New Research Evaluates Potential of 5 Aviation Fuels To Lessen Supply Chain Shocks By Anna Squires, NLR Tight jet fuel supplies—and a growing demand for jet fuel—are intensifying interest in an aviation fuel mix that extends beyond Jet A and A-1, the most widely used aviation fuels in the world. … [continued]
Airports, Governments, Communities, and Aviation Sector Can Chart Their Readiness for Next-Generation Air Mobility Advanced air mobility (AAM) is rapidly moving from concept to reality. Flying taxis are no longer a figment of “Jetsons”–style science fiction—they are preparing to cross American skies, joined by planes that can take off and … [continued]
Loganair is Scotland’s primary regional airline, which means many of its daily flights are relatively short hops of 100 miles or less. That means they are ideal for a short-haul electric airplane like the ALIA CX300 manufactured by BETA Technologies. Recently, Loganair agreed to purchase five of those airplanes, which … [continued]
Extension of ETS to some international flights, private jets and to smaller ships are steps forward, but overall weakening of the ETS undermines European climate action and energy security. The revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) for aviation falls short of driving the robust climate action needed for … [continued]
China moves dense short-haul travel to rail while building COMAC into the aircraft market that remains.
Boeing expects Chinese airlines to require 8,830 new commercial aircraft by 2043. That sounds like an enormous opportunity until the denominator is corrected. China is not starting with aircraft demand and asking which manufacturer should supply it. It is deciding how people should move, assigning dense corridors to electric rail, … [continued]
Donald Trump made his disdain for global climate action clear the day he pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement. Since then, his administration has been on a climate bashing marathon, dismantling wind turbines, weakening fuel-efficiency standards, and scuppering an agreement on global maritime transport just a few … [continued]
CleanPeak Energy has partnered with Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) to deliver 100% renewable electricity to Australia’s newest airport. CleanPeak Energy will invest over $50m at the site to develop 9 MWp of new rooftop solar and a 120 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Combined with WSI’s existing 4.5 … [continued]
A new solid state, lithium-air battery is on its way to pilot-scale production, offering less weight and higher energy density for electric aircraft.
Small electric aviation vehicles have been getting hyped for … several years. I remember a writer on CleanTechnica who was obsessed with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft nearly a decade ago. Heck, electric aircraft was even supposed to be the subject of Elon Musk’s first meeting with JB … [continued]
Southern Europe and Ireland hit hardest by air tourism-driven housing crisis, T&E study finds Unchecked growth in tourism, facilitated by air traffic growth, is fueling an unaffordable housing crisis across Europe. Some of the most popular destinations like Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, have seen protests from residents in the … [continued]
