Forever Flight helps airports save money and reduce emissions, and is working to eliminate scope 1 and 2 aviation emissions.
According to the IPCC, aviation pollution is currently at its highest level of all time. With pollution expected to increase, Forever Flight and its distributed energy network provide solutions so airports can adopt cheap, clean technologies to reduce emissions now.
More regulation and engineering is required for true zero emission aviation, and Forever Flight is at the forefront of this revolution. With their process, they are working to not just reduce carbon emissions at the airport terminal, but entirely eliminate them from the system by partnering with electric and green hydrogen aeroplane companies.
Forever Flight develops the supply chains for hybrid electric, fully electric, and green hydrogen flight, and creates renewable energy hubs for resilient communities without needing to cut down any more trees. The team then provides waste management systems aimed towards our goal of rapidly eliminating scope 1 and 2 emissions from the worldwide aviation sector.
Forever Flight on the frontline of sustainable aviation
As the world leader in developing multi-modal transportation hubs, Forever Flight and its distributed energy network find unique sources of funding to save airports money and reduce emissions.
Forever Flight’s goal is to upgrade every airport in the world into a renewable energy hub. Airports can then charge electric ground service equipment, electric work trucks, heavy duty EV trucks, and electric aeroplanes, without having to worry about getting price-gouged by the utility.
Forever Flight is upgrading the Sun Ex Aviation facility in Jose Aponte Airport in Puerto Rico to be energy-independent and hurricane-resilient with the following hardware and software solutions:
Choir’s Maestro Software
Choir’s Maestro orchestrates energy efficiency with a software led, hardware supported, asset backed solution. It predicts energy demand two weeks in advance with 98% accuracy in order to hedge the need of renewables and standard energy assets. It then recommends advanced technology and materials resulting in an equitable green economy. The software can also provide dynamic tariffs for ongoing Energy Efficiency as a service.
With an API business model capable of adapting to client needs, Maestro provides an easy way for clients to benefit and integrate with other energy efficiency partners. Maestro augments Forever Flight and airport infrastructure, allowing for new tech and materials to be added at any size airport, resulting in controlled costs and a reduction in GHG emissions.
Fortress Power’s energy storage system
Fortress Power’s eSpire 280 Energy Storage System integrates with solar, genset, wind, micro-turbines, utility, or other distributed energy resources. This outdoor-rated, modular solution can easily expand up to 4.2 MWH capacity (Max. 15 units in parallel) to reduce electricity cost, prepare for resiliency, and maximise return on investment.
It is ideal for hurricane resilience because of its remote operation.
Volatus charging system
The Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions charging system with battery wall can maintain and deliver power to vital airport and neighbourhood systems. By affordably reusing batteries removed from commercial transportation use, Volatus is able to provide affordable, power-dense power storage solutions to the market.
Working together, these systems can help ensure that airports and airspaces stay open and operational during critical post-disaster times.
Flooid Power’s ‘Tomorrow’s Solar’
Flooid Power is building their ‘Tomorrow’s Solar’ solution. It converts solar thermal energy into electricity and makes renewable energy reliably, continuously, at utility- or microgrid scale, and anywhere on solid ground.
The Flooid Tower is a patented device for converting the sun’s heat into electricity at high volumes, producing almost five times the output of PV on a quarter of the land. Solar thermal energy is captured, concentrated, and converted into electricity continuously. Extra heat is stored efficiently and long-term in a Phase-Change Material, meaning Flooid Power stores heat from the summer and converts it into electricity during the winter – no batteries required. The Flooid Tower is an ideal renewable power source for airports because the thermal panels are ‘Low-Glint,’ meaning they’re designed to minimise reflections that can interfere with pilots’ vision.
PowerStack
Many parts of an airport’s critical infrastructure are outdoors, disconnected from the building and often mounted on a pole. These technologies, such as lighting, security, communications, and controls, all require a reliable and hardy frame and anchor. Enter PowerStack.
PowerStack USA is a Texas-based manufacturer of sleek, sturdy, and reliable solar and power storage poles. We help solve outdoor power availability for typically low wattage applications in both urban and remote areas where underground trenching or overhead wires for AC power are too expensive or undesirable.
Our solar columns are self-powered with integrated solar and battery technology, eliminating traditional shortcomings by introducing vertical solar, encased in a durable, damage resistant polymer and in a slender profile that minimises wind drag; tested in 155mph winds. Further, the hinge design and concrete-free foundation make for fast and safe installation and service and relocatability.
In addition, the durable, vertical, and integrated solar is in its ideal form for hurricane-prone sites. That means less downtime and fewer repair expenses.
Ampaire’s electric aircraft
Ampaire’s mission is to move the world faster towards a sustainable future by being the world’s most trusted developer of practical and compelling electric aircraft.
Ampaire’s vision is a sustainable future for aviation, with energy-optimised aircraft that make flying clean, quiet, safe, and affordable. Although we are developing all-electric trainer aircraft, in order to provide a valuable commercial product with current battery energy density, our commercial aircraft line is a plug-in hybrid.
We use technology, infrastructure, regulations, and existing markets with immediate utility for airlines. This includes installing aircraft-specific chargers with multi-modal outlet arrays to support our flight programs at airports worldwide.
Fordewind’s hurricane defence
Fordewind specialises in fortifying airports against hurricanes through our comprehensive solutions for airport IoT platforms, sensors, and devices. We are experts in developing EV charging systems with backend control and billing, integrating OBDII devices for vehicle safety, and implementing Smart Grid Energy Management Solutions.
We offer IoT software development services for airport owners to track savings over time. Our solutions include sophisticated billing mechanisms for transparent energy usage management and automated invoicing.
These technologies all clearly perform their own separate function to bring value to airports and aircraft. When combined, they will help make air navigation facilities and vehicles as safe, cost-efficient, clean, and sustainable as possible.
Our technologies will revolutionise the transition to sustainable aviation, and Forever Flight is committed to bringing this to reality.
Please note, this article will also appear in the 18th edition of our quarterly publication.
