Embraer has sharpened the early focus for its Energia future aircraft program to a hybrid-electric concept and a hydrogen fuel-cell platform in its contribution to the industry’s effort to reach carbon-neutral operation by 2050. The decision announced this week follows more extensive consultation by the Brazilian airframer with an advisory group of airlines over the past year or so to set priorities among some 20 aircraft concepts, four of which—including direct hydrogen combustion and a fully electric option—account for the main pillars of the Energia concept.
Now completing the first phase of its program, Embraer will first tackle a high-performance application carrying 19 passenger seats and flying 200 nm. A 30-seater would come next and bring better operating economics. Plans call for the hybrid-electric option to reach “technology readiness” in the early 2030s and the hydrogen fuel cell-powered application by 2035.
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