Company Successfully Tests World's First Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engine

The test used a converted Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional aircraft engine to carry out the tests at an outdoor facility at MoD Bosombe Down in the UK.

Flights are one of the most carbon-intensive forms of travel, and airline emissions have a big impact on the planet. Thereported the Réseau Action Climate Association found that as of February 2022, aviation is responsible for five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Since these numbers don’t account for plane stopovers, emissions, in reality, may be far higher, reaching upwards of 15 percent of global emissions.ing to reduce emissions by working to develop planes that use alternative fuels, like hydrogen, for air travel. Hydrogen’s appeal is in its ability to produce water vapor rather than carbon dioxide, making Rolls-Royce and easyJet’s experiment significant.

Hydrogen is far from being a silver bullet, however. The fuel is, currently, prohibitively expensive and is in short supply. Hydrogen is also difficult to store, according to the

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