“World’s 1st Hydrogen-Run” Aircraft Engine Tested by EasyJet, Rolls-Royce

Sakshi Education

Airline EasyJet and Aircraft Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced that they have successfully tested a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine, which is described as the World’s First for aviation. They had set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen in a test carried out on land earlier this month.
The company tested a turboprop fan engine that is used a small regional flights aircraft.
Green hydrogen for the tests had been generated using tidal and wind energy from Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Rolls-Royce is eventually hoping to conduct a full-scale ground test of a Pearl 15 jet engine.
Britain’s Minister for Business and Energy, Grant Shapps has said that it is a true British success story, and it was a prime example of how they worked together to make aviation cleaner while driving jobs across the country.
Britain earlier this year identified the need for major investment to help unlock green hydrogen from water using renewable energy.
Blue hydrogen is far more available than its green hydrogen however it is opposed by environmentalists as it is produced from natural gas in a processing releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Download Sakshi Education Mobile APP