Is Hydrogen-Electric Power The Secret To Zero-Emission Flight?

Published: 02 June 2023
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Flights without a massive carbon footprint is possibly every eco minded tourist's dream. Fortunately, they may be on the horizon thanks to efforts from companies like ZeroAvia who are developing hydrogen fuel cell planes. In this episode, Imogen went to an airfield tucked away in the Cotswolds, UK to find out how the ZeroAvia is progressing and to find out why they're betting on hydrogen over battery technology. Fasten your seatbelt and put your seat in the upright position to prepare for take off!

00:00 A little bit sceptical
00:47 Hugely ambitious and extremely problematic
01:17 Sustainable Aviation Fuels
01:52 Hydrogen vs Batteries
03:38 Retrofitting planes
04:04 How does it work?
05:22 Lopsided?
06:33 The contentious bit and more stats
08:44 Putting it to the test
10:20 Mini Power Plant?
11:22 What's next?
12:10 In it for the long haul?
13:41 Not that impressive or making history?

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