Air travel
‘E-fuels’ are catching on as a way to decarbonize air travel
Massachusetts-based Lydian is the latest startup to raise funds to produce power-to-liquids fuels, which could emit less CO2 overall than fossil jet fuel.
By Maria Gallucci .
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In a first, a major airline will cross the Atlantic without fossil fuels
Virgin Atlantic will use 100% sustainable aviation fuel on a flight from London to New York. It’s an important step toward slashing emissions from planes.
By Maria Gallucci .
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The first hydrogen-powered planes are taking flight
Aircraft retrofitted with hydrogen fuel cells could slash CO2 emissions from small planes — and potentially pave the way for hydrogen jets, new study shows.By Maria Gallucci .
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This new factory will turn CO2 into sustainable jet fuel
Startup Twelve broke ground on a commercial-scale facility in Washington state, which it says will be the first in the country to make sustainable aviation fuel from CO2.By Maria Gallucci .
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Startup lands $23M to upcycle CO2 into plane fuel
OXCCU raised the Series A from investors including United Airlines, one of many airlines investing in "sustainable aviation fuel" as pressure to curb emissions mounts.By Maria Gallucci .
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A hydrogen-powered airplane just made a record-setting test flight
Startup Universal Hydrogen says it successfully flew a 40-seat passenger plane powered mainly by hydrogen during a test flight in Washington.By Maria Gallucci .
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Air travel
United’s $100M fund to invest in startups making sustainable jet fuel
United Airlines is launching an investment vehicle to support proven producers and emerging developers of sustainable aviation fuel in a bid to curb emissions.By Maria Gallucci .
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Podcast
Can used cooking oil really decarbonize the aviation industry?
The greasy truth behind sustainable aviation fuels.PlayBy 22 min .
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A giant solar microgrid is coming to New York City’s JFK airport
Some 13,000 solar panels will cover a new terminal being built at JFK, giving the airport a clean power supply that can keep operations running even in a blackout.By Maria Gallucci .
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Hydrogen-powered aviation reaches milestone with ZeroAvia's flight
The California startup's 19-seat hydrogen-electric prototype plane successfully completed a short test flight as efforts to curb air-travel emissions scale up.By Maria Gallucci .
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The smelly, greasy truth about how sustainable aviation fuel is made
Join our reporter as she tags along with a truck driver dumpster-diving for used cooking oil — all in the name of curbing aircraft emissions.By Maria Gallucci .
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