Air travel contributes to approximately 2% of global carbon emissions, and this percentage is projected to rise as the airline industry recovers from the decline in passenger numbers caused byContinue Reading
The Swiss university ETH Zurich has just announced a novel pilot-scale, all-in-one solar-powered technology for turning water and carbon dioxide directly into jet fuel. Green hydrogen is present in theContinue Reading
Passengers may soon be able to fly on jumbo-jets that run solely on sustainable aviation fuel generated from leftover cooking oil. Airbus‘ A380 test aircraft took off from a French airportContinue Reading
Rolls-Royce recently successfully completed a test flight in a Boeing 747 jumbo aircraft utilizing 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). According to Rolls-Royce, the 747 in question was powered byContinue Reading
Flygskam is a Swedish term for the feeling of being ashamed to fly. The word was coined in 2017 as part of a movement to transform the way we travel,Continue Reading
Some innovations in aviation industry are already promising marginal improvements in the short term, such as artificial intelligence (AI) assisted navigation systems, which can help identify ways to reduce theContinue Reading
As easy as flying is, it is not good for the environment—according to some estimates, commercial flights alone account for 3 to 4% of all greenhouse gas emissions in theContinue Reading
The European Parliament cleared the path for the use of green fuels in planes in a close vote. They have prohibited the use of contentious biofuel feedstocks, such as intermediateContinue Reading
