CATL's condensed battery powers a 4-ton aircraft; promises 3,000 km range

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Chinese battery giant CATL has recently test-flown a 4-ton electric passenger aircraft equipped with its advanced 'Condensed' battery, and is said to even targe...

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Fokker Next Gen's dual-fuel hydrogen aircraft targets commercial service by 2035

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Dutch company Fokker Next Gen NV has unveiled its plans to develop a clean sheet aircraft that contributes towards the net-zero carbon emission vision of the aviation ind...

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Theion claims breakthrough in ultra-fast charging, safe battery anode technology

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Berlin-based battery company theion recently announced a "disruptive innovation" in battery technology, with its breakthrough anode chemistry. The company has also receiv...

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Sinopec, TotalEnergies sign deal to produce SAF using Sinopec's waste oils

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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced the company had signed an agreement with France's TotalEnergies to jointly produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in...

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Airbus studying hydrogen technology readiness for its ZEROe H2 aircraft

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Airbus would require laboratory validations equivalent to a technology readiness level (TRL) of 3 or 4, according to Mathias Andriamisaina, head of ZEROe demonstrators and testing,...

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Universal Hydrogen test MW-class fuel cell powertrain using its liquid H2 module

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Zero-emission aviation solutions firm Universal Hydrogen has announced the successful test run of a MW-class fuel cell powertrain using its proprietary liquid hydrog...

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Archer Aviation, NASA join forces for mission-critical eVTOL aircraft technologies

Archer Aviation's production aircraft, Midnight -- a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

Archer Aviation, a Santa Clara-based leading developer of electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in urban air mobility, has signed a Space Act Agreement...

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Hydrogen for sustainable aviation: Where are we now?

Hydrogen is emerging as a game-changing contender for innovation towards meaningful reduction in aircraft emissions. Real-life validation of its potentialities over the next few ye...

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Electric aviation: US regional carrier JSX buys 130 hybrid planes, option for 200 more

Electra's nine-seater aircraft. Image: Electra

US regional carrier JSX has placed orders for more than 130 hybrid-electric aircraft from three manufacturers, in a move heralding the arrival of electric aviation. JSX is acquirin...

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IIT researchers crack CO2-to-CO method that could help decarbonize industry

India has granted researchers at IIT Bombay a patent for technology that converts CO2 into CO or carbon monoxide, in a process that holds huge potential for carbon capture and ener...

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Daily Shorts: BYD profit triples, Indonesia's Aceh to get green hydrogen plant

Chinese EV powerhouse BYD said first-half profit tripled to $1.50 billion, as record deliveries helped the company retain the title of China's biggest-selling automotive brand. Dat...

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Daily Shorts: Denmark to earmark $4B for CCS, Cargill tests wind powered ships

Denmark will earmark around $4 billion in aid to carbon capture storage (CCS) projects, the country's climate ministry announced. The grants will be disbursed over 15 years, but el...

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Daily Shorts: Mexican governor eyes EV investment from Tatas, lithium miner tests new extraction process

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Samuel Garcia, governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, is meeting executives in India as part of his plans to attract EV investments in the state, Reuters reports. Te...

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ZeroAvia completes flight tests of hydrogen-electric engine retrofitted aircraft

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Zero-emission aviation firm ZeroAvia recently announced the completion of its initial prototype ZA600 flight testing campaign at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom. A...

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MTU Aero Engines announces 'Flying Fuel Cell' program for H2-based aviation

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German aviation tech firm MTU Aero Engines AG  is working on various concepts of zero-emission aviation propulsion systems to achieve the aviation industry's bi...

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Airlines reiterate Net Zero by 2050, seek incentives for sustainable fuels

Aviation account for 2-3% of the world's carbon emissions. Image: Pexels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) concluded its three-day summit in Istanbul by reaffirming its commitment for the industry to reach Net Zero by 2050, and called f...

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Masdar, Airbus to promote SAF produced from green hydrogen

From left: Mikail Houari, President, Airbus Africa and Middle East; Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus; HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber; Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Chairman of Masdar and COP28 President-Designate; Abdelqader El Ramahi, Chief Green Hydrogen Officer, Masdar

Energy giant Masdar has signed an agreement with aeronautics firm Airbus to support the development and growth of the global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. ...

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BAE Systems to design Battery system for Heart Aerospace's electric airplane

Aerospace and defense major BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, have recently announced a collaboration to define the battery system for the la...

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Stellantis, Archer join forces to electric eVTOL aircraft

Automotive conglomerate Stellantis and American aviation firm Archer have mutually agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture the latter...

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Airbus, Renault Group partner to advance research on next-gen battery systems

French companies Airbus and Renault Group - global leaders in aerospace and automotive sector respectively - have signed a research and development agreement that aims at enha...

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Rolls-Royce test fires aero engine using Green Hydrogen

Rolls-Royce and easyJet claim to have set a new aviation milestone with the world's first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen. The ground test was conducted on an early concept...

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American Airlines invests in ZeroAvia, H2-electric engine tech developer

American Airlines has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZeroAvia to provide America the opportunity to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvi...

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Airbus joins Hy24 Hydrogen infrastructure investment platform

Aviation giant Airbus has recently announced that it is investing in the world's largest clean hydrogen infrastructure investment fund managed by Hy24. An investment manager specia...

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Aemetis, Finnair inks offtake pact for the supply of SAF worth 17.5 million gallons

Aemetis has announced that it has signed an offtake agreement has been signed with oneworld Alliance airline member Finnair for 17.5 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation...

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DHL Express collaborates with bp, Neste for largest SAF deal to date worth 800 million litres

DHL has announced a new strategic collaboration with bp and Neste, to provide more than 800 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to DHL Express within the next five ye...

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Delta Air Lines, Airbus inks MoU for developing H2-fuelled aircraft

Delta Air Lines has announced that it is co-operating with Airbus to develop a hydrogen-powered aircraft and an ecosystem to support it. The companies signed a Memorandum Of Unders...

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AECOM, Hybrid Air Vehicles inks MoU to develop infra for zero-carbon aviation

AECOM has announced it has partnered with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to provide infrastructure services for its pioneering hybrid aircraft, Airlander. The partnership will draw on A...

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CAAS, Singapore Airline, and Temasek selects ExxonMobil to supply SAF for pilot use in Singapore

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and Singapore-headquartered global investment company Temasek have announced that they have selected Exx...

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