www.euronews.com More than three million people across the EU now work in eco-industries, producing nature-friendly goods and services. It is an increasingly competitive sector, buoyed by constant innovation. Let’s see how scientists and manufacturers are joining forces to support this industrial evolution. Like in every big city, the air in London is increasingly polluted because of car fumes. One solution is to try am make all taxis emission-free by 2020. A small fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis is being tested as part of this European project. These black cabs running on fuel cells rather than combustion engines are much cleaner and quieter. “This vehicle drives entirely differently to anything I’ve driven before,” says taxi driver Phil Davis. “It’s much smoother, quieter, and it’s a pleasure to drive. It’s responsive, everything on it is electronic, which means less work for me to do. After getting out, after a few hours, it’s like I’ve not been to work at all,” he says. A tank-full of hydrogen gives the taxi up to 400 kilometres autonomy. The tests should give researchers a better idea of how to make the vehicles lighter and more efficient. “There’s an enormous amount that we learn: the vehicle integration – how the different components talk to each other within the power chain; and how the vehicles operate: different taxi drivers, different driving style, different performance characteristics, and importantly, how they interface with hydrogen for refuelling,” says …
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very promising. the wheels of innovation are whizzing along fine.
That was a mistake made by BP it has nothing to do with CO2 you are totally of topic. But yeah Biodiesel from algae is the best solution totally save and good for our environment it’s a give and take what will keep things in balance..
You like oil spills? the one that upset the natrual balance in the gulf of Mexica killing millions of wildlife and upsetting the fishing economy costing billions
yes you are stupid and ignoant. No its actually carbon, the main component of all living things. sure CO2 is need by plants but in excess, which it is by A LOT. It contributes to ocean acidificaton leading to the destruction of oceans, specifically damaging coral reefs which sustains the oceans. Excess CO2 means more heat (scientifically proven) from global warming. Sure CO2 is important, but we humans have upset the natural balanace.
It bothers me to see how stupid and ignorant humans can be. CO2 is one of the most important building block of life. Now maybe you can explain how an oil spill fits in that category?
i know right lol, i do all i can to help climate change (walking more, planting trees) its the only difference we can make but its not doing jack…
in the same sense oil spills are too…
This just begs for another Hindenburg incedent.
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Biodiesel from algae is the best solution and they can make it work right now ! but that is not what they want it’s a scam to make money out of our ignorant people,
CO2 is good for nature you bastards
they can grow cheap oil from algae plant in huge plastic containers absorbing sunlight. Takes about 2 days than they take out the algae than give it a treatment so it becomes oil just like how they pump it out of the ground but it is much cleaner. Also to build a Bio algae plant facility should be a round the same cost as an offshore oilrig but this system is sustainable and efficient. If they build it large enough they could produce enough feul
Biodiesel from algae is sadly missing from this video. Hydrogen fuel cell sounds great and all, but driving around in a complex bomb is not. There is an old saying “keep it simple stupid” the designers need to revisit this concept. The solar segment in the video was wonderful, though I was hoping they would cover other systems as well. After all, we don’t have a “silver bullet” we have “silver buckshot”, the public needs to know the many solutions we have, that are available now.
ha. like we are ever gonna make it to 2020.