According to the British Aerospace Technology Institute, the aircraft they have designed could fly more than 8,600 km on a single charge. One of the most difficult tasks in the greening of transport is to create aircraft that do not emit any harmful substances during their journey.
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The plane is still only a concept, but if it becomes a reality, 279 passengers will be able to fly from London to San Francisco without refuelling, and with zero emissions.
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Embraer, Embraer’s main engine supplier, will also start experiments similar to those of Airbus, with the Brazilian manufacturer also starting scientific testing of flights using only sustainable kerosene.
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The United Airlines aircraft is the first in history to use 100 per cent sustainable fuel on a commercial flight – estimated to have emitted 75 per cent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than kerosene.
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Irish company ASL Aviation Holdings has reached an agreement with companies developing zero-emission solutions to convert ATR 72s to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
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Electric Propulsion (EP) is a propulsion system designed specifically for space that uses electrical energy to accelerate propellant through various electrical or magnetic physical processes – essentially accelerating a gas that has been ionised in some way electrostatically.