EasyJet to trial world's first hydrogen hybrid planeFebruary 2, 2016 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aiming to save the European airline money and the environment, easyJet hopes to trial new hybrid plane designs later this year, Engadget reports. The company wants to embed a hydrogen fuel cell into a new hybrid plane design, with aircraft brakes that absorb energy on landing to be reused, even powering the jet through taxiing without using its engines. While the prototype designs have involved students at Cranfield University in the UK, the concept has been lead by easyJet's engineering director Ian Davies: "The hybrid plane concept we are announcing is both a vision of the future and a challenge to our partners and suppliers to continue to push the boundaries towards reducing our carbon emissions." A reduction in fuel consumption, courtesy of energy-absorbing breaks and hybrid engines, will mean reduced carbon emissions — and less fuel to carry around, reducing those all important costs for an airline that likes to play to the margins. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |