I am just setting out on writing a feature on the enviornemtns effect on the aviation industry in the future, after watching a debate on BBC from Davos where a GE spokesperson commented how GE is commited in making more enviornement friendly jet engine technology, it just struck me that this will play a major role in the coming years for the aviation business, specifically in Europe.
Although i have done no reserach yet, what do you all think about the course will the industry take when stricter enviornmental standards are enforced by governments and businesses itself.
The debate on BBC, prooved that technology is moving forward at a good pace to tap carbon emissions.
GE is sampling technology using “Carbon Captors”, small devises that run through the nozel of the engine collecting carbon and compressing it, then mixing it with chemicals and during the flight in several stages, releasing the compressed gas into the atmosphere as an “eco-friendly gas”.
Now, aviation itself sits on a privilage stool, atleast in the European Union countries, Exempted from ATF taxes (i think in UK as well), LOCO airlines today find it profitable to buy aircraft in large numbers and put them into operation to possibly connect every corner of the continent. And not only this, many other factors related to the industry contribute in pollution. One of the culprits, that usually goes untapped is fuel storage, that results in evaporation of volatile compounds, even when they are transported or stored in pipes. When an aircraft usually rests on the apron before a flight, the tail APU unit that generates the electricity for the aircraft generates carbon emissions in 5 minutes to an equivelent to emissions created by more than 100 cars.
The whole working of the airports, along side with flying of aircraft will HAVE to be worked out in the very near future, in order to curb the future problems in not only the enviornemnt, but in order to secure the future of the industry.
what is your take on all this?
By: steve rowell - 1st February 2007 at 04:59
I think that the rate technology evolves these days the engines are only heading in the right direction and will only get cleaner and more fuel efficient in the near future
I remember watching the Comet take off in the fifties spewing black smoke from it’s engines and thinking haven’t we come a long way since the piston engine
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January 29, 2007 at 6:00 am