Zero Petroleum to provide fossil-free fuel for Dronamics cargo drone
Zero Petroleum will supply its fossil-free fuel to the world’s first licensed drone cargo airline, Dronamics, for testing with a view to commercial use in its long-range cargo drone.
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Zero Petroleum will supply its fossil-free fuel to the world’s first licensed drone cargo airline, Dronamics, for testing with a view to commercial use in its long-range cargo drone.
The partnership aims to support the creation of Dronamics’ sustainable same-day delivery service for items such as e-commerce goods, perishable food, manufacturing parts and medical supplies.
Zero Petroleum’s Zero SynAvGas fuel will be used in Dronamics’ ‘Black Swan’ drone to enable the company to deliver a carbon neutral operation.
The drone, which can carry a 350 kg payload over distances of up to 2,500 km, is powered by a ROTAX propeller engine provided by CFS Aeroproducts.
European drone airline license
Dronamics recently became the first drone cargo company in the world to obtain a European drone airline license and is currently working with a consortium in the UK to build out a medical supply drone network for NHS Scotland.
Svilen Rangelov, co-founder and CEO of Dronamics said: “Sustainability is a vital part of our plans and as the first drone cargo airline in the world we are delighted to have secured an agreement for Zero Petroleum to supply their fuel for Dronamics’ future drone network.
“Not only is the fuel entirely sustainable and fossil-free, the modular manufacturing process has a small footprint so it fits perfectly into our future droneport plans, potentially enabling the fuel to be produced on site.
“We are very excited to work with the team at Zero Petroleum as we move towards commercial operations in the coming year.”
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