What is it about?
This paper derives estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a small electric air taxi aircraft service, using metrics of energy intensity, and the GHG intensity of electricity sources. On demand GHG emissions are then compared per-passenger to airline class transport.
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At-altitude GHG emissions are thought to be potentially more polluting than on-ground equivalent emissions. Electrification of power of aircraft is one way to reduce this GHG impact. Small aircraft provide a starting point at current technologies. This paper lays an analytical framework for measuring progress in reducing air trip GHG.
Perspectives
At-altitude GHG emissions are thought to be potentially more polluting than on-ground equivalent emissions. Electrification of power of aircraft is one way to reduce this GHG impact. This paper offers a step-by-step calculation of GHG impacts of small electric aircraft. Currently the ability of electric aircraft to reduce GHG emissions per trip are constrained by the mix of fuel burned in electricity generation plants.
Virginia L Stouffer
LMI
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This page is a summary of: Greenhouse Gas Impacts of On-Demand Electric Aircraft, June 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2015-2388.
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