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23 10 2019 | 10:35

DREAMBOATS:Space-age sails, bionic hulls, clean fuels drawn from the oceans themselves — the shipping industry is poised for transformation ... if the stars align.

An evening drizzle falls on the Dutch port city of Rotterdam as dockworkers untie the moorings of Estraden and shove the 535-foot cargo ship from the industrial dock. Captain Mikko Innanen steps into…

22 10 2019 | 09:08

Are solar-powered airships the future of cargo delivery?

New technology offers us a look at the green future of aviation and cargo shipping. 

11 10 2019 | 15:12

As UN climate talks near, host Chile charges up electric transport.

Electric and diesel buses pass in turn along one of the main avenues in Chile’s capital Santiago, sweeping past the national football stadium and up towards the Andean mountains. The differences are…

06 10 2019 | 17:49

In-flight meal trays designed to reduce airline waste.

A British design firm has created plastic-free, partially edible meal trays in an effort to reduce airline waste and encourage businesses and travellers to address their consumption habits.

06 10 2019 | 17:16

NASA, US industry aim to electrify commercial aviation.

As our research team at NASA continues to explore electrified aircraft propulsion as a fuel- and- cost-efficient alternative to traditional jet engine-powered airplanes, the agency is teaming with U.…

21 09 2019 | 11:13

Greenhouse gas emissions on the rise from road transport in the UK.

Road transport emissions are on the rise in the UK, despite heavy investment to reduce it. Road transport emissions are on the rise in the UK, despite heavy investment to reduce it. A new report…

05 09 2019 | 08:03

Norwegian airline Widerøe teams with Rolls-Royce to research zero emission flights.

Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, has partnered with industrial technology experts Rolls Royce to develop zero emissions air travel. The programme, announced at a Clean Aerospace…

02 09 2019 | 08:21

British Airways submits proposal for plant which will turn waste into fuel.

British Airways have said they are “one step closer” to powering its future fleet with sustainable jet fuel made from waste. British Airways have said they are “one step closer” to powering its…

28 08 2019 | 11:09

Railway line in Hampshire to be powered by solar energy in a ‘world first’.

In a world first, a railway line in Hampshire will be powered by a solar energy. In a world first, a railway line in Hampshire will be powered by a solar energy. The Network rail’s Wessex route is…

28 08 2019 | 08:38

Travel the world without destroying it – Imagine newsletter #5.

Look with your eyes, not your hands. You were probably told that at some point growing up, as your eagerness to see and experience something new was checked by a wary adult. Humans now handle the…

23 08 2019 | 08:17

World’s largest electric ferry enters service in Denmark.

An all-electric ferry, purported to be the world’s largest, completed its first voyage between two Danish islands last week, as the shipping sector gears up for strict new emission laws due to take…

19 08 2019 | 11:21

Maersk wants to slash carbon emissions from shipping to zero. But it needs help.

Hong Kong (CNN Business)The world's biggest shipping company wants to slash its carbon emissions to zero by developing a new kind of container ship to ply the oceans. Maersk (AMKBY), which is based…

19 08 2019 | 11:21

Solar Sails Unfurl in Bid to Make Shipping Green: Q&A.

Arrays of solar sails affixed to the ships that carry global trade over the world’s oceans could be one of the answers to making the shipping industry cleaner and greener, according to Greg Atkinson…

07 08 2019 | 06:34

Promising new solar-powered path to hydrogen fuel production.

Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to utilize a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce…

02 08 2019 | 06:31

San Francisco announces net zero transport transition plan.

The US city of San Francisco has released its “Electric Vehicle Roadmap” policy document, which will help steer the city on a transition to fossil fuel-free transport by 2040.

02 08 2019 | 06:22

Dutch urge swift EU hydrogen push to cut industry, transport emissions.

The European Commission should create an EU-wide market for hydrogen “as soon as possible” rather than wait for renewable energy-based varieties to be commercially available, a top Dutch ministerial…

02 08 2019 | 06:04

European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes.

The heads of some of Europe’s largest airlines hit back on Wednesday (10 July) against efforts to discourage Europeans from flying, arguing the industry was making huge strides in cutting its carbon…

28 07 2019 | 07:09

Oil tanker investments at risk from climate action.

Strong action on climate change would shrink demand for vessels by a third, impacting investment decisions being made now, analysts say. EURACTIV’s partner Climate Home News reports. Some oil…

28 07 2019 | 07:02

Transport committee chair: The aim is to put climate on political agenda in all sectors.

In an interview with EURACTIV’s partner le Journal de l’Environnement, the newly elected chair of the European Parliament’s committee on transport and tourism (TRAN), French Green MEP Karima Delli,…

24 07 2019 | 08:41

Air travellers face carbon charge to offset emissions.

A new consultation has been opened by the Department for Transport to look at introducing a carbon charge to offset emissions. Under new plans announced by the Government, companies selling travel…