Rolls-Royce, EasyJet fire up first hydrogen-fueled jet engine
An aviation first has been reached in the UK, with Rolls-Royce and easyJet saying they have conducted the"world's first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen."
"This is a true British success story, with the hydrogen being used to power the jet engine today produced using tidal and wind energy from the Orkney Islands of Scotland – and is a prime example of how we can work together to make aviation cleaner while driving jobs across the country," said UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps.
jet engine to cap the project. Eventually, the pair said they want to carry out test flights, but no timetable has been publicly set.for future-proofing efforts. The cash pool was thinned even further by dividing it up amongst 15 projects that would use it to retrofit facilities and train ground crew to handle both hydrogen and electric aircraft.
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