Future of Engineering
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Clean Sky Project Boosts Europe Green Aircraft Research
New initiative gives green aircraft research a boost
Plans for a new generation of green aircraft took a step closer to becoming reality today with the launch of a €1.6bn (£1.19bn) Europe-wide research programme. The Clean Sky project, a joint technology initiative (JTI), is a public-private partnership involving universities and research centres, and small and large industry. The aim of the programme is to make air travel more environmentally sustainable by developing greener technologies.
Aircraft produce around 3% of all EU carbon emissions and experts forecast that they will account for 5% of global warming in 2050.
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Plans for a new generation of green aircraft took a step closer to becoming reality today with the launch of a €1.6bn (£1.19bn) Europe-wide research programme. The Clean Sky project, a joint technology initiative (JTI), is a public-private partnership involving universities and research centres, and small and large industry. The aim of the programme is to make air travel more environmentally sustainable by developing greener technologies.
Aircraft produce around 3% of all EU carbon emissions and experts forecast that they will account for 5% of global warming in 2050.
Full story here
Labels: Aerospace-Engineering, Energy-Environment-Engineering, Logistics-Transportation-Engineering
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