Why is aviation so difficult to electrify? Aircraft are some of the most complex vehicles out there, but the biggest problem for electrifying them is the battery weight.
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There is a way out and it's called an electric jet-engine. In short, instead of generating the hot exhaust through a chemical combustion process (like a typical jet-engine), the exhaust gas comes from a plasma source powered by electricity.
Electric planes offer zero-emission flights, reducing air travel's carbon footprint. Moreover, they significantly reduce noise pollution - a boon for those living near airports.
After almost a decade of talks, the nations of the world committed Friday to drastically lower emissions of planet-warming gases from the world's airplanes by 2050, a milestone in efforts to ease the climate effects of a fast-growing sector.
Cheaper flightsElectric aircraft will require fewer parts, less maintenance and less fuel compared to traditional commercial aircraft. All of these factors will reduce the cost of your ticket and make short-haul and medium-haul flights easier for airlines to sell.
First overnight flightOn 8 July 2010, Solar Impulse 1 achieved the world's first manned 26-hour solar-powered flight. The airplane was flown by Borschberg, and took off at 06:51 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) on 7 July from Payerne Air Base, Switzerland.