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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |