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  • en Seven ships operated with vegetable oil on Lake Neusiedl         03-08-2010
    After ten years of discussions - the first seven excursion boats propelled with pure rape-oil are operated on Lake Neusiedl since spring 2009
  • en Electric vehicle rental system for tourists in Carinthia (Austria)     en       13-10-2009 (22-10-2009)
    Alternative fuel vehicles in tourism arouse increasing interest, but the realization of the implementations is dragging. The tourism association of Velden decided to actively take up the matter and fulfil the wish of tourists for traffic calming. Therefore an electric vehicle rental system for the market town of Velden has been set up and will be expanded over the popular tourist region of the lake Wörthersee.
  • en Combustion engine-free zone, Zermatt, Switzerland     en   it       01-07-2009
    Zermatt is one of Switzerland’s most famous holiday resorts and attracts tourists from all over the world. In 1966, before the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions was understood, the town chose to close to cars entirely in an effort to prevent the air pollution which was beginning to cloud the impressive views from the town of neighbouring peaks (most notably the Matterhorn).
  • en Use of electric three-wheelers in Mykonos, Greece     en   it       01-07-2009
    In 2001 the Greek island of Mykonos introduced eight electric three-wheelers to meet the challenges created by the layout of Hora, capital of Mykonos. These were considered well suited for operating within the historical old town which is characterised by very few open spaces and many steep, narrow streets, paved in stoned slabs.
  • en The New Era, solar powered paddlewheel boat, Caledonian Canal, Scotland (2008 - Present)     cz   en       30-06-2009
    The New Era is the world’s first solar powered paddlewheel boat and provides regular passenger trips on the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. Regular services of this vessel began in July 2008.
  • en Biodiesel trials in pleasure boats, Norfolk Broads, UK (2005 - 2007)         30-06-2009
    The Broads Hire Boat Federation (BHBF) Biodiesel Trial involved 28 holiday motor cruisers from seven boatyards located on the fragile ecosystem of the Norfolk Broads. The two year trial ran between May 2005 and autumn 2007 and made the Broads the first place in the UK to start using substantial quantities of biodiesel in boats.
  • en Biodiesel in Public Busses in Crete, Greece (2004 - 2006)     en       30-06-2009 (10-09-2009)
    For two years the Regional Energy Agency of Crete (REAC) along with other local stakeholders ran a pilot project involving high biodiesel mixtures in public buses in Eastern Crete. This was the first pilot project of its kind in Greece and is seen as a crucial test bed for future initiatives and the expansion of biodiesel into the Greek market in general.
  • en Public transport buses running on biodiesel, Zagreb, Croatia (2007 - Present)     en       30-06-2009 (08-09-2009)
    In June 2007 Zagrebacki elektricni tramvaj (ZET), the major transit authority responsible for public transport in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, began the first phase of a low carbon fuel project that aims to replace the entire fleet with biodiesel busses.
  • en Austria, Electric vehicles substitute public transport in tourist vales         12-02-2009 (18-02-2009)
    The valley bus concept shows and integrated environmentally traffic system for remote areas and summer tourists. The concept tries to bring a new quality for mobility in the tourist regions of Lungau, Murau, Nockberge, Schladming und Sölk by combining public transport with valley buses, ropeways, trains pulled by tractors and other special forms of public transport. The project is running since 1989 and has been awarded with many environmental prizes.
  • en Austria, Natural Park of Almenland pilot project for alternative propelled vehicels in tourism         09-02-2009 (18-02-2009)
    Within the so called "Almenland-Freizeitwelt" project, the region of Almenland in Styria consisting of 12 municipalities around the Teichalm and Sommeralm will implement ambitous projects within the next seven years.