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Category Archives: Energy and Fuel
Green light for new innovation programme
ShiftSweden one of five new innovation programmes that will form part of a ten-year Swedish initiative in the transition to a sustainable society. Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas announced decisions today as part of their Impact Innovation call, which involves a major investment in...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate
Tagged IQ Samhällsbyggnad, Region Stockholm, RISE, Shift2Access, Vinnova, vti
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Possible breakthrough for airless tyres in EU project
Reduced material use, noise levels and rolling resistance. Airless tyres could provide such benefits. A design breakthrough may be on the horizon within LEON-T, an EU research and development project that has 10 partners. VTI is participating through Research Leader Ulf Sandberg. He is responsible...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate, Traffic and Traffic Control, Vehicles
Tagged airless tyres, EU project, LEON-T, Ulf Sandberg
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HCT: Do longer trucks affect road safety?
Trials of longer, heavier vehicles have shown that they can help reduce climate impact by increasing transport efficiency. Fewer trucks carrying more cargo in a single consignment use less fuel per tonne of goods transported, which in turn results in lower emissions. Several ongoing projects...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate, Safety, Traffic and Traffic Control, Vehicles
Tagged emissions, traffic safety
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30 km/h general speed limit in urban areas had a positive effect
Several European cities have introduced a general speed limit of 30 km/h in urban areas and the results so far show lower speed, compliance with the speed limit and fewer accidents.
This is summarized in a new TØI report that looks at experiences from six European cities, as well as Spain,...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Human Behaviour and Attitudes, Safety, Traffic and Traffic Control, Vehicles
Tagged traffic safety
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Proposed tax increases for electric cars will increase greenhouse gas emissions
Full toll rates and VAT for electric cars will reduce the profitability of owning electric cars and increase greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in Oslo up to 2030.
Photo: Charging electric cars / Shutterstock
This is the main conclusion in a new TØI report, commissioned by the...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate, Policy and Planning
Tagged electric vehicles, emissions, greenshouse gas
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Greener Lighthouses
The goal of the research was to look at more environmentally friendly energy backup power solutions for Iceland´s lighthouses. The practicality of fuel cell solutions was specifically examined, but this research also investigated wind turbine utilization. This research was funded by the Icelandic...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate
Tagged fuel cell, lighthouses, solar cell, wind turbine
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The Norwegian charging market for electric cars is chaotic and not very user friendly
The market for electric car charging is characterized by low profitability due to large start-up investments, a complicated system of actors and poor user experiences.
The charging market for electric cars is growing rapidly and include many interesting business models, which hopefully can help...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Vehicles
Tagged charging market, electric car, electric vehicles
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Electrification of the transport sector
Greater knowledge is required to accelerate the electrification of the transport sector. The Swedish Government has tasked the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) with contributing such knowledge. The first three reports, dealing with digitisation, costs and maritime...
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Tagged costs, digitisation, electrification, maritime shipping
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The future: Three trends dominate VTI’s research
In the next few decades, much of VTI’s research will revolve around three major trends in the technological development of the transport system: electrification, automation and digitalisation.
“All three areas are very important, but electrification is the most crucial thing. It’s the key...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Traffic and Traffic Control, Vehicles
Tagged automation, digitalisation, electric aviation, electric vehicles, electrification, future, megatrends
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E-grocery can reduce transport
E-grocery gives new opportunities for consumers in terms of improved accessibility and services. It also means new logistics challenges for companies. Grocery e-commerce could contribute to a more transport efficient society through reduced car usage of consumers.
In a study financed by the...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Freight Transport
Tagged car use, e-commerce, e-grocery, energy consumption
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