Embraer Hosts First ‘Start-Up Day’ to Encourage Sustainability Ideas

A total of 16 companies pitched technologies through Embraer’s Energia Initiative.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 06:02 PM ET

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Energia is considering several energy sources, propulsion architectures, and airframe layouts that seek to reduce carbon emissions. [Courtesy: Embraer]

Key Takeaways:

Embraer's Energia initiative is exploring sustainable flight concepts to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050, actively seeking collaboration with startups on innovative technologies like electric propulsion and hydrogen solutions.
Embraer partnered with 4AIR to offer new business jet customers 25 complimentary carbon-neutral flight hours, enabling immediate emission offsetting and encouraging a long-term commitment to sustainability.

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Embraer plans to encourage positive solutions around climate change through its Energia sustainable flight initiative, which is designed to explore a range of sustainable concepts for carrying up to 50 passengers.

To do so, Energia is considering several energy sources, propulsion architectures, and airframe layouts that seek to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent starting in 2030, which is a critical step to being net carbon neutral by 2050.