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A Short Introduction to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF
SAF is a new type of aviation fuel that has been developed to serve as a clean substitute for jet fossil fuels. SAF is produced from sustainable resources such as waste oil that originates from animal or vegetable sources as well as agricultural residues or even from non-fossil-CO2 heavy-industry sources.
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Department of Energy Project to Develop Hydrogen Propulsion Technology
This story is copied from Pratt & Witney's Pressroom EAST HARTFORD, Conn., February 21, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology for commercial...
Airbus and CFM International to Pioneer Hydrogen Combustion Technology
This story copied from Airbus press, Feb 22, 2022 Photo Source: Airbus S.A.S. 2022, www.airbus.com Toulouse/Washington, 22 February 2022 – Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines,...
An Aircraft Technology Roadmap to 2050
Source: NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=494937 Aerodynamics - Part 1 In 2009, all stakeholders of the aviation industry committed to a set of ambitious climate action goals, namely: improving fuel efficiency by...
Canadian Researchers Looking to Make Aviation More Environmentally Sustainable
BY ELIZABETH HOWELL | FEB 03 2022 This news story has been copied from University Affairs (www.universityaffairs.ca) Photo by Daniel Eledut on Unsplash A small but growing number of Canadian researchers is exploring ways to reduce the aviation industry’s large carbon...
Spirit of Innovation Officially Breaks All-Electric Speed Record
The following story and content was taken from a Rolls-Royce Press Release of Jan 20, 2022 We are pleased to announce that our all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which...
The Future of Aviation Propulsion
Plane icon created by Freepik - Flaticon EnviroTREC, was formed to support the development and growth of the Glacier engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Providing more than ten years of successful icing certification testing for new engine models,...
A Great Light Show Along the 49th Parallel
The week of Oct 10th, 2021, provided many Canadians and US residents with an extraordinarily light show. People in many Canadian cities such as Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as US residents of Seattle, New York, and parts in between, were able to see...
Rolls-Royce Recognition of StandardAero
StandardAero Recognized by Rolls-Royce for the 2021 “Trusted to Deliver Excellence” Award during annual FIRST Network Recognition Event 12th Consecutive Year of Winning an Award for M250 Helicopter Engine MRO Excellence SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – March 29, 2021 –...
EnviroTREC has a new Executive Director
After over 10 years as the Executive Director of EnviroTREC, David Simpson is retiring effective July 8th, 2021. David wishes to thank all those in the Manitoba aerospace community that have been instrumental in the progress achieved by EnviroTREC. Kim Olson...