The Aurora Project Demonstrates An Autonomous Helicopter
Boeing’s Aurora Project demonstrates how an autonomous helicopter can fly on its own and hints at the tremendous potential it has to offer the military.
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Boeing Acquires Aurora Flight Sciences For Autonomous Flights
If you thought autonomous cars were freaking out some older drivers, wait until you hear the one about autonomous flights. Boeing is acquiring Aurora Flight Sciences, a company we mentioned here a little while back. This is throwing serious weight into the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) industry.
The State & Promise of the Electric Airplane
The electric airplane industry truly is the final frontier. Hauling a battery pack in a car for propulsion is fairly easy compared to dragging one in the air. Below is the state and promise of the electric airplane — the new wild frontier.
Tobacco Aviation Biofuel Ready For Takeoff, After 25 Years Of R&D
A 25-year dream of tobacco-fueled flight just passed another milestone, with sustainability certification for tobacco biofuel grown in South Africa.
Chicago’s Clean Energy Challenge Revs Startups With $1 Million
The Clean Energy Trust held its Clean Energy Challenge yesterday at Venue SIX10 on South Michigan in Chicago. The meeting and awards culminated six months of intense work. The trust, widely known as a launchpad for cutting-edge clean energy projects, funds innovation by helping to launch, fund, and grow excellent clean tech startups … [continued]
GE Joins Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium
GE has become the latest in a number of high-profile companies to join the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), according to recent news from the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The consortium now consists of Masdar Institute, GE, Etihad Airways, Boeing, Honeywell UOP, and Safran. The … [continued]
First Hybrid-Electric Airplane Uses 30% Less Fuel
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Reportedly the first hybrid airplane that can recharge its batteries took off this week. It is the product of airplane giant Boeing and Cambridge University researchers. The result is an airplane that 30% less fuel than a comparable 100% petrol plane. “The petrol engine works with … [continued]
Tobacco Biofuel Sneaks Past Global Petro-Chicken Match
While oil prices fall off the cliff, Boeing, SSA, Sunchem, and SkyNRG are still forging ahead with the Solaris Project for aviation biofuel from tobacco.
Boeing Completes 1st Flight In World Powered With “Green Diesel”
The world’s first flight powered with a “green diesel” hybrid jet fuel was recently successfully completed by Boeing, according to a recent press statement. This first test flight was completed using the company’s ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane, and a 15% green-diesel/85% petroleum jet-fuel mix (in the left engine). The … [continued]
Tobacco Cures Ebola And Makes Tobacco Jet Biofuel, Too
Boeing has teamed with South African Airways and SkyNRG to produce tobacco jet biofuel at commercial scale, sourcing from South African tobacco farms.
