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Guilt-free solar flying?

Synthetic kerosene produced from green hydrogen promises emissions-free air travel. That sounds good – and it does not even cost that much. But there is still much more work to be done. After all, only fuel-cell airplanes can make hydrogen-powered flight truly climate-neutral, and it will take some time before these aircraft are ready for widespread use.

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Ralph Diermann

09 Dec 2019

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The hardest flights to pass up are the “love miles” – those important visits to loved ones. No one needs a shopping trip to London with a budget airline; many holiday destinations can be easily reached by other modes of transport, and for business, a telephone conference can often suffice. But the birthday of a …

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