Published by the VICE News on January 11th, 2016: “Barry Prentice has submitted a report to Transport Canada, the country’s transport ministry, urging the government to get behind the old technology as a way to alleviate northern Canada’s infrastructure problems. That means ironing out what he sees as regulatory impediments, and even investing tax dollars […]
Published by the Royal Aeronautical Society on January 15th, 2016: “Large global areas such as Alaska, the Canadian Arctic and Siberia have isolated northern areas lacking road or rail access. Other nations with infrastructure gaps include Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia where torrential rains wash out bridges and make roads impassable. Air transport […]
Published by The World of Science on March 5th, 2016: “The dream of floating up in gigantic airships has resurfaced. Now that aviation fuel is becoming increasingly expensive and emissions threaten climate has zeppelins once again become hot. Cheap, climate-smart and strong proponents want to see them in regular service across the globe. But can […]
By: Professor Barry E. Prentice and Yui-yip Lau Abstract The airplane carriage of international trade, based on complex supply chains and competition between hub-and-spoke transport operations, has developed steadily over the past 70 years into a mature industry. All this could be subject to disruption by aerospace technology advances that are leading to the development […]
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 […]
