Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2025

Tesla is set to provide its Megapack grid-scale batteries for a new energy storage project in Belgium, coming as the latest of many storage facilities popping up around the world. The news of the project comes after Belgium energized its largest BESS project yet in Wallonia in October, featuring 40 Tesla Megapacks for a 50MW/100MWh capacity.

Belgium 136

Belgium Tesla Energy Storage Hawaii 136

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2018

Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium are proposing a new class of solid composite electrolytes (SCEs) for Li-ion batteries: deep eutectic solvent (DES)–silica composites. The DES-based gel electrolytes—to which the team refers as eutectogels (ETGs)—are characterized by high ionic conductivity (1.46

Li-ion 218

Li-ion Belgium Battery Batteries 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Nearly half of commuters in Belgium and Germany expressed the same view. Commissioned by Cummins, 6,000 consumers were surveyed across Belgium, Germany and the UK. In addition, more than 40% of citizens in Belgium and Germany agreed that low-carbon technologies are important for their country’s economic recovery plans.

Hydrogen 314

Hydrogen Belgium Transportation Europe 314

Electrek

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo is reportedly shifting EV production to Belgium ahead of schedule. Production of the new Volvo EX30 and EX90 is moving to Belgium to avoid expected tariffs on electric vehicles made in China.

Belgium 136

Belgium Volvo China Production 136

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

Umicore inaugurated one of the world’s largest and most advanced solid-state battery material prototyping facilities in Olen, Belgium, which will expand and accelerate its innovation and technology development.

Belgium 170

Belgium Battery Batteries Sodium 170

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2024

The post 500 Electric Buses For Belgium, 500 Fuel Cell Trucks For China appeared first on CleanTechnica. Electric buses and trucks are gaining ground in important markets around the world as the more and more diesel engines are retired.

Belgium 143

Belgium China Fuel Electrical 143

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. Volvo XC40 Recharge production in Ghent, Belgium. By 2025, it aims for its global sales to consist of 50% fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids.

Volvo 397

Volvo Electric Cars Sale Belgium 397

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will start using 30 electric trucks to make “last mile” deliveries to local customers in Belgium. The first five vehicles will go out today in the Antwerp area.

Belgium 130

Belgium Vehicles Fleet Electrical 130

Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volvo Trucks ramps up electric truck volumes and starts serial production of heavy battery electric trucks at the Ghent factory in Belgium. The Ghent factory is the largest one in our network, […] The post Volvo starts serial production of electric trucks in Belgium appeared first on Electric Cars Report. I´m thrilled!

Belgium 113

Belgium Volvo Production Electrical 113

Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

AFCP's Belgium subsidiary Fuel Cell Power NV has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The post AFCP’s Belgium subsidiary achieves ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification appeared first on Innovation News Network.

Belgium 105

Belgium 2015 Fuel Powered 105

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant. This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation.

Volvo 435

Volvo Battery Batteries North America 435

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 26, 2023

The vehicles will be deployed in several cities in Flanders, with deliveries beginning in 2024 […] The post IVECO BUS signs a framework agreement for the sale of up to 500 electric buses in Belgium appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

Belgium 130

Belgium Sale Electrical Electric 130

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In particular, TotalEnergies has the ambition by 2030 to operate directly or indirectly up to 150 hydrogen refueling stations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and France. The truck manufacturer will support its customers to ensure easy operability and highly competitive uptime.

Hydrogen 393

Hydrogen Transportation Europe Belgium 393

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2021

DHL surveyed more than 600 selected service partners from Germany, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands on their sustainability performance, and according to the company, Girteka Logistics was one of the first companies to receive the certificate.

Companies 418

Companies Green Belgium Spain 418

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The Belgian public transport corporation Transport en Commun, TEC Group for short, is responsible for local public transport in the Walloon Region of the kingdom of Belgium. They are assisted by the active brake assistance system, Preventive Brake Assist and Sideguard Assist which gives support when turning, both with pedestrian detection.

Mercedes 448

Mercedes Hybrid Supplies Belgium 448

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In 2025, Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to produce battery modules. To date, partners supply both cells and modules to the Group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems.

Volvo 396

Volvo Battery Batteries Sweden 396

Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A total of 40 Tesla Megapack battery storage systems replaced a World War II turbojet generator in Lessines, Belgium, Tesla announced. The system was turned on in December and is the first of three 100MWh projects in Belgium that are planned to come online before the end of the year. We’ll update you if/when we receive any.

Belgium 110

Belgium Tesla Energy Storage Financing 110

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

The C40 Recharge will go in production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium.

Volvo 418

Volvo Recharge All-Electric Cars 418

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2020

M/V Autosky will test BFO on its normal route between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Santander, Spain and will result in a reduction of more than 6,500 metric tonnes of CO 2 emissions on a well-to-wake basis.

Mariner 397

Mariner Belgium Spain Oil 397

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The company already has alternative power facilities located in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany. Cummins also owns a facility in Oevel, Belgium, responsible for the assembly and integration of both PEM and alkaline electrolyzers. —Amy Davis, President of New Power at Cummins.

Germany 305

Germany Hydrogen Fuel Belgium 305

Electrek

JUNE 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Volvo suggested the US-bound EX30 could come from Belgium as it looks to avoid newly introduced tariffs. With new tariffs introduced on EVs made in China, Volvo is criticizing the EU’s decision, saying it will only hurt buyers.

Belgium 103

Belgium Volvo China 103

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2021

In a pilot electric trucking project, sennder transported 17+ tonnes of product for Cabot from the port of Rotterdam to Antwerp, Belgium and then returned to base—a round trip covering a distance of more than 300 km (186 miles). The pilot project was conducted to test the long-term capabilities of 40+ tonne electric trucks.

Corporation 413

Corporation Transportation Belgium Sustainable Transportation 413

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

For example, by implementing rail transport it reduced CO 2 emissions by almost 75% on the route between its Ghent, Belgium-based manufacturing plant and a purpose-built depot in northern Italy. Already now, cars are transported from its China-based manufacturing plants to the Ghent port in Belgium by train two times a week.

Volvo 307

Volvo Emissions South Carolina Belgium 307

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2022

With its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, Technical Center in Norfolk and systems operational in the UK, Belgium, Germany and Netherlands, Connected Energy has sixteen operational systems across Europe: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK with its largest at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, England.

Volvo 273

Volvo Connect Connected Energy 273

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

At the Ghent plant in Belgium, Volvo Cars installed 15,000 solar panels in 2018, the first large-scale introduction of solar energy in its global manufacturing network. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

Volvo 389

Volvo Renewable Power Powered 389

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2023

Brussels Airlines, the flag carrier of Belgium and part of the Lufthansa Group, has started the new year by being the first airline receiving a delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Brussels Airport for the first time using the NATO Central European Pipeline System (CEPS).

Belgium 243

Belgium Luxembourg Waste Fuel 243

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

REVIVE will place 15 fuel cell refuse vehicles to be tested in 8 different cities or regions in Europe: Breda, Helmond, Amsterdam, and Groningen (the Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium), Bolzano and Merano (in South Tyrol, Italy) and Gothenburg (Sweden).

Fuel 398

Fuel Hydrogen Sweden Europe 398

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The CX45E was designed, developed and prototyped at the parent company in Koningshooikt, Belgium. Van Hool has around 4,100 staff worldwide, the majority of whom work at the production facilities in Koningshooikt (Belgium) and Skopje (North Macedonia). The vehicles will be driven from Koningshooikt to Zeebrugge for shipment to the US.

Macedonia 243

Macedonia Belgium Battery Batteries 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK over the next three years to help expand its charging network in city centers and further to accelerate urban e-mobility infrastructure throughout Europe.

Europe 370

Europe Building Luxembourg Poland 370

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

BYD has been ramping up production of EVs and opening new production facilities in China and has also recently announced plans for new plants outside China as well. Through smart partnerships with local firms, BYD is taking electric vehicles to the world. The work that BYD is doing should really be commended. Every new electric […].

Luxembourg 129

Luxembourg BYD Belgium China 129

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

V eBikes are launching first in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, due to the popularity of lithium-ion battery-powered eBikes in those markets. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the AR?V V was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018. Preorders are now available via [link]. In Germany, the AR?

GM 261

GM Available Belgium Netherlands 261

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Outside Japan, in August this year, a Toyota hydrogen-engine vehicle drove on European public roads for the first time when the GR Yaris H2 was put through its paces in a demonstration run at the WRC in Ypres, Belgium. Earlier post.).

Hydrogen 370

Hydrogen Toyota Concept Engine 370

InsideEVs

JUNE 26, 2024

Volvo's affordable compact EX30 won't arrive this year after all. Blame the new tariffs on China-built EVs.

Volvo 127

Volvo Belgium America Affordable 127

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Excluded from the agreement are Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, where Ventraco will continue to supply the products. BASF now has the worldwide distribution rights for RheoFalt smart additives to modify asphalt and bitumen manufactured by the Netherlands-based company Ventraco.

Global 397

Global Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium 397

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

A broad coalition of green NGOs in the US, Germany, France, the UK, The Netherlands and Belgium has just launched the #TrueCostOfUber campaign. This collective action aims to tell concerned citizens and city authorities that Uber needs to clean up its act in order to operate in cities across Europe and the US.

Pollution 493

Pollution Taxi London San Francisco 493

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. These kilometers can then be redeemed, as charge credits for electric vehicles or free trips with public e-scooters and car-sharing services, among other things. Other countries are to follow shortly.

Porsche 312

Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The increase was led by markets such as the UK, Italy and Belgium. The share of fully electric cars stood at 16.2%. European sales for January reached 21,436 cars, up 14.7% compared with the same period last year. Recharge sales, which in addition to fully electric cars also includes plug-in hybrids, accounted for 59.8%

Recharge 273

Recharge Volvo Sale Global 273