Aviation first: Boeing plane flies on hydrogen, fuel cells
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Engineers from across Europe have successfully developed and flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen and fuel cells — a first in history and a step towards cleaner and more energy-efficient aviation, Boeing announced Thursday.
The breakthrough is "full of promises for a greener future," Boeing Chief Technology Officer John Tracy told reporters at the company's research center in Ocana, Spain, where the aircraft was on display.
Given rising fuel costs and concerns about climate change, the air industry is keen to find ways to cut energy bills and emissions tied to global warming. While hydrogen is still expensive to produce as an energy carrier, it emits no pollutants.
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The breakthrough is "full of promises for a greener future," Boeing Chief Technology Officer John Tracy told reporters at the company's research center in Ocana, Spain, where the aircraft was on display.
Given rising fuel costs and concerns about climate change, the air industry is keen to find ways to cut energy bills and emissions tied to global warming. While hydrogen is still expensive to produce as an energy carrier, it emits no pollutants.
more at the link...
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- JanforGore
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Wow! FAb! That is exactly one my comments in other articles about fuel and alternative energy. The NASA space shuttle has been going to space on hydrogen since 1969. The "by-products" of hydrogen it is, if I am not mistaken, just "water based vapor."
- Shouldn't the vehicle industry had made a small effort to catch up with this form of technology in or after July 20, AD 1969?
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