Are hydrogen planes the future? Behind one man’s mission to change the way we fly
Bertrand Piccard will attempt to fly non-stop around the world in a hydrogen-powered aircraft. But his bigger goal is to help the climate by convincing commercial planes to use hydrogen fuel. CNBC’s Tom Chitty and Arjun Kharpal talk to the Swiss explorer.
00:00 - Introduction
03:30 - Stat of the week
04:00 - What is the aim of the Climate Impulse Project?
05:21 - Why hydrogen?
07:44 - Inspiring clean flying
08:44 - What does it take to build a hydrogen plane?
11:33 - How important is international collaboration
13:42 - How do you transform hydrogen into fuel?
15:39 - Temperature of hydrogen
16:25 - Challenges of storing hydrogen on plane
17:19 - How safe is a hydrogen plane?
18:54 - Solutions to cost of renewable hydrogen
21:10 - Is hydrogen a viable alternative for cars?
23:06: Q&A about the flight - how do you go to the loo?
25:36- Stat of the week reveal
00:00 - Introduction
03:30 - Stat of the week
04:00 - What is the aim of the Climate Impulse Project?
05:21 - Why hydrogen?
07:44 - Inspiring clean flying
08:44 - What does it take to build a hydrogen plane?
11:33 - How important is international collaboration
13:42 - How do you transform hydrogen into fuel?
15:39 - Temperature of hydrogen
16:25 - Challenges of storing hydrogen on plane
17:19 - How safe is a hydrogen plane?
18:54 - Solutions to cost of renewable hydrogen
21:10 - Is hydrogen a viable alternative for cars?
23:06: Q&A about the flight - how do you go to the loo?
25:36- Stat of the week reveal
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