The Airship Z-Prize

The Z-Prize for the successful development and flight race of a Zero (or low) Emission Transport Airship (ZETA) is now under development guided initially by Ron Hochstetler, Barry Prentice and Jeff Ashcroft.

First step will be the development of very specific criteria for the significant cash award to the winning team based on rate of emissions, flight speed, transport capacity and cargo transfer capability.

All countries around the world will ultimately introduce some form of cap and trade or carbon tax with transportation being the largest contributor, therefore it is imperative that alternative transport modes with zero or low emissions are found and commercialized.

Based on the historical success of airships travelling many thousands of miles in the 20th century, combined with new advances in materials and other flight technologies, makes airships a viable alternative and the Z-Prize is intended to drive the development of this industry forward.