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Is hydrogen the fuel of the future?

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The government introduced secondary legislation in 2019 requiring all sectors of the economy to achieve net zero by 2050. Professor Larkin says transporting fossil fuels accounts for about 15 per cent of maritime cargo, while ships have generally burnt “the fuel that nobody else wants” – dirty, heavy fuel oil.

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Nature-inspired tech to move transport towards net-zero

E&T

The photovoltaic cells needed for a tree have been lab tested and a working prototype is in development. In 2019, the company unveiled a theoretical design for a hybrid-electric, turbo-propeller aircraft for regional aircraft transportation. It is not the first time that Airbus has taken inspiration from animals.