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Contrail Controller Series: Meet DLR – Proving Prevention is Possible
We are pleased to introduce you to our first contrail controller, the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt is a bit of a mouthful, so we'll stick to DLR. DLR is...
Contrail Controller Series: Meet SATAVIA – Forward-Thinking Flight Forecasts
Adam Durant, a volcanologist turned entrepreneur, founded SATAVIA in 2013 because he is passionate about ending aviation’s impact on the climate. He recognizes we must look beyond carbon emissions...
Google Offered $50k in Prize Money to Identify Contrails
(Note: The Competition is now closed) On May 10, 2023, Google Research hosted a coding competition to identify contrails. Competitors used geostationary satellite images from the  GOES-16 Advanced...
Google’s AI is Making Contrail Avoidance a Reality
Google Research has committed to using AI to build cost-effective and scalable ways to mitigate aviation’s climate impact. “Project Contrails" is a partnership with American Airlines to build the...
Breakthrough Energy Contrails Team
The contrails team at Breakthrough Energy, led by Marc Shapiro, created software to enable airlines to forecast where contrails may be most likely to form, and plan flight routes to avoid those...