Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
Free and open to all
Overview
There is a strong drive to find more environmentally friendly
solutions in the transport industry at the moment. Electric systems
have a great environmental potential in terms of reducing
emissions. Only a few years ago the idea of
carrying commercial passengers on working routes such as London to
Paris on an all-electrically powered aircraft would have been
considered an impossibility: Yet we can now see the rapid progress of
electric aircraft propulsion systems that is starting to make this a
reality.
Professor Andreas Schafer from UCL is a key player in the EPSRC-funded
work that has been underway in UK research institutions in recent
years. A great opportunity to find out more about the evolution of
enabling technologies and the potential paths forward. Join this free
lecture to find out more about how electric systems can affect the
future of commercial air transport.
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Day 1
18:00 - Day 1 Programme
18.00 Registration
18.30 AGM begins
19.00 Lecture begins
19.40 Q&A
20.00 Evening close
Andreas Schäfer : Professor of Energy and Transport, UCL Energy Institute, University College London
Andreas W. Schäfer is a Professor of Energy and Transport at the UCL Energy Institute, University College London, where he also directs the Air Transportation Systems Laboratory (www.ATSLab.org). His advisory roles include the Aerospace Technology Institute, the UK Airports Commission, and the World Economic Forum. Prior to joining the UCL Energy Institute, he held appointments at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Cambridge, and Stanford University. Andreas holds a MSc in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Energy Economics, both from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He is lead-author of “Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World”, MIT Press (June 2009).
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