To boost local gas output is not an easy answer either. While the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands, which is one of the largest in Europe, could theoretically scale up production by more meaningful volumes, "politically this will be a difficult decision, given that the production cap ha...
The kinetic energy model of road traffic injury prevention underpins contemporary national and international policies. These include, Vision Zero (passed by the Swedish Parliament in 1997) and derivatives of Vision Zero, i.e. the Netherlands Sustainably safety strategy (Wegman et al., 2008), the ...
The study showed that political rather than economic or legal factors had a great impact on the Chinese presence in the domain of renewable energy in the countries of the Central and Eastern European region. However, the significant alignment of the European Union’s and the People’s Republic ...
a renewed political awareness for energy security issues (due to the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine) as well as the seeming stagnation of European integration (manifested in the failed constitutional referenda in France and the Netherlands) all prompted European Heads...
"It is an occasion to meet with our clients in person and discuss new plans and programs. In addition, we are exposed to the demands of global buyers," he said. The fair has also seen the attendance of a growing number of foreign exhibitors. Of this year's exhibitors, 650 are from ...
Considering energy challenges such as demand growth, climate change, and a weak diversification of energy supplies3, almost all national governments in the region have developed plans to promote renewable energy beyond hydropower16. As shown in Fig. 1, this has been an increasingly popular option ...
The European Commission noted Monday that "some of the existing coal capacities might be used longer than initially expected" because of the new energy landscape in Europe. "We know that the energy mix and the plans of member states will adjust slightly because we are in an unexpected situation...
Olin to shut diaphragm chloralkali capacity that serves Dow's Freeport PO unit Olin plans to shut down its diaphragm-grade chloralkali capacity in Freeport, Texas, that provides feedstock to Dow's propylene oxide (PO) unit, the US-based chloralkali producer said on Thursday. ACC expects ...
Earlier this week, German car rental company and mobility service provider Sixt announced its plans to order 100,000 electric vehicles from China's BYD over the next six years. Sixt has already ordered "several thousand" pure-electric vehicles from BYD. The first vehicles would be available for...
In terms of policies, the EU favours several action plans focusing on strengthening cooperation and more reliable information on climate changes risks (Bezirtzoglou et al.,2011). Along the lines of the EU, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2017) summarises major climate change mitigat...