Source: The Interlake Spectator – interlaketoday.ca
By Twyla Siple
Dr. Barry E. Prentice announced that his proposal for the Electric Airship Transportation System has made it to the final round of the CanInfra Challenge.
He is asking people to cast their vote in favor of the People’s Choice Prize.
Voting got underway on May 14 and will run until through 12 am PT on May 23. One vote can be cast once per day.
The Short-List of Finalists is posted on the CanInfra website, along with a description of each project and its presentation. See details below,
Source: The Interlake Spectator – interlaketoday.ca
ELECTRIC AIRSHIP TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Source: Caninfra – caninfra.ca
- The proposal pitches the development of a cargo airship transport network that would do for the Canadian North what the railway did for Western Canada 140 years ago.
- The infrastructure required would be maintenance hangars and cargo landing platforms – the BASI airship is based on the successful designs of the 1930s, but made with modern engineering, certified aviation components and hydrogen-fuel cell propulsion.
- The ships could serve the 70% of Canada’s land mass that has no roads, operate year-round, carry large bulky loads (15-100+ tons) and cut the current costs of resupply by >50%. Hydrogen-fuel-cell powered airships can operate with zero carbon emissions.
Click here to see a slide presentation of the project
You can vote online at caninfra.ca/electric-airship-transportation-system, you just need to have a registered email address that can be verified by clicking their confirmation link . It takes less than a few minutes to submit your vote.
Source: Caninfra – caninfra.ca