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A mobile green hydrogen refuelling station enables the immediate deployment of a hydrogen bus fleet in Northern Germany

A mobile green hydrogen refuelling station enables the immediate deployment of a hydrogen bus fleet in Northern Germany

Image: Weser-Ems-Bus hydrogen buses being refuelled at the mobile refuelling station operated by ttz Bremerhaven in Jever. A Lhyfe hydrogen container can be seen in the background of the image on the right. Credit: ttz Bremerhaven.

  • To supply six fuel cell buses operated by Weser-Ems-Bus, a subsidiary of DB Regio AG, the mobile refuelling station owned by ttz Bremerhaven, operated by MoviaTec and supplied with green hydrogen by Lhyfe, has been in operation since
Exclusive: Surfrider reveals widespread presence of PFAS in bathing waters

Exclusive: Surfrider reveals widespread presence of PFAS in bathing waters

 

 

Surfrider Foundation Europe, alongside Eurofins laboratory, is publishing the first major study on the presence of PFAS in recreational waters, demonstrating the massive presence of these pollutants at all sites tested. The marine environment, still too little studied, is largely contaminated at unsuspected concentrations.

A scientific study to document a form of pollution that has never been  investigated

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl

The green transition in Austria: stricter rules on environmental advertising claims

The green transition in Austria: stricter rules on environmental advertising claims

In light of the forthcoming implementation of the EU Empowering Consumers Directive in Austria, manufacturers and retailers must review their environmental claims. For the first time, all statements relating to the environment and sustainability are subject to a comprehensive and significantly stricter regulatory framework. The provisions of Directive (EU) 2024/825 (Empowering Consumers Directive, EmpCo Directive), which were required to be transposed into national law, will become binding for