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  • Project Fresson: Converting The BN-2 Islander For Hydrogen Electric Flight

    There are multiple projects within the UK aviation landscape focusing on the transition to net zero emissions for commercial flight. Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) with Project FlyZero, the UK government with their Jet Zero Council and Project Fresson, a consortium led by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions which this article is all about. Project Fresson, named after…

  • ​ZeroAvia Raises Further $35 Million for Zero-Emission Flight Technology, Taking Total Raised to $115 Million

    New investors Alaska Airlines and United Airlines join existing investors Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity and Shell Ventures in the round.    New raise will accelerate the development of ZeroAvia’s 2-5MW powertrain for larger aircraft. As the company moves closer to commercialization of its hydrogen-electric technology, ZeroAvia…

  • Embraer Shows Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions – Project Energia

    Brazil aircraft manufacturer Embraer presented their roadmap for getting to net zero emissions by 2050 last week. Project “Energia” is a family of concept aircraft in the 9-50 passengers classes and involves a variety of energy and propulsion technologies such as hybrid electric, full electric, hydrogen fuel cells or hydrogen dual fuel gas turbines. Energia…

  • Business Aviation – The State of Getting to Net Zero in Aviation

    In this article you’ll learn about the current state of Business Aviation when it comes to getting to net zero emissions. This article is part of our blog series, where we will dive into the following aviation industry sectors and analyze the current state of getting to net zero emissions: General Aviation, VTOL, Business Aviation,…

  • Wright Electric Announces Spirit, 100-Seater All Electric BAe 146 Conversion

    US startup Wright Electric (previous coverage) announced at world climate summit COP26 that they intend to retrofit the BAe 146 regional jet airliner into an all-electric version. The BAe 146 aircraft was produced in various versions until 2001 and got it’s fame for low noise and steep approach capabilities, making it suitable for service e.g.…

  • VTOL – The State of Getting to Net Zero Emissions in Aviation

    In this article you’ll learn about the current state of VTOL when it comes to get to net zero emissions. This article is part of a blog series, where we will dive into the following industry sectors and analyze the current state of getting to net zero emissions: General Aviation, VTOL, Business Aviation, Initial Training,…

  • New Series: The State of Getting to Net Zero Emissions in Aviation

    Getting to net zero emissions in aviation is certainly a hard problem. Luckily, there are many smart people working on decarbonizing aviation at an astonishing pace. Regulations are starting to have an effect as well but more about that later on this site. With this article, we’ll kick-off our new series about the state of…

  • Boom Supersonic: The Strategy for Sustainability

    Boom Supersonic or simply called Boom is developing the supersonic airliner Overture. Their small scale demonstrator XB-1 has been rolled out in October 2020 and the first flight is currently planned for end of 2021 or early 2022. Boom was founded by a team around CEO Blake Scholl. Early investors include the highly successful startup…

  • eDA40 from Diamond Aircraft aims for the sky

    After extensive research and numerous flight test hours on electric and hybrid electric platforms, Diamond Aircraft is positioned to offer an all-electric solution to the General Aviation market – the eDA40. Diamond Aircraft partners with the battery technology compan Electric Power Systems, integrating the EPiC Ecosystem into the eDA40, a derivative of the existing and…

  • Vertical Aerospace: Getting soon off the ground with VA-X4

    There is no shortage of electrical vertical take-off and landing (short eVTOL) startup companies writing headlines during the last couple of years. Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol, UK based startup which was founded in 2016 is part of that ever growing group. Their first aircraft planned for commercial use, the VA-X4, unveiled in 2020 and originally…