Aviation now needs a Tesla moment, like cars in the 2000s — decarbonising demands disruptive new tech: Robert MillerRobert Miller, Director of the Whittle Laboratory, highlights the need for disruptive technologies like cryogenic hydrogen fuel and hybrid ...
20 Nov, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
Zero Day: Here’s trailer, episode count, release date, cast and production team of Taiwanese showThe trailer for "Zero Day," a Taiwanese series about a Chinese invasion, has garnered strong reactions. Funded by the government and privat...
05 Aug, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
India can become global leader in producing sustainable aviation fuel: Julien Manhes, head of SAF at AirbusIndia and other developing countries have the right to devise their strategy and trajectory for reducing aviation emissions in accordance w...
04 Feb, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
On radar: 1% sustainable jet fuel blending for international flights by 2027This is expected to double to 2% by 2028 and become 5% by 2030, according to an order issued by the ministry of petroleum and gas. SAF is a...
11 Jan, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Budget 2023-24: Railways, track and wide field eventAn improved rail system - new lines, augmenting existing lines, improved railway stations, faster trains and integration with other modes -...
02 Feb, 2023, 11.43 PM IST
Quest for decarbonisation: 59% of Indian fleet comprises fuel-efficient aircraft, data revealsAccording to data provided by the European aerospace corporation Airbus, only about 20% of the world’s current, in-service airline fleet co...
25 Dec, 2022, 09.23 AM IST
Airbus develops fuel-cell engine for hydrogen planeAirbus also renewed calls for a sharp increase in the availability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) which many experts say represents the...
30 Nov, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
IndiGo takes delivery of A320 neo plane powered with sustainable aviation fuelIndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said, "we are pleased to take delivery of this Airbus aircraft which will run on Sustainable Aviation Fuel, as par...
18 Feb, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
Hydrogen planes not enough to green aviation: StudyAutomakers and planemakers alike have been looking at it as a means to reduce the climate impact of the transportation sector, although cur...
26 Jan, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Wealthy keen on buying private jets, but climate change concerns loom over luxe travel plansThe demand for private jet has boomed during the pandemic.
25 Oct, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Fly more, pollute less: The great aviation conundrumBetween 2009 and 2019, carriers improved their energy efficiency by 21.4 percent, according to the International Air Transport Association ...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Zero net emissions by 2050: A huge challenge for airline industryEven though air transport has suffered a huge downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a drop from 4.5 billion travelers in 2019 to 1.8 ...
05 Oct, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
More confident now of making hydrogen-powered zero-emission planes by 2035: Airbus CEOThere are a lot of things that need to be developed, to be decided to be written in terms of rules and regulations on how we are going to u...
22 Sep, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
Rolls-Royce outlines plans for net zero emissions by 2050Rolls-Royce said on Thursday that its new products would be compatible with net zero targets by 2030, and that the
17 Jun, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Shell says to invest $5-6 billion annually in green energyThe energy major outlined extra cash for biofuels, electric car charging and renewables and said the group's crude oil production was gradu...
11 Feb, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia gets backing from Amazon, ShellHydrogen is seen as a potential alternative for the aviation industry, a major user of fossil fuels.
16 Dec, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
UK PM Boris Johnson launches Jet Zero Council to cut airline emissionsBoris Johnson marked his one year in office as the UK Prime Minister on Wednesday with a new Jet Zero Council to tackle aviation emissions ...
22 Jul, 2020, 05.23 PM IST