Research has revealed that a new sustainable aviation system in the Highland and Islands could create up to 2,500 jobs and improve mobility around the region.
The Scottish Government-sponsored project aims to bring together UK aerospace heavyweights in a bid to tackle transport challenges.
Project Eilean, part of the government’s drive to become net zero by 2045, saw independent digital engineering research company, the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), collaborate with Rolls-Royce, Loganair, the University of Strathclyde and Scottish Enterprise.
A team of digital engineering experts from CFMS researched the viability of a low emissions aircraft, capable of short haul operations across Scotland’s furthest-flung regions.
Digital analysis assessed alternative fuel sources, including electric battery, hydrogen electric, and hybrid fuel (diesel and electric).
“Enhancing connectivity links is vital for communities cut off from other modes of transport and, through digital engineering, we have identified potential routes that not only optimise sustainability but have the potential to create thousands of jobs; a truly economic proposition for Scotland.”
https://www.insider.co.uk/news/sustainable-aviation-highlands-islands-could-26647505
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