By: Barry E. Prentice, PhD, President, Buoyant Aircraft Systems International Introduction The transportation sector is responsible for approximately 25 percent of all Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Although strenuous efforts have been to reduce fuel consumption and GHG emission, other sectors of the economy find it easier than transport to reduce the use of carbon fuels, […]
About 70 percent Canada’s landmass lacks access to all-season road infrastructure. As a result, northern Canada must depend on transportation systems that are high-cost, unreliable, and with service levels that vary seasonally. The lack of low-cost, reliable freight transport service year-round imposes myriad negative impacts on the residents of these regions. For example, the cost […]
The 10th International Airship Convention and Exhibition will be an important gathering of airship experts, designers, operators, students and enthusiasts from around the world. In partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DGLR) the Airship Association will hold the 10th Biennial International Airship Convention & Exhibition in conjunction with Aero Friedrichshafen from 16th to […]
“NASA is considering issuing a challenge for developing stratospheric airships that can break records in terms of duration of flight at high altitudes. The agency has issued a request for information for this contemplated “20-20-20 Airship Challenge.” Submissions will be accepted until December 1.” By Elizabeth Landau/Preston Dyches Published by Jet Propulsion Laboratory on November […]
“On Oct. 19 NTCL told its clients in Cambridge Bay that the Nunakput, for which they’d been waiting since September, would not be able to deliver its cargo by barge to the community after all due to heavy ice conditions. Big orders of medical and cleaning supplies had to be moved by charter aircraft.” By […]
Solar Power First WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 11:00 AM BASI RESEARCH AIRDOCK – ST. ANDREWS AIRPORT, MB. “The airship is a green technology. It is the only potential means of cargo transport that can be economically powered by hydrogen gas and solar systems. BASI is committed to the development of a zero-carbon transport system to […]
“Hybrid Air Vehicles is constructing the Airlander 10 hybrid aircraft prototype that is scheduled to go into production later in 2015.” By Fred Petrie. Published by Skies on June 16th, 2014: Click here to read this article.
“David Harper, grand chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), knows first-hand how difficult it is to live in Manitoba’s far-flung reservations and remote communities. With nearly every commodity shipped or hauled up north through winter roads or flown in by an expensive network of air cargo services, the cost of a two-litre carton of […]
“The Aeroscraft uses a buoyancy system called COSH, for Control of Static Heaviness, which is inspired by submarine technology. The system eliminates the need for runways and ground crews. That could make this airship ideally suited for moving heavy cargo to remote locations. ” By Kalee Thompson. Published by Popular Mechanics, January 1st, 2014: Click […]
“After three-quarters of a century of neglect, only a few dozen airships remain in the world today. But if two companies succeed, that number will soon double, and airships will be hauling hundreds of tons of cargo from the Arctic to the Amazon.” By Tim Fernholz Published at Quartz, December 18th, 2013: Click here to […]
