More than 16,000 people, including students, teachers and administrative staff and campus services of Leon and Ponferrada, be eligible to participate in this research project, to be conducted from data collected by 70 GPS devices installed in so many bikes and that will be part of a loan service from them. ... Read more
Geodis SNCF announced its entry via its investment fund SNCF "Ecomobility Partners' capital of the Urban-Cab company, which develops an innovative service logistics ecological heart of urban centers. ... Read more
The hybrid wheelchair, the first commercial was developed by Spanish company BESEL, in partnership with the Science Park Leganés Tecnológico of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The chair incorporates a revolutionary hybrid power system based on PEM fuel cell hydrogen Axan manufacturer, and a Smart Module nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) High discharge capacity, the company Saft.The hydrogen fuel cell provides greater autonomy and ease of maintenance compared to traditional energy systems ... Read more
Earthrise Technologies and University of California-Riverside’s Researchers Partner to Co-develop Eco-driving Algorithms and Systems Earthrise Technologies (www.earthrisetech.com) and the College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT; www.cert.ucr.edu) at the University of California -Riverside are announcing a research and development partnership to explore technology and solutions for eco-driving and eco-navigation. ... Read more
Energy efficiency in the Canaries includes for the first time in 2010 public support for the creation of a network of power stations that would fill a pure electric vehicles. ... Read more
The bicycle highway — no red lights, no cars — is every cyclist's fantasy. There are now signs that infrastructure is catching up with the dream. In October 2008, an association of U.S. state-highway officials approved the concept of a national Bicycle Routes Corridor Plan — the first step in potential American bike Interstates. But this amounts to little more than a go-ahead for states to put bike-route signs on existing roads. ... Read more
Until recently, could provide the climate above the boundary layer no precise data. The near-surface measurements, but showed that not only the extent of warming due to natural effects such as El Niño or solar activity can be explained, and therefore a proportion of anthropogenic be taken into account. However, current measurements provided by weather balloons and satellites in the higher layers of the atmosphere to inaccurate data - which makes predictions for a long time to rough estimates. ... Read more
Networking giant Cisco is helping the city of Amsterdam provide detailed information on carbon emissions to its residents.Authorities in Amsterdam are working with networking giant Cisco to create an online map of the city's carbon emissions which residents can use to try and reduce their carbon footprints. ... Read more
The city of Algehro hostedthe second forum of Agenda 21 policies to be implemented Several of the initiatives promoted and supported by the councilors Pirisi, Conoco and the mayor himself. ... Read more
The European Green Cars Initiative is one of the three Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) included in the European Commission's recovery package. The budget for this initiative is expected to be $7.5 billion (€5 B) to boost to the automotive industry in a time of economic hardship, and support the development of new, sustainable forms of road transport. Of this financial envelope, $6 (€4) billion will be made available through loans by the European Investment Bank (EIB), and $1.5 (€1) billion through support to research, with equal contribution from the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and from the private sector. ... Read more
The telematic application Co-Driver assists around 5000 swedish bus drivers with fuel saving. ... Read more
In the early morning is more visible. Hundreds of buses and cars that take and bring workers and managers to do work COPEC, the CIA, Ford, and refinery Mataripe Temadre. I wonder how much this fleet running and stop and how many hours employees lose their day in these vehicles, exposed to accidents. All of this has much to do with the lack of planning. ... Read more
IT should be seen as key to reducing emissions in any successor to the Kyoto Protocol agreed in Copenhagen this December, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). ... Read more
In the search for causes of climate change scientists Grazer provide a new proof. D. Significant differences in temperature in the atmosphere indicate that the influence of man. GPS played an important role. ... Read more
On the occasion of the Strategy Forum on fleet management 2009 ", the Fleet Company GmbH in Munich yesterday handed over the Green Fleet Awards to the winners. After the vote of the independent panel set up for the first time the awards went to the RWE AG, Sony Germany GmbH and the BTI Fixing Technology GmbH ... Read more
San Francisco GreenRoutes Project Set to Reduce Fleet Emissions with ESRI ArcLogistics and NAVTEQ Data GIS Solution. ... Read more
Europe 30 percent of all new cars are purchased by leasing companies. These companies is brought about an enormous buying power. Leasing is used primarily by commercial companies. .While mainly in the past was one of the state, now play fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions, an increasingly important role. To mobilize and leasing assistance to strengthen the demand for fuel-efficient cars, calls on the ecologically-oriented Traffic Club Germany (VCD), leasing companies and large fleet operators to participate in the European campaign "Cleaner Car Contracts" (CCC) to. ... Read more
YORK (Liu Zhongmin Lu Jin You) this year, Liaoning Province, Liaoyang City Procuratorate carried out in-depth investigation and handling of hazardous energy resources and the ecological environment in the crime of dereliction of duty, adhere to the prevention and combat pay equal attention to local party committees to issue a total of seven copies of the proposed prosecution and forward township. ... Read more
According to the European automotive supplier association (CLEPA), automotive suppliers account for approximately 75 percent of the vehicle industry's final product value and are responsible for approximately 50 percent of the research and development in the sector. ... Read more
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Place today announced that it has received an award from the Japanese government to conduct a pilot project in Tokyo for the world's first electric taxis with switchable batteries. Better Place will partner with Tokyo's largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, in the project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's Natural Resources and Energy Agency. The project, which comes on the heels of the company's successful battery switch demonstration earlier this year in Yokohama, is slated to begin in January 2010. ... Read more
August 4 - Temporary accommodation built for the Beijing Olympics could be shipped to London and re-used at the 2012 Games, the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (BSTC) has announced. ... Read more
Thousands of miles of railway track will be electrified under a government plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transport. The Midland Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, currently used by diesel trains, are likely to be converted to electricity over the next decade. ... Read more
IBM and Cisco partner on a pilot to help 500 Amsterdam households cut energy bills and reduce CO2 emissions. IBM and Cisco are helping the Dutch utility Nuon and the city of Amsterdam make smarter use of energy by enabling consumers to make more informed decisions about their energy consumption. ... Read more
The Ministry of Development together with State Ports is to intorduce a set of measures to aument the use of rail as the main measn of transport within the port of Valencia which so far has been relying heavily on the use of short trucks. ... Read more
The awards' Move ', organized by the Foundation of the City Council of Madrid Mobility, reward good practice in sustainable mobility undertaken in the city of Madrid by the social fabric, to reinforce these behaviors and to promote their replication by others. ... Read more
Many firms risk underinvesting in green fleet policies which will not only damage relations with investors and other groups, but also suffer the consequences of a recent fuel duty increase and new CO2-based corporation tax system. Lloyds TSB Autolease, is calling for businesses to embrace the cost cutting benefits of turning their car and van fleets green. ... Read more
A research commissioned by Navteq NuStats at the institute has shown that the use of the navigation system can allow a substantial savings in consumption and, above all, more protection. ... Read more
The monitoring committee of the proposed use of renewable fuels in city buses Murcia collected this week, has approved raising the biodiesel blend to 20% in view of the good results of the experiment. . Thus the urban bus line number 4 (which connects the boroughs of Infante, Fleet, Santa Maria de Gracia and Gran Via) operating for a year with B10 biodiesel, be more respectful of the environment from this week, going to use B20. ... Read more
The European automotive industry has submitted clear and concise R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative, announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate EUR 5 billion through a Public Private Partnership to bolster innovation in the automotive sector and sustain its focus on environmental progress. The initiative complements the European Clean Transport Facility which, through the European Investment Bank, serves to provide more immediate financial relief to the sector. ... Read more
LSE claims £15bn in broadband, smart grids and transport management systems would provide greater economic stimulus than spending on roads and bridges. ... Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education this week announced plans to strengthen the joint research agenda they initiated in 2006 with the launch of the MIT-Portugal Program. The revisited strategy aims at a longer-term collaboration focused on three main areas: sustainable urban/regional systems; stem cell research for regenerative medicine; and materials and design-inspired products. ... Read more
District government employees will share more vehicles under a new fleet management system that is the first of its kind in the country and run by Zipcar, a company partly owned by the city's transportation director. The system greatly reduces the number of vehicles the city uses, replacing a fleet of 360 vehicles with 58. That equals a $6.6 million savings over five years, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) said at a news conference yesterday in the parking lot of the District Department of Transportation. ... Read more
ARMONK, N.Y., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to a study released today by IBM (NYSE: IBM) , increasing demand on rail systems in the U.S. and around the world will dramatically strain existing rail infrastructure. The study, "The Smarter Railroad," analyzes new approaches to modernize and build high-speed rail networks globally, such as those announced today by President Obama. ... Read more
MEPs face a packed agenda in the penultimate plenary session before the European elections 4-7 June 20009. Please note that the session starts on Tuesday 21 April and ends on Friday 24 April.
Highlights of the Strasbourg plenary session 21-24 April 2009 include:
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Environmentalists, utilities, and green businesses are turning to behavioral economics to find innovative ways of influencing people to do the right thing when it comes to the environment. Is this approach really good for the planet or just a fad? ... Read more
Italy is deploying GPS to track waste trucks. ... Read more
Gordon Brown has promised a green Budget, with electric vehicles and car charging stations proposed. Anne Houtman gives the European Commission’s view on investment in energy-efficient vehicles and technologies. Mobility is vital to our society, and is essential for economic growth and competitiveness. It is also crucial for European integration and communication with other parts of the world. ... Read more
Information and communication technologies can help curb global warming, but the sector is also coming under growing pressure from the EU to lead by example by cutting its own emissions, which are now comparable to that of the aviation sector. ... Read more
Transport ministers to discuss Czech compromise deal on 'Eurovignette' law.A plan to charge lorry drivers for congestion could be delayed by four years, under a compromise drawn up by the Czech presidency of the EU that will be discussed by transport ministers tomorrow (30 March). ... Read more
The use of metro prevents the emission of one tonne of CO2 per day. Thus, each person using the Suburban instead of a car for years made a similar contribution to plant 30 trees.Madrid Metro carries 42% of travelers in the region and its CO2 emissions are less than 1% of the Community. ... Read more
A delegation headed by the president of the Environmental Protection Agency of the Government of Buenos Aires, Graciela Gerona, this week visited the premises of Metro de Madrid accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Community, Luis Armada, with the aim of the environmental measures implemented in the regional public transport to discuss the possible implementation in their country. ... Read more
INEO Systran has been chosen to carry out the support system operations and passenger information (SAEIV) of the bus network and the future tramway of Reims. Traffic management in real time should improve the punctuality of public transport in the city while reducing their energy consumption. ... Read more
City’s First Hybrid Truck, International® DuraStar® Hybrid, Set To Go During Work Truck Show CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When people think of a hybrid vehicle, they usually envision a small gas-sipping passenger car, not a 33,000 lb. medium-duty work truck. That mindset is about to change, now that the City of Chicago has added its first hybrid work truck to its fleet, the International® DuraStar® Hybrid. ... Read more
It may look nothing like Monte Carlo or Brands Hatch, but it is just possible that the “racing track” that has been traced out around a factory unit on an industrial estate south of Edinburgh offers a vision of the future of motoring. ... Read more
CHICAGO, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd today announced it has received ISO 14001 certification of its Environmental Management System (EMS), an important validation of ComEd's commitment to the environment and its key role in helping Illinois become a national leader in environmental stewardship. ... Read more
The optimism and the hope that car is still - despite everything - able to dream. These are the guidelines of 2008 Bologna Motor Show ... Read more
The entries for the automobile Journalists Association of Canada's Best New Technology and Best New Green Technology awards are the topic of this column, this week and next. The Green award, which has some great entries (more next week), is new and both awards are presented by Shell Canada. ... Read more
Being a “green” motorist could no longer mean sacrificing technological comforts, according to the boss of a Coventry-based automotive innovation firm. ... Read more
After years of falling behind overseas automakers, the Big 3 are engaged in a game of high-tech catch-up regarding green, fuel-saving vehicles. The domestic void in the rapidly expanding field of mobile electronics – such as ecologically oriented features for car navigational and telematics systems – is cited as an especially troubling aspect of the nation's supply chain adaptability. ... Read more
Engineers and designers are racing to make the safest car possible - we take a peek at how it may look
No more crashes? As the British International Motor Show opens next week, it's worth noting that this could be a landmark year for safer driving.
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Despite the automotive industry being severely hit by economic downturn and high fuel prices, the consumer telematics industry continues to see healthy levels of innovation, with BMW and Chrysler leading the way; both plan to bring Internet access or Wi-Fi connectivity to cars in the United States this year. ... Read more
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