Airbus is accelerating work on the event of a hydrogen-powered gasoline cell engine as a part of its research right into a zero-emission plane scheduled for service entry by 2035. The European aerospace group firm revealed its plans throughout a Sustainability Summit held in Toulouse, France, on November 30.
As a part of its wider preparations for hydrogen-powered air transport, Airbus introduced a partnership with area group Ariane to construct a liquid hydrogen refueling system in Toulouse by 2025. Through the summit, it additionally reported that it’s working with inexperienced hydrogen specialist HyPort to have a hydrogen manufacturing, storage, and distribution facility in operation at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 2023.
Airbus stated it’s going to begin floor and flight testing the proposed gasoline cell engine structure onboard its ZeroE hydrogen-powered demonstrator aircraft in direction of the center of this decade….