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What if the aviation industry contributed no carbon emissions?
Published in Nawal K. Taneja, Airimagination, 2023
The challenge is for long-haul flights, leading manufacturers to look to other types of fuels that reduce the quantity of greenhouse gases emitted during the lifetime of the fuels—from production to combustion. Even though plant- and waste-based SAFs can be viable substitutes to the use of kerosene, they still produce some CO2 emissions. On the other hand, hydrogen-powered aircraft will not produce CO2 emissions, making hydrogen a viable option. Airbus is researching the potential use of three types of airplanes that could use hydrogen—a small turboprop aircraft for regional markets, a single-aisle turbofan for medium-sized markets, and a blended-wing body for longer-haul markets. See Figure 5.1. Hydrogen-powered aircraft could be in service by 2035, but there are three types of questions. First, could enough green hydrogen be produced to meet the needs of global fleets for commercial operations? If yes, then according to one report, hydrogen-powered aircraft could handle one-third of passenger travel.13 The second question relates to the economic viability of hydrogen-fueled aircraft. And the third question relates to the operational and infrastructural aspects, for example, range, turnaround times (including the time to refuel), and the infrastructure required at airports.
The Energy Evolution
Published in Michael Frank Hordeski, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells: Advances in Transportation and Power, 2020
The hydrogen economy may be the solution to most of the hydrocarbon problems of today’s oil dependent transport systems. Hydrogen-powered aircraft could reduce greenhouse gas and nitrous oxide pollution from jet engines while being more efficient than present jet fuels.
Hydrogen fuel, a game changer for the world’s energy scenario
Published in International Journal of Green Energy, 2023
Airbus is the most ambitious of the established airplane manufacturers when it comes to developing hydrogen-powered aircraft, and their goal is to create such aircraft by 2035. In 2022, Airbus unveiled the ZEROe demonstrator, supported by the UK government and the EU. Airbus is not solely concentrating on the turboprop market but is also working on creating technology for turbofan airplanes that can travel over 2,000 nautical miles, as well as innovative blended-wing aircraft that can more efficiently support onboard hydrogen infrastructure (Airbus n.d.).