This ‘world-first’ hydrogen-powered passenger maiden flight was carried out on Thursday, September 24th, as reported by CNBC. A smaller, four-passenger hydrogen test flight had happened in 2016, by German Engineers. However, the flight carried out on Thursday demonstrates a significant improvement as the aircraft was much larger, resembling a commercial plane. Hydrogen airplanes are becoming more popular in the industry and evolving quickly, as several companies have shared goals for hydrogen flights.
Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly cheaper than fossil fuels. As suggested by Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, “an important turning point in the energy transition“ has been reached.
What are the implications of this for democratic energy development? And how will the link between concentrated energy and political power change? Read the report here.