Sheffield hydrogen specialist, ITM Power, has appointed Reconomy to manage its waste and recycling services at its Gigafactory near Meadowhall. This year, ITM Power, the creator of Green Hydrogen, opened the world’s largest electrolyser factory. The Gigafactory is set to…
Category: Energy, Fuels & Vehicles
EV drivers seek reform of public charging infrastructure
Interventions should be made in the areas of payments, roaming, making data available, pricing transparency and reliability, a survey of over 1,000 drivers conducted by the Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) has revealed. The survey by EVA showed that the average…
Experts from Renault Trucks and TRL discuss the future of decarbonising UK roads with Energy, Fuels & Vehicles working party
Experts from TRL and Renault Trucks discussed how pushing for legislation change can support better electric vehicle grants in the UK to improve the quality of the air we breathe. On 1 March, Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak,…
New scheme to boost fleet operator confidence and the uptake of renewable fuels
A new scheme powered by the Zemo Partnership will give fleet operators more information about greenhouse gases and sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied in the UK. A study conducted by the Zemo Partnership has found that the uptake of…
Electric vehicles are better than combustion engines for air pollution.
With the rise of the electric vehicle, misconceptions have arrived, including the fear that non-tailpipe emissions are greater than petrol and diesel cars. Harmful emissions directly released from the tailpipes of diesel and petrol cars have created countless air quality…
Tighter emission standards for HGVs in London from today
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today has introduced London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standard for Heavy Goods Vehicles. Sadiq Khan is today tightening emission standards for heavy vehicles. HGVs, buses and coaches must now meet Euro VI emission standards,…
Coventry plans for electric car battery ‘gigafactory’ by 2025
Coventry City Council partners with a local airport to develop plans for a major battery Gigafactory to start production by 2025. The local authority has confirmed its partnership with Coventry Airport to develop plans for the electric car battery facility,…
Dennis Eagle’s first 100% electric refuse collection vehicle is deployed
The first completely electric refuse vehicle, the eCollect, designed by OEM Dennis Eagle, has gone into service in the UK. After two years of extensive safety and efficiency tests to get a comprehensive picture of its safety and durability, the…
Rollout of charging points for electric vehicles remains too slow
The distribution of EV charging points has fallen short of what is required to meet the 2030 ban of petrol and diesel cars, the Policy Exchange think-tank says. The think-tank warns of ‘charging blackspots’ in small towns and rural areas…
The official journal of WCRAQ, Winter 2021, has been published
The third edition of the new thought-leading magazine for the improvement of air quality has now been published. Read your copy today and don’t hesitate to share it with colleagues. Click on the cover to read FVI. What can you read…