TAG: POLICY NEWS

China is doing it, where are Europe’s “new energy vehicle “targets?

September 29, 2017

On September 28, 2017 China reset a 10% minimum quota of “new energy vehicles” of an OEM annual vehicle sales for that year from next year…

Softening diesel: German OEM agree to tackle NOx

August 3, 2017

On August 2, 2017 German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt organized a "diesel summit" with leading ministers and state governors and with bosses from Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi,…

Trillions trickling to international tech cooperation?

July 5, 2017

A study by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, issued in 2016, which is co-chaired by  climate economist Lord Nicholas Stern, found that the…

TSO and DSO transit to digital

June 27, 2017

At the InnoGrid2020+ conference,  European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič  highlighted that €3 billion of EU funding has been  made available for energy network infrastructure…

Europe on the Move: What’s in store for hydrogen

June 2, 2017

With the timely title "Europe on the Move", the EU Commission published its latest Communication (COM(2017) 283) on May 31, 2017 to accelerate its agenda for a socially…

European Copper Institute Launches Total Cost of Ownership Calculator

May 29, 2017

The European Copper Institute has recently launched an online passenger car Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator Tool. Developed by the Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology…

Going for Synergy! EU connects energy and transport infrastructure

April 29, 2017

On April 24, 2017 EU Member States approved the Commission's proposal to  invest €22.1 million to support the development of connections between transport and energy infrastructure in…

5th E-Mobility March Bash in Brussels!

April 19, 2017

The 5th E-mobility Stakeholder Forum took place in Brussels on the 22nd and 23rd of March. The two-day conference brought together a variety of actors from…

Building Momentum: Canada to Invest in Hydrogen

April 6, 2017

On the heels of the EU's Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive submissions, and 12 member states looking invest and develop hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in the upcoming years,…

Shell calculates H2 carbon reduction potential for 2050

March 15, 2017

In 2050, 113 million fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) could save up to 68 million tonnes of fuel and almost 200 million tonnes of carbon emissions.…