In August, a two-seater plane crashed into a lake in Norway. Afterward, the abandoned aircraft, its passengers unharmed, appeared in photographs with the plane’s tail jutting into the air. The words printed on either wing were upside down yet easy to read: “Avinor” and “100% electric.” For Avinor, the state-run Norwegian company that owns the plane, the accident was a serious setback. Its downed aircraft was the first electric model in the world approved for commercial production, according to the company. And last year, the firm was tasked by Norway’s government with developing a plan to make all domestic flights electric by 2040. Norway isn’t alone in its ambitions for green aviation. As the climate crisis worsens, governments and consumers worldwide are looking to reduce air travel’s environmental impact. Flights generate 2.7% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. And they emit NOx and leave behind climate-changing contrail clouds that scientists
Lithium-air batteries are a front-runner to power regional electric air travel, but they haven’t yet left the lab bench
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Avinor’s Alpha Electro G2 is one of many models vying to enter the electric-airplane market. (Credit: Avinor)
Batteries need a boost to fly the friendly skies
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Chemical & Engineering News ; 97 , 42 ; 22-24
2019-10-28
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