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Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
12/03/2009
Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
Lorry maker Volvo Trucks teamed up with energy supplier Electrabel to make its Europa plant in Ghent, Belgium the first in the world to operate with no net carbon dioxide emissions. Volvo Truck’s Ghent site produces 40 000 units a year, making it the company’s largest lorry plant. Traditional...
Belgium
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
15/02/2009
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
The EU-supported Minewater project opened the world's first mine-water power station in the Netherlands in October 2008 to highlight the geothermal energy potential of water in old mines. Minewater set out to develop a geothermal power station exploiting water in abandoned mines in the town of...
Netherlands
On the crest of wave-power production
21/01/2009
On the crest of wave-power production
National and international organisations worked together to fund, develop and open the world's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Portugal, as part of ETAP-oriented plans to intensify the exploitation of renewable energy sources A joint venture between three corporations has led...
Eu

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