International Conference On Electric Airships - Decarbonizing Aviation
10033Flexible thin-film solar cells, highly efficient power electronics, and lightweight batteries enable the construction of a new generation of airships. This includes drones, high altitude airships, and airships for cargo and passenger transport. In particular, airships can be used in the future for:
- transport to remote areas
- sustainable cargo transport
- transport of heavy loads
- sustainable passenger transport
- monitoring and surveillance of e.g. pipelines, high power transmission lines
- provision of telecom and internet connections
- tourism transport, recreation, and sightseeing
- humanitarian aid, disaster relief


The conference covers technical aspects as well as applications and environmental aspects.
Conference Topics:
- Construction and design of airships
- Construction of low and high altitude drones
- Sustainable aviation by airships
- Power electronics and batteries for airships
- Solar energy for airships
- Application of airships
- Usage of hydrogen as energy source and lifting gas
- Certification, regulation and integration in existing aerospace
- Infrastructure, ground handling of airships
Program Overview
Sept. 27th | Sept. 28th | Sept. 29th | Sept. 30th | |
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | - Registration Location: Energie Campus Nürnberg | - Registration Location: Energie Campus Nürnberg | ||
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | - Conference, Lunch - Poster Session Location: Energie Campus Nürnberg | - Conference, Discussions with lunch, coffee breaks, snacks Location: Energie Campus Nürnberg | - Sightseeing of Nuremberg | |
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | - Registration and Casual Welcome Meeting Location: Hotel Bruderherz | - Reception Location: Old Town Hall of Nuremberg | - Conference Dinner Location: Restaurant Heilig-Geist-Spital | |
Price Overview
Regular Ticket | Early Registration 250 Euro / Late Registration 320 Euro |
Student Ticket | Early Registration 50 Euro / Late Registration 60 Euro |
Conference Dinner (Friday) | 50 Euro |
Sightseeing (Saturday) | 30 Euro |
Total Package (inkludes ticket, conference dinner and sightseeing) | 320 Euro |
Timeline Abstract submission:
- May 1st to July 9th, 2023
- Please submitt your abstract by Email to christoph.pflaum@fau.de.
- Decisions of the program committee will be published on July 15th, 2023.
Timeline Registration:
- Early registration: May 1st to July 31st, 2023
- End late registration: September 1st, 2023
Contact Information
Prof. Dr. Christoph Pflaum
Department of Computer Science
Professorship for Computer Science (Numerical Simulation using Highest-Performance Computers)
Phone number: +49 9131 85-28692
E-Mail: christoph.pflaum@fau.de
Interested in more events related to airship developments?
Don´t miss the following webinar:
Airships to the Arctic on May 31st 2023