"Sustainable Aviation" is the theme now . After other Aerospace majors showed their intentions and startups towards the usage of clean and green energy , Embraer has taken it's turn to form the 'Energia team' !
In the search of solutions on the sustainable propulsion technologies and infrastructure, Embraer has asked the world for answers . Many from France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States have responded to the Energia initiative via first start up day.
So, on the First start up day, Pending selection , Embraer allowed 16 organisations from around the world to showcase their technologies to the Embraer’s Energia team.
Based on their experties , each organisation focussed on four critical areas :
- Electric and hybrid-electric powertrain;
- Fuel cells;
- Hydrogen storage; and
- Battery technology.
In a few months time, Energia team will explore these opportunities and aims to make the first down selection in Q3 2022.
Next round of Start-Up Days will focus on areas of interest such as sustainable cabin design, connectivity, ground handling, clean energy generation and more.
"Carlos Ilario, Head of Zero Emissions Innovation at Embraer, said, “To meet the climate challenge it is essential to encourage every innovation path, not just rely on traditional players."
"Embraer has a natural affinity with nimble innovators, and we believe the growing eco-system of small, tech-savvy start-ups have a huge contribution to make – if given the opportunity."
"We do not underestimate the scale of the challenge. Some of the technologies aviation needs are yet to be discovered. So, it is essential to harness all the world’s available talent to find answers that work, are affordable, and practical in the real world”.
“It is pleasing to have attracted so many exciting organisations from around the globe, including France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States to our Energia initiative,” said Arjan Meijer, President and CEO Embraer Commercial Aviation."
“The quality of the interactions and the potential capabilities of the technologies presented, produced a number of interesting moments that really excited our engineers.”
