Hydrogen-powered engines for passenger jets are to be mass produced at a factory in Britain under plans developed by an Anglo-US start-up.
ZeroAvia is aiming to secure a site to build the engines for regional aircraft by the end of the year, and hopes to have engines ready to ship to customers in 2024.
Potential locations include the south west of England and south Wales, which have established aviation centres, such as Bristol, where Rolls-Royce and Airbus have sites.
The company is one of a handful close to releasing a product capable of flying medium-sized aircraft with no carbon emissions this decade.
Its engines use hydrogen fuel cells to burn the gas and produce an electric current, which is then used to power propellers to drive the aircraft.
If the hydrogen is made using green energy, no carbon is released. ZeroAvia intends to fit the engines to existing…
Hydrogen-powered jet engines to be mass produced at British factory
