ZeroAvia Advancing Green Propulsion Technology With Major Aircraft Companies
By Mary Smith
ZeroAvia continues to advance hydrogen-electric options for airlines. Recently, the company announced five new partnerships with plans to have planes in the air by 2024.
ZeroAvia Partners With Major Air Players for Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Engine Conversions
- ASL Aviation Holdings – Freight and passenger flights in Europe, Asia, and Africa
- Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd – Goals for passenger Dornier 228 19-seat planes to fly within 500 miles; India military
- Rose Cay – Conversion for lease with a conditional purchase order for 250 engines deliverable by 2024
- Alaska Air Group – Partnership to develop hydrogen-electric power for a 76-seat De Havilland DHC-8-400 plane
- Mitsubishi – Partnership with Mitsubishi’s MHIRJ Aviation to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion for aircraftMHIRJ Aviation is the world’s most extensive CRJ series aircraft repair and overhaul company
ZeroAvia – The Focus on Zero-Emission Air Transport
Founded in 2017 by Valery Miftakhov, ZA has developed a way to utilize hydrogen-electric propulsion in aircraft. The benefits are:
- Less noise
- Zero emissions
- A green competitor to traditional fossil fuel aircraft engines
In 2021, ZeroAvia continued to lead the green energy advancement of air transport from cargo to people. Its advancements in green propulsion technology were demonstrated in the US in 1919 by completing flight tests on a Piper Matrix aircraft and in 2020 in the U.K. They now have over 35 test flights under their belt and the full backing of the U.K. government.
ZeroAvia also moved forward with plans to continue the HyFlyer development after the successful ground testing and with support from the U.K. government. That process moves the company into the 10 to 20 passenger arena.
Zero-Emission Power for Aircraft
The hydrogen-electric power train is not an engine replacement, but a retrofit that converts existing fossil fuel engines into hydrogen-electric propulsion suitable for aircraft with propellers.
That fact is a game-changer because it does not require the building of new aircraft. The retrofit options lower the cost associated with finding sustainable fuels and technology for aircraft.
ZeroAvia’s success is drawing attention from big players.
ASL Aviation Holdings and ZeroAvia
The deal sets the stage for ASL Aviation Holdings to begin creating zero-emission planes, potentially as early as 2026. However, the ZA team faces a challenging goal to retrofit a retired ATR72 plane from ASL between now and then.
After fitting the electric motor and hydrogen fuel cell to the ATR72 and demonstrating the effectiveness of the technology, ASL will begin to retrofit more planes. The potential for ZA includes ongoing sales of zero-emission retrofit kits to ASL. For ASL, the move to zero-emission planes is a big jump in the right direction. Finally, the company will not have to wait for new planes.
The pairing offers a vital link between reducing greenhouse gases and the logistics of transporting cargo.
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with ASL Aviation Holdings in developing …read more
Source:: Social Media Explorer
