaging to the climate than CO2.

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European release date of Chevrolet Spark revealed

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

It also helps ensure low maintenance and running costs with the Spark consuming as little as 1.5litres of fuel per 100km and producing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at a meagre 119g/km. . The smaller of the units can power the car from 0-62mph in 15.5 seconds, with a top speed of 96mph.

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Honeywell and ZoneFlow Reactor Technology to collaborate on more efficient SMR for hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Honeywell’s UOP and ZFRT will cooperate in conducting reactive testing in ZFRT’s large-scale pilot plant at Université Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The additional opportunity to reduce the steam requirements to the steam methane reforming process will reduce its energy demands and overall impact on plant CO2 emissions.

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Hydrogen Production Aspen Belgium

Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Expedition to spread word of climate change

Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

As part of Land Rover’s commitment to sustainability, the manufacturing and mileage of the 110 Defender vehicle are being carbon offset through ClimateCare who run Land Rover’s CO2 Offset Programme in the UK , France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria and other international markets.

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2009

Electric vehicles will be rolled out in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and will be subsequently extended to other countries, as part of the alliance.

Nissan

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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EV Driven

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Opel rejects VRT News report of modified diesel emissions software

AMITRAN project developing CO2 assessment methodology for intelligent transport systems

Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

Car rental company makes it easier to monitor CO2

Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

Report predicts significant fall in vehicle emissions

Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Chevrolet Extends LPG Portfolio Throughout Europe

Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

European release date of Chevrolet Spark revealed

Honeywell and ZoneFlow Reactor Technology to collaborate on more efficient SMR for hydrogen production

Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

Expedition to spread word of climate change

Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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