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has already cleared an initial vote in the European Parliament’s ENVI committee although things are at an early stage. The Council of Ministers’ Climate Change Committee needs to consider the issue, which will also be brought before the full European Parliament plenary.
The Commission is aiming to complete the process as soon as possible: it is hoped to remove 400m tonnes of permits this year, to be followed by a further 300m tonnes in 2014 and thereafter 200m tonnes in 2015.
These permits would be returned to the market in two stages: 300m tonnes in 2019 and 600m tonnes the following year.
Silent running for a sextet
A battery-powered, six-seat passenger transfer vehicle is now available in the UK for the first time.
The Golia multi-passenger electric vehicle has full N1 type approval, a 30mph top speed and a quick-swap battery pack for extended operations. This compact minibus is configured with a driver and passenger seat at the front, with four seats in a 2 x 2 black cab configuration in the rear. Also included in the specification is a luggage area with a total payload of 200 kilogrammes. Totally road-legal, this new bus has a range of up to 50 miles on a single charge and is fitted with a two-speed manual gearbox, assisting it in traversing steeper gradients. Other standard features include regenerative braking, a reverse alarm and an adjustable steering wheel.
The Golia has been specifically designed for passenger transfer activities in closed campus environments such as airports, business parks, holiday villages, hospitals, leisure and tourism sites, military bases, ports and universities and currently it is available exclusively in the UK from ePowerTrucks. Jerry Hanss, Managing Director of ePowerTrucks, commented on the new vehicle.
“This is a unique electric vehicle in the UK. It is robust, compact, very cost-effective to run and can meet the passenger carrying needs of a wide range of sectors.
“The simplicity of the quick-change battery pack means companies working on a closed campus, such as an airport, do not have to worry about range anxiety.”
The battery pack can be fully
recharged in just eight to ten hours, or can be swapped for a spare pack
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in a matter of minutes: this operation requires just one person and a pallet truck. As an all-electric vehicle, it can help sites lower their fleet emissions, reduce fuel bills and bring down vehicle service and maintenance costs. The Golia range of commercial electric vehicles is designed and manufactured by Esagano Energia, which is based in Milan. This Italian company has a 25 year history and today produces a wide range of commercial electric vehicles as well as other products, such as solar power stations.
The bus is the latest addition to the extensive ePowerTrucks range of commercial electric vehicles. This now includes more than 35 passenger and utility vehicles from leading brands including Alke, Club Car, Motrec and Mia.
introduced for the first time last year. This will lead to an energy saving of 40% as well as an improvement in the lighting of the airport. However, in terms of environmental impact, ADR is not only focused on energy savings. At the end of 2012 Leonardo da Vinci became one of the first airports in Europe to obtain ISO 50.001: 2011 certification for its energy management system. The Roman airport therefore constantly monitors its greenhouse gas emissions. According to the most recent survey, it significantly reduced its CO2
emissions in 2012. This
was possible thanks to the adoption of the Cogeneration plant, which currently produces 97% of the energy required by the airport.
In Japan… and in Europe
ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has announced that it has sold the first reference plant based on the HPac platform to a company in Japan, which at this stage wishes to remain anonymous. ITM Power is now selling products more actively in Japan. Separately, the company has
Italian airport triumphs in reduced energy consumption
In 2012, Leonardo da Vinci airport reduced its energy consumption by 23,190,000 kilowatt hours, a saving of 13% compared with the forecasts, and a figure that corresponds to the average annual consumption of around 10,000 families. This result was made possible thanks to a series of measures adopted by the airport management company: extraordinary maintenance, the calibration and regulation of energy supplies, and an intense campaign to raise awareness among employees and external bodies.
This saving is even more significant when one considers that the airport has 28 plants for the management of the air conditioning systems, 5,000 motors for the operation of the baggage handling system, 260 lifts and escalators and 200 air circulation systems with 4,500 terminals, all of which operational 24 hours a day. ADR’s energy policy for 2013 also involves an increase in the number of LED lighting systems,
secured European Union approval for high-technology fuel cells that could revolutionise the way that pallet and fork-lift trucks and airport baggage handling equipment is powered. The company, which specialises in developing equipment that stores energy from renewable sources by using it to generate hydrogen, has gained crucial CE approval for fuel cells developed by US-based partner Infintium Fuel Cell Systems. A CE mark is a mandatory conformity mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area and signifies that a product has met EU consumer safety, health and environmental requirements. In the case of the Infintium Fuel Cell System, CE requires conformity with the Pressure Equipment, EMC and Low Voltage Directives. Approval means that ITM can now offer a turnkey solution including on-site hydrogen generation, refuelling and fuel cell systems for materials handling equipment users.
In 2012, ITM and Infintium signed a deal which made the Sheffield firm the exclusive European importer and distributor for the materials handling equipment fuel cells, which are becoming increasingly popular among warehouse operators. ITM said that large warehouses have found that fuel cells are both an attractive alternative to battery-powered vehicles and an effective way of extending the range of the same vehicles.
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