Aerial Ascent: why flying cars fly
Aerial vehicles will do in the 2020s what electric vehicles did in the 2010s. They will go from a niche technology to a global mega-trend that no forecaster can ignore….
Aerial Vehicles: Which Ones Fly?
We have compiled a database of over 100 companies, which have already flown c40 aerial vehicles (aka “flying cars”) and the number should rise to c60 by 2021. $999.00 – Purchase Checkout…
Who’s Afraid of Aerial Vehicles?
This data-file tabulates consumer attitudes towards aerial vehicles, based on the best perception study we have seen in the technical literature. It summarises attitudes towards aerial vehicles in four countries,…
Aerial Vehicles Re-Shape Transportation Costs?
…using data from around the industry, on gasoline, electric, owned and taxi vehicles. Aerial vehicles could compete with taxis as early as 2025. By the 2030s, their costs can be…
Electric motors: state of flux?
…of drones/aerial vehicles. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Traditional AC induction motors are described on pages 2-6, outlining how they work, their efficiency, middling reliability and typically low power density….
Two Majors’ Secret Race for the Future of Offshore Wind?
…kick-off testing of this new floating offshore system with demonstrations in Norway later this year”. Previously, Shell also invested €6M in Kite Power Systems, another aerial wind concept. So we…
Good Batteries vs Bad Batteries?
…to the battery in an ‘aerial vehicle‘, as we recently reviewed in depth, with flying cars set to achieve the equivalent of 140mpg (chart below). Grid-scale batteries can also achieve…
Energy Technologies and Energy Transition
…Increase Fossil Fuel Demand? (Feb-2020, 13-pages) Drones & droids: deliver us from e-commerce (Oct-19, 20-pages) Scooter Wars: are smaller electric vehicles better? (July-2019, 13-pages) Aerial ascent: why flying cars will…
Carbon fiber: the miracle material?
…carbon fiber in the energy transition. Its importance for fuel-efficient cars, planes, aerial vehicles, wind turbines, hydrogen and construction materials are spelled out on pages 4-7. It is one of…
Reforestation in Estonia: six months in?
…video below is taken just over the ‘border’, in the plot next door (yes, Estonia is cold in the winter). The aerial photo below shows what was cut, and what…