A company is testing an aircraft engine that emits no CO2, and says it will be commercially available in 2025.
Business and Environment Correspondent, BBC West
ZeroAvia is working on the Dornier 228, a conventional 19-seater plane that has two propellers, usually powered by kerosene. They use a chemical process called "reverse hydrolysis" which combines hydrogen with oxygen and creates heat, water vapour and, crucially, electricity.But what matters is where you get your hydrogen.At Bath University, Prof Tim Mays has been studying hydrogen for thirty years. He runs the UK Hydrogen Research Hub which has just beenHe explained: "At the moment people make it by treating natural gas with steam, which is about as unsustainable as it gets.
The aviation industry needs to build an entirely new infrastructure. Hydrogen production centres, a network to get the fuel to airports, storage at airports, the lot. And hydrogen is very different from conventional kerosene.
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