Propulsion-hydrogen

Hydrogen-electric VTOL bizjet; AeroHT flies tiltwing eVTOL; hydrogen-testbed Bonanza; carbon-neutral single-aisle.

Australian startup Stralis Aircraft plans to retrofit a Beechcraft Bonanza with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, aiming for first flight in 2024.

Aresia, a French supplier of metallic components, is working on the production of liquid hydrogen tanks for future commercial aircraft.

Rolls-Royce has begun tests of aerospace-rated pumps able to handle hydrogen in its cryogenic liquid state as it aims for future zero-emissions flight.

Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has revealed its concept for a hydrogen-electric ducted-fan business aircraft.

Airbus’ plan for an ultra-efficient successor to the A320 has received a funding commitment from Paris for €300 million ($330 million) per year, from 2024-27.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplies remain chronically short, but initiatives to change that are growing.

Ecojet has selected ZeroAvia’s ZA600 and ZA2000 hydrogen-electric powertrains to power its future fleet, ahead of the startup’s planned launch in 2024.

The bank joins Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Bank as co-leads in the funding round.

The award by the innovation arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory supports testing of the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System and a hydrogen fuel cell.

The modified Arcus-J glider made its initial self-propelled takeoff from Minden, Nevada—home of the Perlan 2 stratospheric glider project team—on Nov 8.

Japan Airlines is working with startups H2Fly, Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia to explore the retrofit of its regional aircraft with zero-emission powertrains.

Propulsion and thermal management developer Reaction Engines and hydrogen fuel-cell system developer Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have built on their existing ties.

Automating autorotation; hydrogen-electric eVTOL; Rotor’s autonomous Robinson; and Airbus eyes high-temperature fuel cells.

German startup Odonata has revealed plans to develop a hydrogen-powered long-range hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Engineering services provider AeroTEC is building expertise to maintain tomorrow’s hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has demonstrated loading and unloading of its liquid hydrogen modules on an ATR 72 test aircraft at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.

Hydrogen from sunlight; Off-road hybrid carries eVTOL; Subaru’s air mobility concept; Charging electric airport vehicles.

Deployment of the mobile battery charger will also kick-start UH2’s hydrogen delivery services using its modular capsule technology.

There’s no disguising the fact that business aviation is among the most challenging industry sector when it comes to sustainability.

Commercial, military and advanced sustainability propulsion technology programs underpin ITP Aero growth plans following Rolls-Royce spin-off.

The letter of intent for a “substantial” number of propulsion systems for delivery from 2026 is part of a memorandum of understanding.

New flight-test phase will expand flight envelope with bigger turbo-compressor and later include liquid hydrogen fuel storage modules.

Project Heart is funded by the UK Research and Innovation agency under the third phase of the Future Flight Challenge.

Haili Liu lives in Richmond, Virginia, but established Hydrogen Craft Ltd. in his native China in 2017.