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Icelandair Announces Carbon-Free Flights by 2030

The airline will operate only emissions-free aircraft for its domestic routes. Some of these flights could start as early as 2026.

byAlessandro du Besse' - Tech Editor
November 2, 2022
in Business, Society, Tech
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Icelandair, the flag carrier airline of Iceland, announced this week that is planning only carbon-free domestic flights by 2030. To accomplish that, the airline will use only electric or hydrogen-powered planes. This decision puts Icelandair at the forefront of sustainable aviation, considering that other airlines are only aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

To reach this ambitious goal, the airline has signed two letters of intent with two startups working to deliver emission-free aircraft. Heart Aerospace will deliver to Icelandair its electric 30-seater regional aircraft. Universal Hydrogen will convert Icelandair’s Dash 8-200 planes to hydrogen power.

In the picture: Rendering of Heart Aerospace plane. Photo Credit: Heart Aerospace.

As we have seen before, the Heart Aerospace plane has a range of 125 miles (200 kilometers) in fully electric mode. The range could also be extended to 250 miles (400 km) thanks to its hybrid range extender.

Universal Hydrogen is a startup based in Los Angeles that will convert Icelandair turboprop planes to hydrogen power. This is quite an ambitious plan that could see the first flights operating as early as 2026.


RELATED ARTICLES: Air Canada Orders 30 Electric Planes from Heart Aerospace | UK Airlines Miss All But One Climate Goal | Fit for 55: EU Approves Greener Aviation Fuels | Cemvita Factory, Developing A New Sustainable Fuel For Aviation | Hydroplane: Using Hydrogen For More Sustainable Flights | SAF – Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Make Flying Greener Soon |

Iceland is at the forefront of climate action. The country started its transition to clean energy back in 1960. As of today, 85% of Iceland’s energy derives from renewable energy sources. When it comes to infrastructures to charge the electric planes this could be an advantage.

In the picture: Icelandair planes. Photo Credit: Icelandair.

By using only clean energy to charge electric planes the goal of truly zero-emissions flights could be achieved. Another advantage for Icelandair in its ambitious plan is the country’s size. Currently, Icelandair’s longest flight is just one hour long. Electric and hydrogen planes range will not cause any anxiety here.

While the majority of aviation emissions derive from long-haul flights, domestic flight emissions should not be underestimated. The path to make this sector NetZero has to start somewhere and Icelandair is going in the right direction with its plan. 


Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed here by Impakter.com columnists are their own, not those of Impakter.com –In the Featured Photo: The Iconic northern lights livery on this Icelandair 757. Photo credit: Icelandair.

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Alessandro is the General Manager of ImpakterUP and the Tech Editor of Impakter. He joined Impakter in 2016 after working in the field of privacy law. Alessandro is a Law (Italy) and Political Science graduate (USA) and has always been interested in tech solutions that could help the environment.

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