Lift off at European Level for Strategic Co-operation on Lighter than Air Technology
September 24th, 2018: Seeing the commercial success of other aviation drones over the last couple of years, there has been a renewed push in Europe to further develop new Lighter than Air (LTA) technology. On Monday the September 24, a first kick-off meeting was held for the European Platform for strategic co-operation of LTA initiatives, facilitated by amongst other DG RTD of the European Commission. Some of the current key developers in Europe contributed to this meeting, notably: Flying Whales, an initiative for cargo transport; Flywin, another initiative for cargo transport, but unmanned and devised to fly over oceans and seas; Hybrid-Airplane, an initiative for High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS), among other fields; and Voliris, an initiative for supplying provisions to communities in arid and challenging to reach areas. Representing the European Commission, there was DG RTD, along with DG GROW and DG MOVE, as well as the European Agency…
Aquatic Drone and Maritime Robotic Technology presented to European Stakeholders
May 16, 2018: Just prior to the Blue Investment Seminar of DG Mare, a workshop was organised with participation of European Environmental Stakeholders and JPI Ocean to introduce these stakeholders to aquatic robotic and drone technology that in a cost-efficient way can monitor (INDYMO, Aquatic Drones) and even remove plastics from marine environments (RanMarine). A site visit will be soon organised as a follow-up for the European Environmental Drone Co-operation. For more info, contact us on info@imieu.eu
The Urban Sky Initiative is Taking Off
On March 15th the first 2018 meeting of the Urban Sky project took place on the premises of one of the key partners, Antwerp Airport. The meeting in Antwerp was attended by partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Present were also Rotterdam and Ostend Airports, the City of Ostend, Innovation Quarters (the innovation fund of the Province of South Holland/Netherlands as well as Portsmouth University (Mathematics and Urban Transport) and the Smart City Unit from the Antwerp Management School. The Urban Sky platform and project, initiated in 2017 by IMIEU, has the purpose: “Connecting Airports and Metropolitan areas in an innovative, decarbonized and passenger centric way”. Urban Sky will change the role of regional airports, also while looking at future of urban elecromobility in 7 years. Renewable Power Generation and/or storage at the airport is one of the focus areas of the initiative as well as, implementing…
H-Aero Zero launch in Belgium
The new way of flying! Quiet, electric, hybrid (lighter than air-lta), launch of H-Aero in Belgium. IMIEU was on site to witness the exciting abilities of the drone. The drone H-Aero Zero is ready for indoor use at many types of events, and can deliver many different services. Soon, H-Aero will deliver more drones for more uses. For more info about the H-Aero Zero, visit hybrid-airplane.com #sustainableaviation #innovation #gentleflight #noisefree #emissionfree #lighterthanair [envira-gallery id=”2356″]