As hydrogen-powered flight garners increased attention and investment, the aviation industry is coming to grips with a fundamental reality: it’s not just about designing hydrogen planes; it’s about creating an entire ecosystem to support them.
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Airbus executives are increasingly confident in their pursuit of bringing a hydrogen-powered aircraft to the market by the mid-2030s.
Universal Hydrogen announced a significant regulatory achievement, marking a pivotal step in the pursuit of emissions-free aviation and in demonstrating the safety of hydrogen as an aviation fuel.
Aerospace engineer Phil Ansell from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has illuminated the path to sustainable aviation using green hydrogen. His research, presented at AIAA Aviation 2023, reveals that for hydrogen to be a viable zero-emission solution for aviation, it hinges on a fully renewable electrical grid in the U.S. by 2035.
H2FLY, a Stuttgart-based company specializing in hydrogen-electric powertrain systems for aircraft, has achieved an aviation first: the world’s inaugural piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen.
A groundbreaking alliance of prominent companies within the UK aviation industry, including Rolls-Royce, easyJet, Airbus, Ørsted, GKN Aerospace, and Bristol Airport, has come together to establish the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) alliance.
ZeroAvia has joined forces with UAE-based renewable energy frontrunner, Masdar. The partnership marks a pivotal collaboration aimed at charting the course for hydrogen production and supply, laying the groundwork for a new era of clean flight operations.
The University of Sheffield is poised to become a trailblazer in the realm of green hydrogen production, standing out as a leading UK research center in this pivotal field. This accolade is a result of the institution’s acquisition of cutting-edge equipment, designed to support critical research endeavors aimed at decarbonizing the aviation industry.
GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace have embarked on a visionary journey, signing a monumental memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a cutting-edge liquid hydrogen fuel system that could reshape the landscape of aviation.
ZeroAvia has taken the aviation world by storm with the unveiling of a groundbreaking innovation: an advanced compressor designed exclusively for hydrogen fuel cell-based aviation propulsion systems, capable of delivering up to 900kW in power.
