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Iberdrola and IKEA partner to promote sustainable mobility in Spain

IKEA will offer free charging stations for electric cars and supply 100% renewable green energy at its stores and corporate buildings in 2019 The agreement forms part of the Iberdrola Sustainable Mobility Plan, which provides for the installation in Spain … Read the full press release

Siemens signs new agreements with African partners on power supply, industrialization, mobility and vocational training in Togo, Egypt and Rwanda

Highly efficient gas-fired combined cycle plant project in Lomé, Togo Siemens collaborates with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on industrialization, education and training Siemens, Volkswagen (VW) and the German Development Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) collaborating on … Read the full press release

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets announces the acquisition of a prime logistics site in Leipzig, Germany

PARIS, 04-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”) announces the acquisition of a prime logistics freehold site in Leipzig which can accommodate the development of up to 113,000 sqm of Grade A … Read the full press release

SEAT President Luca de Meo on Europe’s economic future at the prestigious Scuola di Politiche

The President of SEAT argues that innovation and training are the two main instruments of change De Meo: “We need a stable institutional and regulatory framework and State agreements to encourage the competitiveness and internationalisation of businesses” “When the Administration … Read the full press release

Bosch to present electrified axle that can be integrated into semitrailers at the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover

Also as a retrofit solution Smart, electrified axle recuperates energy during braking Electric refrigerated trailer: significantly quieter, saving up to 9,000 liters of fuel, and thus also CO2 Electricity makes semitrailers independent: important step toward automated semitrailer parking STUTTGART, 29-Aug-2018 … Read the full press release

UK researchers identified materials that could be used to make high-powered and fast-charging batteries

SWINDON, 14-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UK researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make batteries that are both high-powered and fast-charging. The research could be the first step to developing a safe, super-fast charging battery. Most … Read the full press release

Daimler AG joins the Responsible Cobalt Initiative, the Responsible Mineral Initiative, the Responsible Steel Initiative and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

Daimler increases transparency in the raw material supply chain by joining the Responsible Cobalt Initiative, the Responsible Mineral Initiative, the Responsible Steel Initiative and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. Renata Jungo Brüngger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG … Read the full press release

SAP SE becomes the official business performance partner of Mercedes EQ Formula E team

WALLDORF, 25-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new multiyear agreement with Mercedes-Benz to become the official business performance partner of the automaker’s Mercedes EQ Formula E team in a relationship that will drive the co-innovation of new … Read the full press release

Ballast Nedam: The greenest transferium in the Netherlands opened on 22 April

Nieuwegein, Netherlands, 27-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The greenest transferium of the Netherlands has been officially been opened on 22 April. Go and have a look at the Deutersestraat, because in a little while it will be out of site for the … Read the full press release

Philippe Starck to design a unique and intelligent recharging unit concept for Bentayga Hybrid customers

Renowned creative thinker designs Power Dock for Bentayga Hybrid Sustainable materials and elegant design creates functional piece of art Starck’s environmental ethos influences progressive collaboration Bentayga Hybrid is Bentley’s first step towards an electric future CREWE, 08-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley … Read the full press release

Volkswagen I.D. VIZZION concept study showcased in Geneva

Study is a realistic vision for a Volkswagen of the future Range of up to 650 kilometers allows long trips Production model to follow by 2022 at the latest Brand CEO Diess: “The I.D. VIZZION shows that we will not … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group to invest EUR 34 billion in e-mobility, autonomous driving and digital networking of all road users by 2022

200 “Future Heads” from all over the Group are picturing urban mobility in the year 2030+ Cooperation with Kuka: “CarLa” is first mobile charging robot for electric automobiles Partnerships with cities are important incubator for individual mobility solutions MOIA shuttle … Read the full press release

Covestro to present new concepts based on polycarbonate at VDI Congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” on March 14 and 15 in Mannheim

Covestro at the VDI Congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” in Mannheim Functional material solutions based on polycarbonate LEVERKUSEN, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Driven by new technologies, mobility is changing worldwide. Trends such as autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification require completely new … Read the full press release

Siemens Gamesa to install the first full scale “Future Energy System – FES” on the Trimet SE aluminum smelter site in Hamburg-Altenwerder

Innovative storage technology will supply energy out of hot stones by spring 2019 Milestone in the development of a key technology in the context of the energy transition Zamudio, Spain, 04-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Over a period of 3-years, Siemens … Read the full press release

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to be deployed by Blutec to support its 300 million euro automotive industrial project

Innovation Site for Hybrid and E-Vehicles Will Be Reopened in Sicily VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, 16-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today … Read the full press release

BMW Group: BMW i3 and BMW i3s represent the future of urban mobility

MUNICH, 30-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The BMW i3 shows the way ahead to a new era of mobility. It is recognised the world over as a symbol of driving pleasure, sustainability and intelligent connectivity in the urban traffic environment, which is … Read the full press release

First Audi Summit in Barcelona: Audi A8 and Audi AI (artificial intelligence) technology

New top model Audi A8 is the star of a major brand event in Barcelona Audi AI: artificial intelligence enriches products and services Audi CEO Stadler: “Vorsprung is our promise.” Barcelona/Ingolstadt, 11-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — At the first Audi Summit this … Read the full press release

Sweden based mobility provider NEVS unveils In-Motion concept of the future urban mobility solutions at CES Asia 2017

At the technology show CES Asia in Shanghai, NEVS displays the new InMotion Concept for the very first time. This is not a normal car – it´s a vision on how we in the future can travel safe and efficiently … Read the full press release

Swedish NEVS at CES Asia: Our solution goes far beyond car ownership – we are rethinking mobility as a whole

In connection with the CES Asia in Shanghai, Swedish NEVS unveils a number of exciting news: For the first time, NEVS displays the InMotion Concept. This is a totally new way of showing flexible future urban mobility in a major … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) opens its new Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI) at Garching Research Campus

MUNICH, 26-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now has a home of its own: In the new Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI), built on the Garching Research Campus at a cost … Read the full press release

Statoil published the 7th edition of its Energy Perspectives report

STAVANGER, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Statoil expects substantial changes in the global energy mix. In moving towards a low-carbon energy system, new renewables may increase from just over one percent of total primary energy demand in 2014 to almost twenty percent … Read the full press release

Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende visits Switzerland

BERN, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — President of the Swiss Confederation Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, and Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard received Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende for working meetings on 24 October 2016. The talks focused on bilateral political … Read the full press release

Daimler AG, GETEC and The Mobility House partnership near completion of world’s largest 2nd-use battery storage in Lünen, Germany

13 MWh battery storage located in Lünen Used electric vehicle batteries even out fluctuations in the German power grid Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery added value circuit Lünen/Stuttgart, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s … Read the full press release

Fortum Charge & Drive and Tesla open world’s largest charging station in Norway

Nebbenes, Norway, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum Charge & Drive and Tesla’s charging station was opened on 1 September in Norway and is the world’s largest charging station with 28 charging points where all types of modern electric vehicles can be … Read the full press release

DONG Energy grid company Radius signed with ABB for the delivery of giant Li-ion battery for Copenhagen’s Nordhavn district

COPENHAGEN, 17-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time in Danish history, giant batteries are to be integrated into the power grid. The trailblazing innovation will be introduced in Nordhavn, the biggest urban development project ever undertaken in Denmark. Radius has … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bahn to increase renewable energy share in the traction current mix of its rail transport services to 45%

“We have a special obligation,” says Management Board Member Ronald Pofalla DB customers travel 100 million green train-kilometers a year BERLIN, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bahn has upped its climate protection targets for 2020. “We aim to cut specific CO2 … Read the full press release

Eindhoven University of Technology student team to build car that is powered by formic acid

Building a car that is powered by formic acid. That is the ambition of Team FAST, a multidisciplinary student team from Eindhoven University of Technology. Since formic acid can store hydrogen, an environmentally-friendly fuel, it has more benefits than existing … Read the full press release

BMW Group celebrates highly successful 2015

MUNICH, 29-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — 2015 was a highly successful year for the BMW Group and this is confirmed by overwhelming worldwide acknowledgement. This year BMW vehicles won numerous national and international distinctions in categories as varied as innovation, design, … Read the full press release

KTH Professor Måns Nilsson: Research needed to realise UN development goals

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Climate change is linked to at least six of the UN’s 17 goals for sustainable development. Making these goals a reality requires commitment at all levels — both at COP21 in Paris, and in our own daily … Read the full press release

Daimler: World’s largest 2nd-use battery storage unit will soon go into operation in the Westphalian town of Lüne

Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery value creation cycle Re-use of electric vehicle batteries improves environmental performance and the lifecycle costs of e-mobility 13-megawatt battery storage unit to connect to the grid in early … Read the full press release

E-mobility index by Roland Berger and fka for Q1 2015: Stricter CO2 limits force European OEMs to adopt a new model strategy

“E-mobility index” by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH Aachen for Q1 2015: Stricter CO2 limits force European OEMs to adopt a new model strategy Lighter materials can offset the increased battery weight but modular vehicle platforms restrict … Read the full press release

ABB to accompany Solar Impulse on the first round-the-world flight in a plane powered only by energy from the sun

ABB and Solar Impulse share vision of decoupling environmental impact from economic growth Zurich, Switzerland, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the first round-the-world flight … Read the full press release

Bosch presents automated driving solutions at the Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace during the CES in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2015

K.I.T.T. replica co-stars at the CES in Las Vegas Test cars fitted with Bosch technology can already drive themselves Bosch is developing automated driving in California and Germany Bosch sensors are the eyes and ears of modern vehicles Bosch iBooster … Read the full press release

BAE Systems: British children pick science careers over fame and celebrity

LONDON, 8-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  New research commissioned by BAE Systems and the Royal Air Force reveals that British parents of children aged 5-18 years believe that a quarter of their children (24 per cent) find physics a difficult subject to … Read the full press release

Arriva UK Trains selected National Champion and will represent UK in the prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards (EBAs)

12-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arriva UK Trains has been selected as a National Champion and will represent the UK in the prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards (EBAs). The business, which is responsible for overseeing Arriva group’s eight UK rail businesses*, beat … Read the full press release

Europe’s largest environment conference opens in Brussels 4 – 7 June 2013

Brussels, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe’s largest environment conference kicks off today under the banner “Cleaner Air for All”. This year’s edition of Green Week is dedicated to air, and will see some 3000 participants gather for three days to discuss air-related … Read the full press release

Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN: Horizon 2020 – The new EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation – a focus on mobility and transport

Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN – European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science  Hannover Messe Trade Fair / Hannover Hannover, 12-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted and honoured to have the opportunity to talk to you about Horizon 2020, the European … Read the full press release

ŠKODA is investing in a Greener Future

21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Environmental protection activities combined in ŠKODA AUTO ‘GreenFuture’ Project. Focus: Environmentally friendly ŠKODA vehicles. Sustainable production and eco-friendly sales and customer service. Already 48 ŠKODA models under 120g CO2/km and ten under 100g CO2/km. The aim of … Read the full press release

Environment: Europeans call for stronger EU air quality policy

Brussels, 9-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to the latest research, a majority (56 %) of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last 10 years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania … Read the full press release

The road ahead is green

Not a parking meter: Fast-charging stations on the street are still a rare sight.

The issue of electromobility is attracting more and more interest. For some time now, the automotive industry has not been alone in feeling the heat of this electrifying trend: driven by a growing awareness of environmental issues among the population … Read the full press release