Eurocontrol Says Quest For A Greener Widebody Is In Vain
The energy needed to produce alternative power for a large widebody flying from Paris to Singapore would equate to the energy generated by hundreds of wind turbines running at 40% capacity for 2 hr.
Credit: Eurocontrol
Despite all the obstacles aviation has to overcome to become more sustainable, the industry has consistently bet on continuing growth over the coming decades. Planning to expand is just increasing the difficulty, though, as it requires more resources and new technological answers in a constrained...
Eurocontrol Says Quest For A Greener Widebody Is In Vain is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.
Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.
Related Content
