Leading the Tech Revolution: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 as per WEF

3 weeks, 2 days ago

With EU’s stringent fuel regulations looming, India readying its playbook on green aviation fuel

New Delhi: India, the world’s third-largest aviation market, is readying its playbook on the apex intergovernmental body on civil aviation with its stringent global clean fuel regime. This follows India’s reservations about the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s green aviation scheme Corsia, an acronym for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. With active support for like-minded countries, India has …

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1 month ago

As the name suggests, fossil fuels are an ancient relic – but we know the solution

The Independent

Every year, the world turns to Cop hoping for leadership, action and collaboration to stem climate change at its root. However, last week we saw Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev say that oil and gas are “a gift of god”, as well as leaders of high-polluting countries, such as Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden and Narendra Modi, not showing up to the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Airlines team up with California to boost adoption of lower carbon jet fuel

LA Times

Jet airplanes spew enormous amounts of greenhouse gases and noxious chemicals, but the industry insists it wants to clean itself up. On Wednesday, the group announced a partnership with the California Air Resources Board to set policy to pave the way for wide adoption of sustainable aviation fuels, or SAFs. CARB and the airlines will “work together with sustainable aviation …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Climate action: UK's Labour Party has made a blunder in greening aviation

Live Mint

Since winning the UK general election in July, the Labour government has taken some strong early steps to push forward climate action, such as introducing Great British Energy, a new publicly owned energy company, and scrapping the onshore wind ban. It may have just made its first environmental blunder., ministers approved London City Airport’s expansion plans, directly countering the recommendation …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Firms to get support for future tech, products

China Daily

A robot dog on display at the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024, which kicked off on Tuesday in Beijing. CHENG GONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China will encourage companies and institutions to develop core technologies and landmark products in future-oriented and strategic emerging industries, to drive industrial upgrade and promote new industrialization, the country's top industrial regulator said on Friday. He said …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

AI, cybersecurity, and more: Five trends that could shape the future of tech in 2024

The Hindu

There were no flying cars or robot butlers this year. AI ascendancy Artificial Intelligence, the undisputed buzzword of our time, finally shed its skin of ‘potential’ and began delivering tangible results in 2023. Concerns about ethical implications, biases in algorithms, and data privacy vulnerabilities fuelled heated debates, leading to the emergence of regulations like the European Union’s AI Act, aiming …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Indian Aviation Moves To A Sustainable Future, 86 Airports Using Green Energy

ABP News

India’s aviation industry is successfully making inroads towards sustainable aviation. About 86 airports in the country are making progress toward adopting green energy solutions, and of these, 55 airports have reached the target of ensuring their full energy consumption is achieved through renewable sources of energy. The Union Minister shared the update and said, “Presently, 86 airports across the country …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Oxford firm's CO2 jet fuel paves the way for guilt-free air travel

The Telegraph

Guilt-free air travel may be possible from 2030, after an Oxford University spin-off teamed up with United Airlines to make jet fuel from carbon dioxide. We are working towards being able to supply airlines by the end of the decade.” Organic combustion method Emissions from aircraft are a significant contributor to climate change, with a recent study estimating that aviation …

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1 year, 7 months ago

India eyes to mandate use of 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2025: Oil Minister

The Hindu

India plans to mandate the use of 1% of sustainable aviation fuel for domestic airlines by 2025, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on May 19, in a bid to cut emissions from the sector. Unlike the United States and the European Union, India does not have policies governing sustainable aviation fuel yet. Mr. Puri said for jet fuel mixed …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Nation ready to soar in greener air travel

China Daily

An Air bp truck carrying sustainable aviation fuel waits to refuel a jet at Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport in France in October 2021. "With China being the world's second-largest economy and expected to be the world's largest aviation market by 2030, we believe China has a leading role in aviation decarbonization with a deep impact on the decarbonization of aviation globally," …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Climate change: How can we make flying greener?

Hindustan Times

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the global aviation sector was flying high in 2019, it contributed almost 6% of the planet-warming greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Alternative flight routes could prevent contrails Contrails — those narrow, white clouds that trace an airplane's path through the sky — are formed when jet fuel, which contains kerosene, burns. "It doesn't require much …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Greener Flights To Become More Expensive, Warns Aviation Industry

News 18

In order to replace fossil fuels with sustainable aviation fuels, the cost of decarbonising air flight fares is likely to become more expensive, which might put several passengers off flying. The UK aviation industry also warned regarding the same and said that the step of moving towards higher-cost sustainable aviation fuel will automatically cut passenger demand due to hikes in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Aviation biofuel would need half of UK agricultural land, report says

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The elephant in the room here is, of course, the need to fly less Cait Hewitt, Aviation Environment Federation …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Bio-aviation panel begins talks on 20% ethanol mix

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The committee set up to look into the production of bio-aviation turbine fuel is discussing the matter with stakeholders in the aviation industry. The roadmap for 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol is expected to reduce 20 percent of emission of hydrocarbons by 2025. The government had constituted a committee in June 2021 to take forward the Sustainable Aviation …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Could air power your flight someday? Airlines are betting on it

Firstpost

New technologies are in the works, including hydrogen-powered aircraft, fully electric planes and synthetic jet fuel made from carbon extracted from the atmosphere By the middle of this century, most cars and buses should be powered by renewable energy, while bikes, electric trains and your own two feet will continue to have little impact on the climate. And if global …

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1 year, 11 months ago

NASA and Boeing Join Hands to Produce More Fuel-Efficient Aircraft Design

News 18

NASA has announced that it is working on a more fuel-efficient aircraft design with the aircraft industry company Boeing. Under a Funded Space Act agreement, Boeing will work with NASA to create, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft and validate technologies aimed at lowering emissions, the space agency said in a blog post on Wednesday. “It’s our goal that …

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1 year, 11 months ago

US space agency NASA teams with Boeing to develop lower-emissions next-generation commercial aircraft

Firstpost

Washington, United States: The US space agency NASA is teaming up with aviation giant Boeing to develop a next-generation commercial aircraft that emits less carbon. NASA, whose purview also includes aeronautical research, will invest $425 million over seven years in the “Sustainable Flight Demonstrator” project while Boeing and its partners will spend an estimated $725 million. The goal is to …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara Partner With CSIR-IIP Aiming a Low Carbon Future

News 18

Air India, AirAsia India, and Vistara joined hands with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum on Thursday to collaborate and work together on the research, development, and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels. The International Air Transport Association has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from its operations by 2050 in line with the objectives …

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2 years, 4 months ago

World Biofuel Day: The Importance of Biofuels in the Future

News 18

World Biofuel Day is observed on August 10 every year to create awareness about the non-conventional sources of energy that could be used as an alternative to fossil fuels. World Biofuel Day also commemorates the research experiments done by Sir Rudolf Diesel who ran an engine with peanut oil in the year 1893, thereby giving the world hope that biofuels …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions

Associated Press

FARNBOROUGH, England — Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as more people travel in coming years — and that has the aviation industry facing the prospect of tighter environmental regulations and higher costs. Europe’s Airbus and seven airline groups announced a venture in West Texas to explore removing carbon dioxide …

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2 years, 8 months ago

GMR, Airbus and Other Major Players Sign MoU For Study on Sustainable Aviation Fuel

News 18

Airport operators Groupe ADP and GMR Airports, together with Airbus, Axens and Safran, on Friday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a joint study on Sustainable Aviation Fuel and its potential in India. The objective of the study, conducted under the lead and coordination of Groupe ADP and GMR Airports and with the expertise of all partners, is to …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Virgin Group plans to use low-carbon fuel made from plastic waste

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Virgin Group has announced that it plans to source lower-carbon fuel made from waste plastic for …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: To realise 'green goal', government must invest in technology

Firstpost

Union Budget 2022-23: The government needs to fuel charge infrastructure by allocating a higher outlay as well as incentivising investments in EV technology The Budget 2022 comes at a very crucial juncture as the Indian economy is gradually recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gathering momentum amidst the looming uncertainty, volatile environment, caused by various disruptions, high …

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54 years, 11 months ago

The Hottest Biofuels Companies of 20 Years Ago Are Now Doing Something Completely Different

Slate

In August, Amyris Biotechnologies announced its collaboration with Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness on a new haircare line. Amyris also isn’t alone in this shift; Solazyme, Lanzatech, Neste, LiveFuels, LS9, and Pacific Biodiesel are all biofuel companies that also got their start in the early aughts and have since expanded their business into cosmetics, fragrances, and household cleaners. These companies …

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3 years ago

The hottest fitness products of 2021

Live Mint

With the pandemic upending almost all fitness centres and activities, 2021 saw some great innovations and new products to ensure that the old faithful as well as the vast number of people who turned to exercise for the first time during the pandemic kept busy working up some sweat. It’s a high quality indoor spinning bike with a big screen …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Can biofuel decarbonise air travel?

The Independent

What is biojet fuel? Biojet fuel, also known as aviation biofuel or bio-aviation fuel, is derived from recycled products like used cooking oil, agricultural residue, and wood waste, unlike conventional jet fuels, which are usually refined from crude oil. It can also be mixed with conventional jet fuel and used in an aircraft in much the same way as petroleum-based …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Will green air travel ever be possible?

The Independent

In some circles, the green activists of this world are seen as puritanical spoilsports who try to make life difficult for the rest of us. If we could tow the aircraft to the point of take-off with diesel or electric detachable engines, we ought to be able to reduce fuel consumption by another 3 per cent. Some experts believe that …

Travel Aviation Industry Oil Aircraft Air Fuel

3 years, 2 months ago

Shell, Rolls-Royce and Airbus call for swifter movement on green jet fuel

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Warren East chief executive of the aircraft engine maker, …

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3 years, 2 months ago

New plant in Germany aims to cut flying’s carbon footprint

Associated Press

WERLTE, Germany — German officials on Monday unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future. “The era of burning coal, oil and natural gas is drawing to a close,” Germany’s environment minister, Svenja Schulze, said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new plant. “Through cheap solar, …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Key airline group targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Associated Press

GENEVA — The world’s largest association of airlines said Monday that it is aiming for the air transport industry to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, while acknowledging it will be a “huge challenge.” The International Air Transport Association, which has key offices in Geneva, said its general meeting in Boston had agreed on the target, a commitment that …

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3 years, 3 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly

Associated Press

DALLAS — President Joe Biden and his team are promoting an agreement reached with the U.S. airline industry to cut aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions 20% by decade’s end, but the deal might not fly. WHITE HOUSE, touting Biden’s steps to involve the government, aircraft makers, airlines and fuel suppliers to boost the use of cleaner fuels: The measures “will result in …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Air France-KLM Flight Fuelled With Used Cooked Oil Highlights Aviation Industry's Sustainable Future

News 18

For the first time, a long-haul flight from Paris to Montreal used Total’s sustainable fuel, which is partly made from used cooking oil. On May 18, 2021, Air France Flight 342 departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to Montreal, Canada with a new biofuel made in France from various waste products and used cooking oil. The goal behind this full-scale …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Air France-KLM launches its first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air France-KLM is set to launch the first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Air-France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel

Associated Press

PARIS — Air France-KLM sent into the air Tuesday what the company called its first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel - petroleum mixed with a synthetic jet fuel derived from waste cooking oils. We show that the biggest part of the solution lies in technological innovation.” Andrew Murphy of Brussels-based environmental advocacy group Transport and Environment said “it’s …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Energy agency: End new fossil fuel supply investments

Associated Press

BERLIN — The International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world’s energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells. The Paris-based agency, long considered close to the fossil fuel industry, said in a report released Tuesday that it has determined there is …

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3 years, 7 months ago

End fossil fuel investment: Window to reach net-zero emission goal by 2050 shrinking, warns IEA

India Today

The International Energy Agency on Monday warned that the window of opportunity for reaching net-zero emissions is narrowing and action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050. The agency in a report said that "government actions fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Can e-fuels save the combustion engine?

Live Mint

Maybe the combustion engine isn’t dead after all. Many say the future of e-fuels could hang on whether governments adopt or increase taxes on greenhouse-gas emissions—which would make conventional fuel more expensive—and encourage green-hydrogen production through government funding and subsidies. U.S. oil-and-gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp. “E-fuels have an enormous potential," says Andrew Madden, vice president of strategy and planning …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Study Finds Food Waste Can be Turned Into Fuel to Fly Airplanes, Reduce Carbon Footprint

News 18

Efforts are constantly being made to shift to biofuel and scientists have been researching every possible way to make it happen. Aviation has been a significant contributor to climate change and as such airlines have also been looking at a way to reduce traditional fuel source and go the bio fuel way in order to reduce carbon footprint. Airline company …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Boeing Commercial Planes to Completely Switch to Sustainable Aviation Fuels by 2030

News 18

American airplane giant Boeing has announced that the company is setting a target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes will be capable and certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100 per cent sustainable fuels to …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Boeing commits to deliver commercial planes that fly on 100% sustainable fuels

India Today

Boeing is setting an ambitious target to advance commercial aviation's long-term sustainability, committing that its commercial airplanes will be capable and certified to fly with 100% sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. According to the Air Transport Action Group, the US Department of Energy, and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80 per cent …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Hydrogen fuel could revolutionize airlines. Here’s how that could look

LA Times

Environmentally conscious travelers are in a quandary. “Alternative fuels are the key to unlocking air transportation emissions,” said Megan Ryerson, the University of Pennsylvania’s UPS chair of transportation and an associate professor of city and regional planning and electrical and systems engineering. “Hydrogen is an amazing fuel,” said Gozdem Kilaz, an associate professor at Purdue University’s school of engineering technology. …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Airbus wants to build zero-emission planes by 2035. Here’s how

CNN

London CNN Business — Airbus has unveiled its plans for bringing the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft into service by 2035. Faury said that hydrogen, both in synthetic fuels and as a primary power source for commercial aircraft, has the potential to “significantly reduce aviation’s climate impact.” Airlines and planemakers are facing growing pressure to tackle carbon emissions, with some …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Huge acceleration of clean energy innovation needed to meet net zero target: IEA

Live Mint

A global goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will not be met without a huge acceleration in clean energy innovation, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a target to curb global warming and reach net zero emissions in the second half of the century. In a special report, the IEA analysed …

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