Monday, December 05, 2022

Rolls-Royce fires up its first hydrogen jet engine, a new aviation milestone

Good news!

However, if the burning of hydrogen produces water vapor as exhaust how would hundreds if not thousands of daily flights affect the weather etc.?

"... The tests took place at an outdoor facility at the Ministry of Defence Boscombe Down military aircraft testing site in England, and involved a converted Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional aircraft engine. The exercise was carried out in partnership with air carrier easyJet, which has been making moves of its own when it comes to clean aviation. ...
more recently, a multi-million-dollar investment in Rolls-Royce’s hydrogen technology program. That program centers on the development of a hydrogen combustion engine, an aspiration shared by other aerospace giants like Airbus, which plans to use its ZEROe Demonstrator as a flying testbed for the technology. ..."

"Rolls-Royce and easyJet today [11/28/2022] confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen.
The ground test was conducted on an early concept demonstrator using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. It marks a major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon aviation fuel of the future and is a key proof point in the decarbonisation strategies of both Rolls-Royce and easyJet. ..."

Rolls-Royce fires up its first hydrogen jet engine




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