Responsibilities for a New World Part III Amsterdam, May 13th 2021–Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)—including biofuels—are made from a variety of raw materials including waste fats and oils, vegetable oils, wood chips or even household waste But, as things stand, first-generation biofuels lack the sustainability that would make them a true game-changer. They remain expensive—two to…
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First Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft delivery. Amsterdam May 11th 2021– JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it has taken delivery of the airline’s first Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft, with tail N4022J arriving at JetBlue’s home at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 5 this afternoon. This A321LR was assembled at the…
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BA and ZeroAvia Amsterdam, May 15th 2021– British Airways’ owner AIG recently became the first European airline Group to commit to powering 10 percent of all of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The group will purchase one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes…
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A Beautiful Scoop for ZeroAvia Amsterdam, May 14th 2021– ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting 500-mile range in 10-20 seat aircraft used for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and more. Based in London and California, ZeroAvia has already secured experimental certificates…
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Responsibilities Part II Amsterdam, May 13th 2021– The year before last year, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, who else [?] unveiled a blended-wing design, the so-called “Flying-V”—that effectively places passengers inside the wings. KLM said that the lighter, more aerodynamic design should consume 20% less fuel than an Airbus A350 while maintaining the same cargo and…
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Responsibility of Airlines and Manufacturers Part I Amsterdam May 13th 2021 — A zero-carbon fleet of passenger planes, that sweet and holy grail of sustainable aviation, came a little closer to reality last month when Airbus revealed the three designs it’s pursuing in its quest to introduce a hydrogen-powered aircraft into its fleet by 2035. Not…
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Investors are still not keen on Opportunities For Investors and Start Up Capital Amsterdam, May 5, 2021 – A car powered by solar energy, so with solar panels on the roof, is still not for sale, but if it is up to a growing number of start-ups, that will soon change. Who are these players…
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A bright future Nico Bucholz Amsterdam, 5 April 2021– It is very interesting how the large aircraft and engine Original Engine Manufacturers as well as NASA, i.e. the engineering pros, feel they need to do some 5 years worth of fundamental research and development into all the required systems and system components. And only then…
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Brazil and the World Amsterdam, March 8th 2021– The pressing challenge of reversing the trends of land degradation, food insecurity and stagnating food productivity inspired AGRI3’s four major partners to ensure that adequate and swift action is taken. Our eyesonsouthernbrasil project is, in collaboration with Brazilian and International scientists, consultants and banks, preparing a series to…
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Over seventy ( 70 ) % of all the water in the world is taken from rivers and groundwater is used for agriculture. Achieving food security requires water security. But there is little visibility on the vulnerabilities of the food system amplified by water risks around the world. New tools are being developed to address this, including Aqueduct…
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