MONTH: OCTOBER 2008

EU Member States urge EU Council to take up CO2 emissions of passenger cars with EU Parliament.

October 28, 2008

France - who is holding the EU presidency till this December and one of the EU's largest car producers in Europe together with Germany, Italy, and the UK - has…

EHA present at launch EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan

October 28, 2008

Commissioner Janez Potocnik of Research and Andris Piebalgs of Energy launched the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) in the presence of heads of industry…

Tokyo: 5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2009

October 28, 2008

Tokyo: 5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2009 - FC Expo - 25-27 February 2009 FC EXPO is highly recognized for its contribution to the…

Tokyo: International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo

October 28, 2008

5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo - FC Expo 2009. Tokyo 25-27 February 2009. FC EXPO is highly recognized for its contribution to the development…

130 European cities sign declaration to take local action on climate change

October 27, 2008

The non binding declaration signed by 130 cities in 34 EU countries, includes guidelines   for implementing local policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by involving all local actors, better urban planning,…

EU Commission, Parliament and Council reach agreement on vehicle CO2 emission

October 27, 2008

Car emissions in 2015 will have to be reduced by 18% by a gliding scale of annual emission reduction. The month of November saw a intensive…

EU Commission, Parliament and Council reach agreement on EU Fuels Directive

October 25, 2008

An agreement was reached between the EU Parliament, Commission and Council on November 25 on the content of the new EU Fuels Directive. The Parliament and…

EHA presented EU policy developments at ZEMSHIP conference in Hamburg

October 23, 2008

The EHA was invited to give an update on EU policy affecting the use of hydrogen as an energy vector at the First ZEMSHIP conference in…

EU Parliament approves report on Directive for promotion of clean vehicles

October 22, 2008

The EU Parliament approved a compromise report on the promotion of clean and energy efficient road vehicles. The Directive will include mandatory criteria for public procurement…

EU Commission published reports on results of EU Technology Platforms.

October 21, 2008

More regulatory and standardisation efforts are needed to help translate research results into new products and services, concludes an independent evaluation of the European technology platforms (ETPs). It is…