A green ‘sea change’ as water transport makes its move
All aboard! Europe’s ferry industry has set sail for an emissions-free future. It’s leading the eco-friendly revolution with electric and hydrogen-powered boats that are destined to make urban transport more sustainable. In just a few months’ time, passengers in Stavanger, Norway, will be able to…
HySeas III sea-going hydrogen ferry design unveiled
The latest stage of the Scottish-led HySeas III project has seen renderings completed of a proposed hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry. The project is aiming for the vessel to become Europe’s first sea-going ferry to use the clean propulsion solution. The proposed ferry is double-ended and…
Lithium-Ion battery recycling finally takes off in North America and Europe
Li-Cycle, Northvolt, and Ganfeng Lithium are among those building recycling plants, spurred by environmental and supply-chain concerns ATER THIS YEAR, the Canadian firm Li-Cycle will begin constructing a US $175 million plant in Rochester, N.Y., on the grounds of what used to be the Eastman Kodak complex. When…
Renewables overtook fossil fuels in Europe for first time last year
Europe’s share of renewables in its electricity mix is twice the global average, making the continent a critical hotbed of innovation to better integrate more variable renewables into power grids. Renewables became the dominant source of electricity in Europe’s power grid for the first time last…