This year, zero-emissions flying came closer: the first flight of ZeroAvia's hydrogen-powered aircraft was voted the breakthrough technology of 2023 in a survey by MIT Technology Review. The company has already raised over $140 million from high-profile investors including Bill Gates, and is working towards commercial launch.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Hydrogen-powered-aircraft-completes-first-flight-and-is-voted-Breakthrough-Technology-of-2023.787261.0.html
So the "Breakthrough Technology of 2023" is basically just a revamp of a technology from 1890....
Great, soon we've have Zeppelin for long range flights, what a breakthrough!
Is that the future ?? Can I go back 50 years ?
I'll take the popcorn, and wait for the inevitable catastrophes
The climate BS delirium is killing the economy, and common sense at the same time.
Whilst the idea is not new, fuel cell technology is. Its going to take time, especially in aviation, where safety is paramount. I don't share your pessimism. For one thing , we don't really have a choice in the long term.
Quote from: Richard Coppack on December 26, 2023, 10:48:19Whilst the idea is not new, fuel cell technology is. Its going to take time, especially in aviation, where safety is paramount. I don't share your pessimism. For one thing , we don't really have a choice in the long term.
We technically do. It is called biofuels. Which have been shown to work on same planes, same engines. With transition to EVs, farmers are going to need to do something. Though it would be best we moved away from corn as its not the most efficient to make biofuels
Hydrogen still has the issue of being less energy dense by volume, and is going to require a long FAA process that will last decades
Quote from: toto1234 on December 26, 2023, 06:50:44The climate BS delirium is killing the economy, and common sense at the same time.
How so, if anything its been the biggest increase of job growth and economic recovery. Fossil fuels by nature are volatile as all it takes is one incident to cause prices to spike on speculation which causes economic slowdown. Not to mention, fossil fuels by nature being a consumable and limited is an expensive way to generate energy, creating artificial shortages. Climate change or not, the faster we move away from fossil fuels, the better it would be for the economy