FlyZero conclude net zero aviation by 2050 is feasible
The year long study into net zero carbon air flight pins its hopes on hydrogen.
FlyZero, the year-long study into zero-carbon emission commercial air travel, claims that net zero aviation by 2050 is possible.
The study, which was led by the Aerospace Technology Institute with backing from the UK Government, and has published the report, Our Vision for Zero-Carbon Emission Air Travel.
It concludes that the development of sustainable aviation fuel and green liquid hydrogen technologies will enable net zero aviation by 2050. But, the report claims in order to meet that target, UK companies need to demonstrate new technologies by 2025, so that new zero-carbon emission aricraft can enter service by 2035.
The report states that green liquid hydrogen is the optimum fuel for zero-carbon emission flight and could power a midsize aircraft with 280 passengers from London to San Francisco directly, or from London to Auckland with just one stop.
The study concludes that a midsize hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035, and a narrowbody aircraft by 2037, is the best option for carbon emissions reduction, and maximising market impact.
The report claims that aviation’s carbon emissions would reduce by 4Gt by 2050, equivalent to four years of total global aviation carbon emissions, if half the commercial fleet were hydrogen-powered by then, and 14 Gt by 2060.
