# Booking your first zero-emissions flight

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2022-08-18
- Length: 40m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight

## Summary

Jayant Mukhopadhaya, a researcher at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), explains the viability of zero-emissions aviation, noting that battery electric aircraft are limited to short regional routes due to current energy density, requiring a doubling of battery capacity to reach viable ranges. He contrasts this with hydrogen technologies, where fuel cells serve smaller aircraft while liquid hydrogen combustion targets larger single-aisle planes, though both face significant infrastructure hurdles. The discussion highlights that electric aircraft offer superior energy efficiency but cannot replace long-haul flights, which will likely rely on sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

## Chapters

- [1:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=107) Introduction: Jayant Mukhopadhaya and ICCT
- [4:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=245) Electric Aircraft: Range, Battery Density, and Market Entry
- [17:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=1041) Hydrogen Propulsion: Fuel Cells vs. Combustion Trade-offs
- [24:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=1444) Hydrogen Storage, Space Constraints, and Airline Integration
- [29:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=1781) Hydrogen Infrastructure and Airport Terminal Investment
- [32:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-18-booking-your-first-zero-emissions-flight#t=1959) Decarbonization Strategy: Electrification, Hydrogen, and SAFs

## Topics

- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Alice (product)
- Hard Aerospace (company)
- Right Electric (company)
- Pipistrel Velis Electro (product)
- Airbus 0 E Program (product)
- Airbus (company)
- Boeing (company)
- ZeroAvia (company)
- Universal Hydrogen (company)
- Toyota Mirai (product)
- Energy Hub (company)
- Bloom Energy (company)

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