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Coop Sticks Around – Axpo Quits

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Europe

Despite announcements to the contrary, the H2 project in Glattfelden in the Swiss canton of Zurich (see HZwei issue from July 2015) will deliver on its promises. At the beginning of March 2016, rumors had it that Axpo and Coop would stop their joint project. The project’s coordinator, Hansjörg Vock from H2 Energy, told H2-international that “the rumors weren’t true,” as “only Axpo had exited the project,” but had done so by mutual agreement. (more…)

nanoFlowcell Ad Campaigns Continue

nanoFlowcell Ad Campaigns Continue

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Europe

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Motor Show Geneva 2016

Like in the last years, nanoFlowcell garnered a lot of attention at this year’s International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. Like in the last years, there are big announcements, but little to back them up. The 2016 headlines: The QUANTiNO had successfully completed a 14-hour test drive indoors, the car’s range would soon increase to 1,000 kilometers, and a “Quant City” should be created in Switzerland. Given that there is little evidence to support these claims, it seems to confirm people’s suspicions that the announcements are primarily part of a marketing campaign and that none of the projects will be realized in the near future. (more…)

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New Eurosolar Management – Scheer-Pontenagel Quits

New Eurosolar Management – Scheer-Pontenagel Quits

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Europe

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Scheer-Pontenagel, © Eurosolar

Over decades, Irmgard Scheer-Pontenagel and her husband – Hermann Scheer, who died in 2010 – had been influential figures who helped shape the renewable energy industry. After a 25-year tenure at the helm of Eurosolar, Scheer-Pontenagel has stepped down and made room for Tobias Jaletzky, who started working at the association based in Bonn, Germany, in 2013. The person supporting him as vice president, especially in matters of international business, is Lina Hedwig. Scheer-Pontenagel will continue to be the publisher of the Solarzeitalter magazine.

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Hybrid Cars Put the Brakes on Electric Transportation

Hybrid Cars Put the Brakes on Electric Transportation

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Europe

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Jürgen Halasz

The number of electric vehicles in use on Austrian roads could grow from 4,700 to around 8,000 this year, according to a statement made by the country’s environmental protection agency. In 2017, the figure could jump to 23,000; in 2020, there could be around 174,000 electric cars driving in the Alpine state. Jürgen Halasz, chair of the association for electric transportation at the federal level (BEÖ, see also HZwei issue from April 2015), an organization founded at the beginning of last year, believes that even a figure of 250,000 will be possible. All of these forecasts, however, include plug-in hybrids as well. (more…)

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Tesla Makes It Happen – Just Like That

Tesla Makes It Happen – Just Like That

by | Jun 1, 2016 | worldwide

Tesla-Model-S-webFirst things first: This isn’t one of these test drive articles narrowly reporting all the various technical details or complaining about a not-so-perfect weight distribution. It is about the experiences made with Tesla’s Model S on one single day of driving, during which it quickly became clear that the author had found his new dream car. (more…)