Hydrogen Fuel Cell eVOTL And Jets Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
A hydrogen fuel cell eVOTL demonstrator from the US firm Joby has achieved a flight of more that 500 miles, emitting only water vapor and no greenhouse gases.
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Have You Pre-Ordered This $300,000 Flying Car?
SpaceX knows a thing or two about flying, and the company apparently had enough faith in Alef Aeronautics to invest in the flying car startup. Does that mean the startup will succeed? Certainly not. However, it makes my ears perk up a lot more than they would for a flying … [continued]
20 Ways NREL Made an Impact in 2023
How the Laboratory Contributed to a Clean Energy Future It may be hard to believe 2023 has already come and gone, but researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have not let the past year slip by. NREL’s scientists and staff have busily propelled … [continued]
15 Top New EV Stories
From China to Amsterdam to Atlanta to Los Angeles, the electric vehicle industry continues to grow and improve at a rapid clip. In fact, it is the only climate solution that is growing enough to put us on track for only 1.5°C of global heating. I’d say that the biggest … [continued]
1st Electric VTOL Aircraft To Fly Over New York City
I just wrote the other day about the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to fly in Florida skies, which was also the first to fly from a major international airport in the US. We’ve got another first in the industry now. A Joby eVTOL aircraft has become … [continued]
5 NREL Partnerships Transforming Energy in Aviation
Happy coming National Aviation Day! August 19 marks the birthday of Orville Wright, an American inventor credited for flying the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane in 1903. The aviation industry has seen countless advancements in the 120 years since Wright’s famous 12-second flight. Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) … [continued]
Use This Filter Of Business Model Red Flag Tests To Assess Cool New Cleantech
In this part of a series of articles on the simple tests I quickly apply to new technologies and firms that cross my screen, I’m going to focus on business model red flags. As a reminder, there are three categories I look at, technology, business model, and marketing, each with … [continued]
Reality vs Hype In Commercial Aviation: Miquel Ros Interviews Michael Barnard
Engineers working on hydrogen, evtols, UAM, vertiports, hypersonic passenger planes, and synthetic fuels, I’m sorry your babies are ugly.
Archer To Unveil Its “Midnight” E-VTOL Aircraft Next Month, 250 Air Taxis by 2025
I write quite a bit about unmanned electric aircraft, and the benefits (both for people and the environment) that they come with as they replace the mission of many manned aircraft. Even more importantly, the low cost of operation gives more people access to aviation, even in a limited way, … [continued]
Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Aviation & Aerospace Should Always Be Sexy, But Real Solutions Often Aren’t
Aviation and aerospace used to be sexy all the time. People dressed up to fly on airplanes. It used to be an event. Being an airline pilot used to be a combination of swashbuckler and nomad, with a lover in every (air)port. Now, not so much.
