VoltAero is a French company that is developing the Cassio, a hybrid aircraft that would be ready in 2023, and available in three versions of four, six, and ten seats. VoltAero’s vision is to take electric aircraft to a whole new level. As an experienced company, VoltAero is developing a general aviation aircraft with hybrid-electric
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Green hydrogen: a new step in the energy transition
France is positioning itself to become a world leader in green hydrogen by 2030. The government has announced a 7 billion euro plan dedicated to this energy of the future, with the aim of reconciling technological development and ecological transition. This strategy, presented by the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, is based
H2V Normandy and Air Liquide: a fruitful partnership
Air Liquide joins H2V’s green hydrogen project in Normandy. The French industrial gases giant has taken a 40% stake in H2V Normandy, a subsidiary of the H2V Product group. Air Liquide is therefore the main partner in the project for a vast green hydrogen complex in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, in Seine-Maritime. H2V Normandy has managed to obtain
ZeroAvia, pionners in hydrogen aviation
ZeroAvia aims to develop a hydrogen-fueled powertrain technology to compete with conventional engines in propeller light aircrafts at the moment, and to be closer to zero-emission with less noise. ZeroAvia is a British/American hydrogen-electric aircraft developer. Valery Miftakhov is the CEO of the company, created in 2017. The aim of ZeroAvia is to develop a
Start-ups in the New Space: A great success
For a few years, the New Space has seen the arrival of more and more start-ups offering innovative solutions and the increase of satellite launches. An operation that has become possible due to the reduction of the costs of access to space. Space accessibility: Access to space is no longer unthinkable for a startup. In
The hydrogen train : a tool for sustainable mobility
After countries such as Italy, Germany, Austria and Poland, France has joined the list of countries that have adopted hydrogen trains. A historic step in sustainable mobility for the country. The world’s first hydrogen train: It was at the InnoTrans 2016 trade fair in Berlin that Alstom presented the Coradia iLint for the first time.
Toulouse Blagnac Airport takes a step forward in the hydrogen transition
With 9,620,224 passengers in 2019, Toulouse Blagnac Airport is the sixth largest airport in France. This airport has the particularity of being located in the heart of a dense urban area and of having a dual function, both commercial and test for the manufacturers ATR and Airbus. With the « Green Hydrogen Plan », the Occitania region
Airbus structures the aerostructures sector
Aerostructures are the parts of an aircraft that make up its structure: wing, fuselage, empennage, engine mounts. A few companies are driving this sector. The main aerostructure manufacturers are the Americans Spirit AeroSystems and Triumph Group, the British GKN, the Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the Airbus group subsidiaries Stelia Aerospace and
New Space, Europe: New way to send light vehicles into space.
The company Isar Space innovates in the aerospace sector by proposing new types of rockets allowing the sending of light material like satellites. This new type of rocket is specially designed to optimize the production cost which is 100x lower than the European rockets. This new type of launcher will make it easier to send
Artificial intelligence in the energy industry
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has gained prominence in a wide variety of industries. Most recently, AI technologies have developed in the energy sector and hold great potential for future energy system design. rom demand forecasting to asset maintenance, the application of AI in the energy sector could bring gains on many fronts. Digitization
