‘Third of all flights set to be green liquid hydrogen-powered by 2050’

‘Third of all flights set to be green liquid hydrogen-powered by 2050’: By mid-century, green liquid hydrogen (LH2) may power up to 38% of all passenger aircraft worldwide.

The International Council on Clean Transportation, a non-profit organisation based in the United States, proposed two designs of this sort of aircraft in a performance study report that might allow for flights transporting up to 165 passengers over distances of up to 3,400 kilometres.

“If deployed to their maximum potential, these aircraft could cap aviation emissions at 2035 levels, although a 6–12% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, relative to 2050 levels, is more realistic.” Said the research.

According to the calculations, the fuel expenses for a green LH2-powered aircraft will be greater than for a normal kerosene-fueled aircraft.

However, the report’s authors believe it will be less expensive than “blue” LH2 produced from fossil fuels with carbon sequestration or synthetic e-kerosene.

They add that carbon dioxide emissions levies will be required to make green liquid hydrogen cost competitive with fossil aircraft fuel.

According to the analysis, sustainable hydrogen fuel will be more expensive in Europe.

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