Energy Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Navigating Turbulence: Hydrogen’s Role in the Decarbonization of the Aviation Sector This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the historical evolution and the current state of the aviation industry, with a particular emphasis on the critical need for this sector to decarbonize.

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APRIL 25, 2023

At this week’s Auto Shanghai, CATL announced a new battery technology that it says offers sufficient energy density to enable the electrification of passenger aircraft. Such performance could enable a number of applications currently considered difficult or impractical for lithium-ion batteries, including aviation.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. As climate demands are raised, the aviation sector is redoubling its greenwashing efforts, pointing to improbable technological step-changes for ‘greener’ flights.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

Amprius Technologies has announced an expansion of its product portfolio of silicon anode batteries. The new SiCore batteries are based on a proprietary silicon anode material system. Amprius says its SiCore silicon anode battery performance has been validated across various applications in the e-mobility market.

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Charged

AUGUST 17, 2023

Amprius Technologies , a battery manufacturer in California, has announced a new ultra-high-power, high-energy lithium-ion battery cell that discharges at 10C and delivers 400 Wh/kg specific energy.

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Charged

MARCH 8, 2024

US-based battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies has expanded its silicon anode battery line for electric mobility. The new SiCore product platform produces high-energy-density silicon anode batteries that outperform graphite cells using a proprietary silicon anode material technology, according to the company.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sakuu has developed a number of technologies for the commercial-scale production of solid-state and lithium metal batteries. Now the company says it has achieved several important milestones for its lithium metal battery tech. This enables Sakuu to print batteries as well as other active devices.” “We

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2019

Presented as a milestone in the effort to make aviation sustainable and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, start-up firm ZeroAvia announced on 14 August seemingly significant advances in developing a zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain. These tests confirm the company’s “fuel” economy and maximum power delivery targets.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The government has unveiled the latest successful bidders to its £3m net zero aviation fund, with a range of research and technology projects securing backing to help accelerate the deployment of electric and hydrogen aircraft at UK airports.

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Charged

AUGUST 10, 2023

Battery material supplier Lyten has commissioned a lithium-sulfur battery pilot line with a capacity of 200,000 cells per year at its facility in Silicon Valley. It will begin delivering commercial battery cells to early-adopting customers within the defense, automotive, logistics and satellite sectors in 2023. Source: Lyten

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

However, aviation remains a new frontier for zero emissions. Eviation, together with motor-maker MagniX, is working on battery-electric planes, Lilium is developing a kind of electric jet, and the late Zunum was betting on a plug-in hybrid system. You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2022

US battery plane developer is aiming to have its first zero emission aircraft commercially operating within five years. Eviation Aircraft has hailed the first flight of its zero emission, battery-powered 'commuter and cargo' plane in the US earlier this week as "a historic day and major milestone in electric aviation".

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

New initiative to bring together leading experts from across the fast-expanding green aviation sector. The new group aims to build an interactive evidence-based simulator that allows the aviation industry and policymakers to explore different scenarios for achieving net zero emission flight.

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Charged

MARCH 1, 2022

Power electronics company Digatron has entered into a strategic partnership with battery assessment and diagnosis technology firm Safion. Current Safion customers include automakers, aviation firms, consumer electronics companies, cell manufacturers and research institutions. Source: Digatron.

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Low Impact

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Over five weeks we’ve published a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. Alternative jet fuels or so-called “Sustainable Aviation Fuels” (SAF) are liquid hydrocarbon fuels that can be used with existing aircraft in place of kerosene produced from fossil fuels.

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Charged

APRIL 7, 2022

Researchers at the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory have collaborated with sorbent development company NUMiX Materials to investigate the use of a process called capacitive deionization to recycle automotive batteries and produce biofuel. Researchers are also working on making hydrocarbon biofuels through capacitive deionization.

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FuelCellsWorks

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Dovetail Electric Aviation has announced a contract from Spanish carrier Air Nostrum for the conversion of 10 aircraft to utilise its hydrogen fuel cell, battery electric powertrain. The Rose Bay,

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Impact Alpha

MAY 19, 2021

The post The Brief: Impact-first family offices, zero-carbon aviation, optimizing EV batteries, low-income solar, IEA’s energy transformation, listening to CDFI borrowers appeared first on Impact Alpha. Mobilizing catalytic capital for climate justice. Ultra-high-net-worth families and their family offices have.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

The firm has already partnered with ZeroAvia, the British zero emission aviation company that last year achieved the first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft flight above Bedfordshire. Founder and CEO Dr Alex Ivanenko said the breakthrough marked a major milestone in the drive towards zero emission aviation.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 3, 2024

The post Sun Cable co-founder urges “big bets” on solar and battery recycling, and green exports appeared first on RenewEconomy. Two-thirds of opportunities in the green economy are yet to grab investor attention, the co-founder of Sun Cable says.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Oxfordshire-based Oxis Energy has been working on lithium-sulfur battery technology since 2004 ( Charged has reported on the company several times over the years). Mr. Crittenden, for one, doubts that a large long-haul airliner using Li-ion batteries would be practical at all. Lithium-sulfur batteries are theoretically far lighter.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Aviation sector will not be able to reach net zero if worldwide capacity of sustainable fuels is split between different transport sectors, John Holland Kaye warned at BusinessGreen’s Net Zero Festival. There are alternatives, such as electric, for trucks and cars but there is no alternative for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) for flight.

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Charged

JULY 17, 2023

The team anticipates a battery or fuel cell powering the motor, which could be combined with a turbofan jet engine for hybrid propulsion. The team has designed and tested the motor’s primary components and proved that the connected components can generate 1 MW of power at a weight and size comparable to current compact aircraft engines.

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Charged

JUNE 26, 2023

After months of encouraging test findings, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) battery researchers are suggesting that the solid-state battery industry focuses on isostatic pressing to commercialize next-generation batteries. The approach works with different battery compositions, temperatures and pressures.

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Charged

AUGUST 12, 2021

By 2035, Rolls-Royce is planning to supply more than 5 million battery cells per year to modular systems. ESS products from Rolls-Royce will power electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) and commuter-market fixed-wing aircraft with up to 19 seats.

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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 13, 2020

The cabin was filled 2 tons of lithium-ion batteries as well as cooling equipment which leaves no room for passengers. The pursuit of electric aviation is advancing as companies race to find alternatives to reduce the footprint of traditional air travel. Certification is an important first step in the march towards commercial aviation.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Europe's largest aviation associations have published a roadmap for how the carbon-intensive industry could achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century, a vision that combines technological innovations, sustainable aviation fuels, enhanced air traffic management, and taxing airlines' CO2 emissions. per cent annually.

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Charged

MAY 25, 2021

SVOLT will begin commercialization of lithium-ion batteries using safety technology from Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), which, the company says, eliminates the root cause of thermal runaway and improves battery safety. “At SVOLT, we want to deliver the very safest batteries possible,” said VP Zhonglong Ma.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

The government must act now to scale power-to-liquid fuels that would allow the aviation industry to reduce their emissions, while long-term solutions are in development, argues Green Alliance's Helena Barrett. As a sector, aviation has so far got off lightly in the push to meet net zero.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company is banking on progress in Sandwich to put it on track to clinch certification for its technology from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) by 2026 at the latest, which it says will then enable it to start mass producing hydrogen-electric powertrains for helicopters, planes, and other emerging forms of air mobility by next decade.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2020

Punitive green aviation bailout terms without there yet being viable alternatives to conventional jet fuel could actually delay the shift to greener flight, argues ZeroAvia's Val Miftakhov. This missive included a veiled reference to the aviation bailout, suggesting a rise in carbon prices for the sector. Technology roadmap.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Successful funding bids include Bristol-based electric aircraft manufacturer Vertical Aerospace's plans to develop high-end, lightweight batteries for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and projects led by Rolls-Royce to develop a liquid hydrogen combusting jet engine.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Following Evolito’s acquisition of UK battery company Electroflight in July 2022, Evolito can now offer aerospace customers fully-electric powertrain solutions, incorporating its axial-flux electric motors, power electronics and batteries.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions. To make that happen, we still need investment in new technologies such as sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen and electric planes.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Airbus has invested in US-based battery technology company Amprius. Amprius will direct the funding to its new batteries based on silicon nanowire anode technology, supporting the development of higher-volume production capacity and higher energy density cells. In 2013, Amprius introduced lithium-ion batteries with 100% silicon anodes.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? Regardless, pressure has been on aviation to join other sectors in dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Three things can be done to reduce aviation's climate impact. The answer is yes.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

innovation project, led by renewable electrification specialist AceOn, to develop battery and hydrogen technology to power the marine vessels used for servicing offshore wind turbines, has been given the green light for Government funding. Transport Secretary Mark Harper welcomed the award, which was one of a number announced across the UK.

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