Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Jan 31, 2025
Lessons learned from the XB-1 form the prelude to Boom’s Overture plan as engine development becomes the key pacing item for the supersonic program.
Jan 29, 2025
Without a blueprint, startups plan to start small with existing infrastructure then build out vertiports as volume increases.
Jan 28, 2025
New biomass and e-fuel projects are getting underway, but European SAF volumes still have a long way to go.
Jan 28, 2025
Novel hydrogen hybrid; NASA eyes cryogenic testing for aviation; Partners promote electric aviation; Clean-sheet firefighter.
Jan 24, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jan 30, 2025
Because of limitations on biomass feedstock availability, power-to-liquid SAF is widely seen as the best longer-term path to decarbonizing aviation.
Jan 29, 2025
Safran has determined fuel cells could be a relevant power source for an electric aircraft in the 50- to 70-seat capacity bracket.
Jan 28, 2025
The supersonic flight of Boom's XB-1 demonstrator, the first independently developed faster-than-sound aircraft, was successful.
Jan 28, 2025
Haffner Energy, LanzaJet, and LanzaTech are exploring SAF production opportunities inc. commercial plants, joint technology licenses and offtake opportunities.
Jan 27, 2025
SkiesFifty has teamed up with Frontline BioEnergy to ramp-up waste-to-energy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to commercial scale across the U.S.
Jan 24, 2025
Pratt hopes its novel combined cycle, hydrogen-fueled engine concept may eventually pave the way for a new range of radically more efficient powerplants.
Jan 23, 2025
Italian energy giant Eni’s sustainable mobility-focused division, Enilive, has commissioned its first SAF plant at the Gela biorefinery in Sicily.
Jan 22, 2025
Funded under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the Hy2PASS project is led by Phillip Ansell.