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Photo credit: Breeze Technologies UG / Anne Gaertner
11/05/2018
Breeze Technologies, a most promising start-up!
A pioneering German air-quality monitoring company has been named one of the EU’s most promising start-ups by the European Parliament. While Breeze’s sensor network solution focuses on being simple to use, it hides complex data-processing technology behind an equally complex problem. Air pollution...
Germany
Photo credit: Heising, FabSpace 2.0 Darmstadt
11/05/2018
Hackathon delivers clever ideas for cleaner air
Acknowledged as essential for healthier living, better air quality in cities is now a priority across Europe. At the BreezeCleanAir4City hackathon, organised on 12-13 January 2018, participants were inspired to come up with new ways of using satellite data to measure and predict air quality. The...
Europe
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