EasyJet unveils plan for 'hybrid' planes using hydrogen fuel cells
Daisy Carrington, for CNN February 2, 2016
(CNN)—On Tuesday easyJet announced plans to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells on their planes.
The concept, which could convert their entire fleet of ordinary planes into hybrids without having to purchase new aircraft, could save a potential 50,000 tons of fuel and corresponding CO2 emissions each year.
The concept relies on hydrogen fuel cells which would be stored in the aircraft hold, and would allow a plane to taxi to and from the runway without using any fuel.
Considerable savings
The cells would capture energy from the aircraft braking on landing, and would charge lightweight batteries when the plane is on the ground, negating the aircraft's need to use jet fuel when taxiing. As 4% of the airline's fuel is consumed during taxiing, that comes out as a considerable saving...snip
The only waste is clean water
...Hydrogen technology has come a long way in the last five years, both in terms of how it's stored and how it's generated, notes Davies, which is what's enabling easyJet and other companies in the aviation industry to employ it in the push to bring down CO2 emissions...snip
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The H2 Revolution has just begun
EasyJet knows- H2 is #1
