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The first open source version of the Airline Behaviour Model (ABM) is now available. Find it here: ABM Open Source v1.0

On 2 February 2023, the ATSlab hosted a one-day workshop in Central London on how aviation can transition towards net-zero climate impacts. The event, which was co-organized with Norway’s leading climate science institute “Center for International Climate Research”...

Prof Andreas W. Schäfer spoke to MIT Technology Review on the prospects of using hydrogen as an aircraft fuel. Link to the published article: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/19/1067113/hydrogen-planes-test-flight/

Prof Andreas W. Schäfer spoke to the New York Times on the challenges of reducing aviation's climate impact. Link to the published article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/travel/airlines-climate-change-fuel.html

Applications are now open for a fully funded DTP PhD studentship in the ATSlab (deadline January 26th)! See here for more details. We're looking for someone to work on how the choices of different types of air passenger affect airline decarbonisation decisions and...

On 30 November 2022, Prof. Andreas W. Schäfer gave a seminar on "Managing the Transition to a Net Zero-Carbon Aviation System" as part of the WTW Aerospace Roundtable at Willis Towers Watson in London.

On 29 November, Prof. Andreas W. Schäfer gave a talk titled 'Total Energy Required – Kjoules per passenger Km for all modes and where will it come from?' at the Royal Aeronautical Society Conference 'A Bright Future or Fighting for Survival – Where will Aerospace be...

The final reports of the NAPKIN project are out now - see here. NAPKIN was a Future Flight Programme funded collaboration between a range of UK airports, manufacturers and universities, looking at the scope for small hydrogen aircraft to help the UK reach it's...

We have a new paper out today in Nature Climate Change in collaboration with MIT and Imperial College, looking at how we can move towards a net zero climate impact global aviation system by 2050, and the costs and emissions trajectories associated with such...

On 22 September, Prof. Andreas Schäfer gave a talk titled 'Challenges and Cost-effective Transition towards a net Zero-Carbon Aviation System' at the WTW Airport Conference from 21-23 September 2022 in Cascais, Portugal.

On 21 September, Prof. Andreas Schäfer gave a talk titled 'Towards Net Zero: Cost and Emissions Pathways to 2050' at the Royal Aeronautical Society Conference 'The Non-CO2 Climate Effects of Aviation' from 20-21 September 2022 in London.

Prof Andreas W. Schäfer spoke to MIT Technology Review on the challenges of electrifying air transportation. Link to the published article: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/17/1058013/electric-planes-taking-off-challenges/

The UCL ATSlab recently carried out a study looking at the market feasibility of UK domestic hydrogen aircraft operations as part of the NAPKIN project (led by Heathrow Airport, with Rolls Royce as a partner). This work, which demonstrated the conditions under which...

Dr. Lynnette Dray was interviewed by MIT Technology Review for a piece on aviation pathways towards net zero. For the published, article, see here.

Prof. Andreas W. Schäfer participated in the plenary session "Big Think Panel: Meeting the Net Zero Target – What Building Blocks to Reduced Emissions​?" at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 9-11 May 2022.

Prof Andreas W. Schäfer spoke with CNN on the challenges of increasing the supply of sustainable aviation fuels: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/saf-jet-fuel-green/index.html

Dr. Lynnette Dray gave a talk on global aircraft fleets, and how fleet-related policy can be used to address emissions, at the AirNeth seminar on aircraft fleets in the Hague on the 14th of April.

Prof. Andreas W. Schäfer gave a seminar on "The Opportunities and Risks in Transitioning to a Net Zero-Carbon Aviation System" as part of the WTW Emerging & Strategic Risk Series at Willis Towers Watson in London, on 15 March 2022.

Dr Lynnette Dray gave a seminar on aviation's path to net zero climate impact as part of the International Energy Agency's internal seminar series on the 9th of March.

The first advisory board meeting of the UK Research Council-funded "Towards Zero-Carbon Aviation (TOZCA)" project was held on Tuesday, 30 November, in London.  The advisory board consists of expert representatives from the entire value chain of the aviation industry,...