# Hydrogen Commercial Airplanes The Innovative Edas Airbus Passenger Airliners to Take Flight By Holger Mohr | Published 2011-02-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbus-hydrogen-eco-airliners References: [focus.de](http://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unternehmen/luftfahrt/luftfahrt-eads-arbeitet-an-wasserstoff-air) & [handelsblatt](http://www.handelsblatt.com/technologie/forschung/testflug-2014-eads-plant-wasserstoff-airbus) The European air travel company Edas announced that it will produce the first hydrogen airbus, a passenger airliner that will use alternative energy in response to the oil shortage. Edas will work with scientists from the [University of Glasgow](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mclaren-and-central-saint-martins) to create the [new fuel storage system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-hydrogen-storage) for this project. Edas is planning its first test flight of the [hydrogen-powered airbus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrogen-cartridges) in 2014. As the pressure from waning oil resources increases, we expect to see many more of these futuristic plane concepts take shape faster than expected. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Hydrogen-powered Airplanes:** The emergence of hydrogen-powered airplanes presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the aviation industry. - **Alternative Energy in Air Travel:** The use of alternative energy sources like hydrogen in commercial airplanes opens up new possibilities for disruptive innovation in the transportation sector. - **Fuel Storage Technology:** Developing new fuel storage systems for hydrogen-powered airplanes creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the aerospace industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Aviation:** The aviation industry can leverage hydrogen-powered airplanes to revolutionize air travel and reduce carbon emissions. - **Transportation:** The transportation industry has the potential for disruptive innovation by adopting alternative energy sources like hydrogen in commercial airplanes. - **Aerospace:** Advancements in fuel storage technology for hydrogen-powered airplanes can drive disruptive innovation in the aerospace industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Decarbonizing Demonstrator Aircraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/demonstrator-aircraft.md) - [Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rollsroyce-ae-2100.md) - [Sustainable Air Travel Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airspace-cabin-vision-2035-concept.md) - [Emissions-Free eVTOL Aircraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emissionsfree-evtol-aircraft.md) - [Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrogenpowered-commercial-drone.md) - [Hydrogen-Powered Hypersonic Airplanes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sky-magnetar.md) - [All-Electric Passenger Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joby-aviation-inc.md) - [Renewable Energy Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-aircraft.md) - [Air Taxi Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-taxi.md)