EASA given new environmental oversight responsibilities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is to be assigned new responsibilities by EU legislators to expand its environmental remit, charging the Agency with monitoring the aviation industry’s progress toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The European Parliament voted in favour of the ReFuelEU Aviation, a comprehensive regulation in the context of the European Green Deal, on 13 September 2023. This approval follows a provisional...
Continental testing sustainable CD-100 engine option
Continental, a subsidiary of Continental Aerospace Technologies Holding Ltd, has confirmed that it is finalising testing of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a sustainable fuel option in its CD-100 series of engines. This research and development investment signifies Continental’s commitment to fostering a more sustainable general aviation industry aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental stewardship. HVO...
Aerovolt commences UK electric charging station roll-out
Aerovolt, a new British company, has commenced the installation of electric charging stations at UK general aviation airfields. Commencing this month, Aerovolt is installing charger stations at six airfields in the south of England, with plans to increase this to 24 stations over the next 18 months. The charging stations will be used to charge electric GA aircraft, commencing with the Pipistrel Velis Electro – the first electric...
Deutsche Aircraft to supply simulator training package for hydrogen test aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft supports German Aerospace Center (DLR) UpLift hydrogen aviation research programme with D328 simulator training package. The German manufacturer recently supplied a D328 aircraft to be used as a flying testbed for the UpLift project. Talking about the simulator training package, Deutsche Aircraft test pilot, Conny Cornelius, remarks, “It is a fantastic opportunity to be able to work with colleagues from DLR to...
Oxford company secures funding for CO2-based jet fuel project
An Oxford University start-up company has teamed with United Airlines to make jet fuel from carbon dioxide. In 2020, Oxford scientists announced they had discovered the process for transforming carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons that could be used to power aircraft. The team set up OXCCU, which announced at the beginning of June that it had secured £18 million in funding from new investors including two global energy companies and...
