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Electric vehicles

Black EV charging at an on-street charging point

25/5/2022 News

Car industry appeals to EU legislators ahead of crucial votes

A broad cross-industry coalition including Ford of Europe and Volvo Cars are appealing to the European Union (EU) to ensure all new cars and vans in Europe are zero emission from 2035 and to establish mandatory charging infrastructure targets.

Shipping

LNG-powered container ship at sea

24/4/2024 News

LNG remains top choice for dual-fuelled vessels in shipping

LNG remains the fuel of choice for lower-carbon shipping, despite the rise in orders for vessels equipped with dual-fuel methanol and ammonia engines, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

Underside of an aeroplane at airport

6/11/2024 News

Airlines and innovators lift SAF adoption across the globe

Wizz Air and Vietjet are pioneering new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)-powered flights, advancing sustainable aviation across Europe, Australia and Asia. Meanwhile, SAF producers like Universal Fuel Technologies and BioVeritas are launching innovative, cost-cutting technologies aimed at scaling SAF production. These efforts align with the European Union’s (EU) upcoming SAF mandates and reflect a broader industry push to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Biofuels

Stationary biofuels HGV

9/2/2022 News

BP boosts biofuels portfolio

BP has acquired a 30% stake in Green Biofuels (GBF), the UK’s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). GBF has delivered over 55mn litres of HVO to the UK market in the past two years.

Shipping

Esvagt vessel at offshore wind farm

20/4/2022 News

World’s first green fuel vessel for offshore wind operations

Ørsted and Esvagt have agreed to build what they claim to be the world’s first offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels.

Electric vehicles

EV being charged

8/6/2022 News

Electric vehicles set to quintuple by 2025

The road transport sector can still reach net zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action is required from policymakers and industry participants, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest report.

Energy policy

EU flags flying against a bright blue sky

19/7/2023 News

EU may withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty

The European Commission (EC) has proposed that the European Union (EU), its member states and Euratom (the European Atomic Energy Community) withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. It has also proposed measures to make freight transport more efficient and more sustainable.

Electric vehicles

Illustration of electric cars being charged in rows

19/6/2024 News

EV sales headed for record year of growth

Rapidly falling battery prices, advancements in next-generation battery technology and improving economics of electric vehicles (EVs) relative to internal-combustion engine counterparts continue to underpin long-term EV growth globally, according to a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF). But the window to reach global net zero transport ambitions is now ‘narrower than ever’.

Electric vehicles

Electric truck charging at charging point

1/2/2023 News

Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks

Europe’s first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks has opened for business.

Emissions mitigation

Graphic of sustainable earth concept against background of person working at laptop

11/1/2023 News

EU increases Emissions Trading System (ETS) ambitions

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and European Union (EU) governments have agreed to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to further reduce industrial emissions and invest more in climate friendly technologies. Under the deal, emissions in the ETS sectors must be cut by 62% by 2030; free allowances to industries will be phased out from 2026 and disappear by 2034; and an ETS II for fuel emissions from the building and road transport sectors will be implemented in 2027.

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