Transportation causes significant environmental impacts – not least in the form of carbon dioxide emissions – but the development of improved vehicles, components and fuels is moving ahead quickly. Impacts can be moderated by everything from energy-optimized driving habits to hybrid engine technology and even ambitious proposals for far-reaching infrastructure upgrades.
Unique Electric Motor for Bicycles
No one can dispute that people and goods need to be transported, but more and more of us have reached the conclusion that the price of vehicle transportation—in terms of climate impacts and other negative environmental effects—has become too high.…
ABB’s Global Approach to Emission Reduction
With an economy that relies heavily on imports and exports, it’s no surprise that Sweden is also dependent on efficient transportation—after all, Swedish companies have to ship to and from the entire world. Virtually all large Swedish industrial companies…
Innovative Fuel Transport Brings Climate Gains
Until just a few years ago, all of the aviation fuel used at Stockholm Arlanda Airport was transported by ship to the Port of Stockholm, then trucked through city streets to a northbound highway and some 45 kilometers out to the airport. About sixty tanker…
- The Greening of Air Travel
While airborne travel and freight transport offer enormous benefits, there are also substantial environmental drawbacks such as increased… - Improved Packaging for Efficient Transport
It can be as inefficient as running half-empty trucks or train cars: The packaging that protects goods during shipment may be much more… - “Eco-driving” Cuts Fuel Consumption
The amount of carbon dioxide produced from vehicle engines is directly related to fossil fuel consumption, which means that reducing greenhouse… - SECU-Box for Better utilization of Load Capacity
The forest products company Stora Enso is one of Sweden’s major users of transportation services, incessantly moving timber from remote… - Flameless Combustion Cuts Air Pollution
Catalytic combustion, in which volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are oxidized by using a catalyst to promote the burning process, has been… - Any Car Can Be Emission-free
The zero-emission car has long been seen as a distant dream, but a Swedish company is making the dream a reality. Many people still equate… - Trucks Take the Train to Reduce Climate Impact
The Swedish province of Jämtland is so sparsely populated that trees outnumber inhabitants. Approximately half of the region is covered…
