Electricity & Airplanes — Lowering The Carbon Emissions Of Flight
Electrification of airplanes and the airline business is moving ahead with new vehicles from Mercedes and Airbus.
Airbus
Future Fleet of Low-Emission RoRos to Use Norsepower Rotor Sails
The next generation Norsepower Rotor Sail™ control system provides Louis Dreyfus Armateurs with better efficiency and real-time savings reports, guaranteeing the timely and environmentally friendly moving of Airbus aircraft components. Suresnes, France — In an historical wind propulsion deal, the French shipowner, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS (LDA) and the Finnish mechanical sail company, … [continued]
Hydrogen Electric Aircraft Scheme Hatched By EU Nations
Plans for hydrogen infrastructure are being hatched at European airports to support fuel cell electric aircraft.
EU Investment Rules Will Greenwash 90% of Airbus’ Polluting Planes
Transport & Environment (T&E) was part of the Platform on Sustainable Finance until 14th of September 2022 and left the group over a lack of independence. T&E does not support the criteria under consideration for aviation, as it greenwashes the aircraft manufacturing’s legacy business and provides no incentives for genuinely green investments. Airbus, the EU’s main aircraft manufacturer, was co-drafting criteria for its own products.
Wind Power To Cut Cargo Ship Emissions 20%
Wind power can help solve the shipping industry’s carbon woes, as demonstrated by the new Seawing sail from the French firm Airseas.
United And Airbus Take Different Paths To Zero Emissions Air Travel
United Airlines and Airbus are working on ways to reduce emissions from air travel by using hydrogen and sodium-ion batteries.
Airbus Designed A Cold Heart For Its New Zero-Emission Plane In Record Time
Normally, we don’t cover hydrogen stuff much here at CleanTechnica. Well, at least not seriously. Often, we’re making fun of it! Why? Because for most applications, hydrogen is a terrible way to store energy. The only really clean way to make the stuff at this point is using electricity to … [continued]
Drone News Roundup
While small drones (sUAS) are an important part of today’s electric aviation scene, it doesn’t make sense to cover every little thing that happens with them. But, there’s still a lot of interesting things going on that are worth checking out as we watch this relatively young CleanTech industry emerge. … [continued]
Homebuilt Electric Airplane, Rolls-Royce Electric Aviation, Polestar on Nasdaq, & More EV News
A homebuilt electric plane, the Rolls-Royce goal of leading the electric aviation market, hydrogen infrastructure for airports, and more electric aviation news is just the tip of the EV news roundup this week. Also, regarding the water, Cara Delevingne offers wise words and urges people to avoid fast fashion and … [continued]
Green Hydrogen in Play For Airbus Hydrogen Hub Scheme
As global green hydrogen supply chain ramps up, Airbus dreams of airport hydrogen hubs to fuel zero emission flight.
