Source: Good News Network
This alternative energy company has just unveiled the designs for the world’s first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft – and it is set to take to the skies by 2025.
The plane, which has been called Element One, will be a quiet, zero-carbon, and economically inclusive mode of transportation for rural communities.
Element One is designed to fly 4 passengers for 310 miles to 3,100 miles (500 kilometers to 5,000 kilometers) depending on whether hydrogen is stored in gaseous or liquid form – on top of that, it will only take up to 10 minutes to refuel.
HES Energy Systems has spent the last 12 years developing hydrogen propulsion systems for the small unmanned aircraft. According to the company, this design is several times better than any battery-electric aircraft attempt so far, opening new aerial routes between smaller towns and rural areas using an existing and dense network of small-scale airports and aerodromes.
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“It’s now possible to break past the endurance limits of battery-electric flight using HES’ ultra-light hydrogen energy storage in a distributed propulsion arrangement,”
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