Mobility News
Greentech Fraunhofer shows vehicles with integrated photovoltaics at the IAA
How are new mobility concepts changing urban life? What about the development of sustainable and efficient mobility solutions? How can autonomous driving become even safer? Under the motto “Tomorrow’s mobility”, eight Fraunhofer units will be presenting their know-how as well as their concepts and solutions for the mobility of the […]
Circular economy: car tires made from plastic waste
Interesting approach from the tire industry: The industry is now increasingly using old PET bottles as a raw material for car interiors, seat covers, side panels, etc. But now plastic waste, more precisely recycled PET bottles, is also finding its way into car tires. The German manufacturer Continental wants to […]
Bicycle is the hidden champion, says TUEV study
Alternative drives, automated driving or the consequences of the pandemic – the mobility of German citizens is changing. How has Corona changed mobility behavior? Which measures for better environmental and climate protection and sustainability in the transport sector do the respondents support? What is the actual uptake of electric vehicles […]
Well, if that doesn’t pop the champagne corks at Nordex today – the German Greentech-Specialist and wind farm has won a major contract for a Canadian wind farm. Chapeau. Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded the contract to supply the turbines for the Canadian wind farm «Forty Mile» in […]
Lo and behold: even more greentech for Berlin’s (closed) Tegel Airport? And in Tempelhof, too? There is currently a heated discussion in the capital that the huge ex-airport areas could soon be used as wind energy parks. Renewable energies Wind turbines in Berlin: Is former Tegel Airport a possibility? Suitable […]
Mobile energy sources Power to go in the test: What power stations have to do Maybe camping with a fan, cool box and fairy lights next time? And the notebook can also be charged? A perfect scenario for a power station. Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa-tmn For the cool box at the quarry […]
To achieve climate and energy targets, increased measures are needed to switch to clean energies. It is true that the global energy crisis has not caused emissions to rise as feared. But energy producers continue to blow CO2 into the atmosphere at a high level. The International Energy Agency (IEA) […]
Good Green News – or I guess you could call it the LED effect: Thanks to the use of LED lights and other energy-saving measures for traffic lights, traffic signs and street lighting, the electricity consumption of public lighting in Hamburg has fallen significantly. Since 2000, consumption has fallen by […]
What actually happens to human waste that does not immediately end up in the sewage system? The quantities produced at events, for example, are easily forgotten, but something has to be done with it. Klos to Nature wants to offer sustainable options for this area and find solutions for how […]
Since last year, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, together with the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, has been awarding a prize for particularly environmentally and climate-friendly film productions. Because yes, there is also a lot going on in the media industry to conserve resources and reduce CO2 emissions. Yesterday, the […]
The expansion of solar energy in NRW has again reached the record level of 2010 and 2011, according to Renewable Energies 2022. In total, systems with a capacity of 913 megawatts were installed last year, the State Association of Renewable Energies (LEE) reported this morning in Düsseldorf. According to the […]
As the world increasingly shifts from fossil fuel power to emissions-free electrification, recycling batteries is considered a key strategy in the fight against climate change. In the new Net Zero show, Net Zero Speaks With Gibson Kawago, Climate Activist Chibeze Ezekiel interviews Kawago, the Founder and Chief Technical Officer of […]
Disused agricultural land recovers only slowly without active renaturation measures, and not completely even after decades. This was the finding of an international team, including researchers from the Center for Biodiversity Research (iDiV), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the universities of Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig. The team compared […]