Tag: Airbus

Airbus: Watering hope for tomorrow

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 aims to provide safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for all. To help meet this goal, in addition to reducing water use on its sites, Airbus participates in projects to build water infrastructure and secure clean water access and improved sanitation in underserved communities. Access to water and sanitation are recognised by the United Nations (UN) as human rights – fundamental to everyone’s health, dignity and prosperity. Yet, according to UN data, 2.2 billion people still live without access to drinking water,…

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Airbus and TotalEnergies Sign a Strategic Partnership in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of aviation decarbonization with sustainable aviation fuel. In line with the objective of achieving net carbon neutrality of aviation by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction of the sector’s CO2 emissions, in which Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) play a key role. SAF supplied by TotalEnergies can reduce up to 90% CO2 emissions over lifecycle compared to their fossil fuel equivalent. The partnership will cover two main areas: TotalEnergies will supply Airbus with sustainable aviation fuel…

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Vattenfall joins Airbus and partners to pave the way for hydrogen aviation

Stuart Mitchell

This cooperation will provide better understanding of hydrogen aircraft concepts and operations, supply, infrastructures and refueling needs at airports in order to help develop this hydrogen aviation ecosystem in both countries. The work will also identify the pathways to select which airports will be transformed to operate hydrogen-powered aircraft in both countries as well as the accompanying regulatory framework. This is a first step with a one year feasibility study that covers two countries and more than 50 airports. It reflects the partners’ shared ambition to use their respective expertise…

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First ZEROe engine fuel cell successfully powers on

Stuart Mitchell

In late 2023, the ZEROe teams powered on the iron pod, the future hydrogen-propulsion system designed for Airbus’ electric concept aircraft. As well as the hydrogen fuel cell system, the iron pod contains the electric motors needed to spin a propeller and the units that control and keep them cool. Its successful power on at 1.2 megawatts is a pivotal step on Airbus’ ZEROe roadmap to put a hydrogen-propulsion aircraft into service by 2035. The power of the world’s most abundant element In 2020, Airbus shared four hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts…

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Airbus opens new ZEROe Development Center in Stade for innovative hydrogen technologies

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus is strengthening its presence in Germany with the opening of a ZEROe Development Centre (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies at its Stade site. The centre will accelerate the development of composite hydrogen-system technologies for storing and distributing cryogenic liquid hydrogen. Airbus has long been a pioneer in composite technologies in Germany, both in materials and manufacturing processes. A priority for the Stade ZEDC is the development of cost-competitive lightweight Hydrogen systems (e.g. cryogenic Hydrogen tank) in composites. The technology development will cover the product and industrial capabilities from elementary parts,…

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