A surge in defense spending, partnerships in hydrogen propulsion and new combat aircraft agreements, many backed by ...

The partnership combines Airbus' hydrogen aviation expertise with MTU's engine technology for both commercial and military ...

The partnership follows Airbus' decision to focus its research effort on a fully electric, hydrogen-powered aircraft with a ...

UK firm Intelligent Energy lands £17M in ATI funding to bring its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell system to market via ...

The stacks would use liquid hydrogen as the fuel source. A schematic of the propulsion system. Airbus The aircraft’s four propellers each have a fuel-cell stack powering an electric motor.

In 2023, Airbus successfully demonstrated a 1.2 MW hydrogen propulsion system, and in 2024, end-to-end testing of an integrated fuel cell stack, electric motors, gearboxes, inverters and heat ...

hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water as a byproduct. This approach aligns with Airbus’ goal of achieving true ...

The design also includes two liquid hydrogen tanks that will supply the four fuel cell systems. This is the basic concept at the heart of the ZEROe project, and Airbus will continue to tweak and ...

Airbus’ programme to develop clean aviation is designated ZEROe. The group also presented some of the technologies that would allow the introduction of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered fully ...

The aerospace giant also said it plans to begin integrated ground testing of a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system as soon as 2027. The next-generation aircraft aims to improve on Airbus ...

Airbus has delayed the service-entry target for a hydrogen-powered aircraft ... of a plan to flight-test the fuel cell powertrain installed on the company’s A380 flying testbed.

Airbus on Friday said the hydrogen aircraft was “expected ... and planned to shut down plans to test hydrogen fuel cell engines on a modified A380 superjumbo. Guillaume Faury, Airbus chief ...