Tag: hydrogen
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Airbus and Linde to cooperate on hydrogen infrastructure for airports
Airbus and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide. The agreement follows a cooperation agreement signed in Singapore in February and covers collaboration on global supply chains for hydrogen, from production to airport storage, including…
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Airbus and CFM announce hydrogen demonstration program ZEROe
Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, to collaborate on a hydrogen demonstration programme that will take flight around the middle of this decade. The programme’s objective is to ground and flight test a direct combustion engine fueled by hydrogen, in preparation for…
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easyJet partners with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions on development of zero-emission aircraft
We’ve covered the ongoing work by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions on Project Fresson a few days ago where they convert a Britten Normal BN-2 Islander for hydrogen electric flight. Now the company is doubling down on their efforts by announcing that they work with easyJet to support the development of its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system…
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Airbus and DLR intensify cooperation
Airbus and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are expanding their cooperation in research on climate protection in aviation. Under an agreement signed by Nicole Dreyer-Langlet, Airbus’ VP Research & Technology Representative, Germany, and Markus Fischer, DLR Divisional Board Member Aeronautics, future joint projects will focus, in particular, on emission…
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Project Fresson: Converting The BN-2 Islander For Hydrogen Electric Flight
There are multiple projects within the UK aviation landscape focusing on the transition to net zero emissions for commercial flight. Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) with Project FlyZero, the UK government with their Jet Zero Council and Project Fresson, a consortium led by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions which this article is all about. Project Fresson, named after…
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ZeroAvia Signs Memorandum of Understanding with De Havilland Canada to Develop Hydrogen-Electric Engine Program for Dash 8-400 Aircraft
ZeroAvia, the leading innovator in zero-emission aviation powertrains, and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a line-fit and retrofit program for De Havilland Canada’s aircraft models, using hydrogen-electric propulsion in both new and in-service aircraft. As part of…
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ZeroAvia Raises Further $35 Million for Zero-Emission Flight Technology, Taking Total Raised to $115 Million
New investors Alaska Airlines and United Airlines join existing investors Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity and Shell Ventures in the round. New raise will accelerate the development of ZeroAvia’s 2-5MW powertrain for larger aircraft. As the company moves closer to commercialization of its hydrogen-electric technology, ZeroAvia…
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ZeroAvia receives Dornier 228 aircraft for their hydrogen powered electric 19 seater
ZeroAvia Inc, the company developing hydrogen powered electrical solutions has received one of two recently announced purchase of Dornier 228 aircrafts. The team behind ZeroAvia aims to utilize the 19 seater commuter aircraft for developing their hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The Dornier 228-200 airframe comes with two turboprop engines which will be replaced with two…
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Airbus establishes Zero-Emission Development Centres in Germany and France
Airbus has decided to concentrate its efforts for metallic hydrogen tanks in a complementary setup by creating Zero-Emission Development Centres (ZEDC) at its sites in Bremen (Germany) and in Nantes (France). The goal of the ZEDC is to achieve cost-competitive cryogenic tank manufacturing to support the successful future market launch of ZEROe and to accelerate…