Climate Impulse Is Putting The Green Hydrogen Aircraft Pieces Together
A new showcase for green hydrogen fuel cell flight is taking shape, towards the goal of a nine-day, nonstop, zero emission flight around the world in 2028.
electric aviation
Electric Aviation With Unlimited Range Is Getting Cheaper & Smaller
For the most part, we treat electric aviation like it’s something that we’ll see in the future. I mean, batteries are expensive and heavy, and they don’t hold that much energy per unit of weight. So, compared to, say, kerosene (jet fuel), batteries take up a lot more space and … [continued]
All-Electric (Vintage) Bronco from Kindred, Polestar 3 Production in USA — EV News Roundup
Polestar 3, a luxury SUV from the well known EV brand, is now being manufactured in South Carolina. This is Polestar’s first offering made in the United States. Elsewhere, Kindred Motorworks presents the zero-emissions vintage Bronco. With modern all-electric torque and efficiency use of energy, one can enjoy that vintage … [continued]
Archer Unveils Los Angeles Air Mobility Network Ahead Of Major Worldwide Sporting Events
Archer plans to launch the network in Los Angeles to replace one-to-two-hour drives with 10-20 minute electric flights Archer’s planned network includes take-off and landing locations at Los Angeles International Airport, University of Southern California, Orange County, Santa Monica, Hollywood Burbank, Long Beach and Van Nuys Archer is also coordinating … [continued]
VW ID. UNYX , Super Stable High-Rate Discharge Batteries, & More Cleantech News
So much cleantech news, so little time. Here are more cleantech stories from the past week you might want to read. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a popular vehicle among American and European families. However, Volkswagen has introduced the avant-garde E-SUV coupé, the ID. UNYX, to China, targeting a younger demographic … [continued]
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]
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]
No, You Won’t Be Flying In Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Planes
You really have to work hard to make hydrogen the right choice for aviation, and if the industry succeeds, its costs will be an order of magnitude higher, destroying most of their market.
What Do Battery Energy Density Improvements Really Mean For Trucks, Ships, & Planes?
The future of all ground transportation and an awful lot of aviation and marine shipping being electric, low-carbon, quieter, and a lot less smelly is within reach. It would be rude not to reach out and grab it with both hands.
Towing Electric Planes To Increase Range? I’m Not Convinced, But It’s Interesting
Magpie’s solution is one of what is now a toolkit of solutions for decarbonizing aviation.
