News archive: ZeroAvia | Airframer

17 July

ReleaseZeroAvia and Safran forge partnership on hydrogen-electric technologies

8 July

ReleaseZeroAvia and Marshall Aerospace announce strategic collaboration to explore hydrogen-electric capability for defence platforms

2 April

ReleaseFAA publishes special conditions for ZeroAvia’s 600kW electric engine for aircraft

22 December

ReleaseZeroAvia completes financing round

17 November

ReleaseZeroAvia receives Design Organisation Approval from UK CAA

13 November

Airlander 10’s hull offers the space needed for hydrogen storage and electric propulsion systems.

ZeroAvia partners with HAV on hybrid-electric Airlander 10

The two companies have signed an agreement to integrate hydro-electric propulsion into the Airlander 10 and assess the technology’s wider use across Hybrid Air Vehicles’ future designs.

15 October

ReleaseZeroAvia ships first flight intent SuperStack Flex fuel cell system to defense sector customer

4 September

Venturi mechanism revealed as part of design, enhancing specific power and easing pathway to certification

ZeroAvia completes full flight profile test of ZA600 fuel cell

The company's two hour and 38 minute test simulated a 250 nautical mile Cessna Caravan 208B flight and confirmed stable power output across all phases.

17 July

ReleaseZeroAvia granted raft of new patents key to the development of large hydrogen aviation engines

17 June

Release£250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy

16 June

ReleaseZeroAvia awarded UK Government grant for development and flight test of liquid hydrogen fuel system

21 May

ZeroAvia Hydrogen Centre of Excellence at AMIDS.

ZeroAvia selects Scotland for second factory

The high temperature fuel cells that ZeroAvia will manufacture in the planned Glasgow facility are said to be key to unlocking fuel cell propulsion for larger aircraft.

11 March

ReleaseZeroAvia flexible fuel cell test shows expanded UAV & VTOL capabilities, opens up range of new applications

6 February

Results from the first phase of the Hydrogen Challenge are expected to be published soon.

UK expands Hydrogen Challenge to accelerate zero-emission aviation

The extended initiative will support hydrogen propulsion testing, airport infrastructure upgrades and scientific research over the next three years.

4 February

ReleaseZeroAvia invited to join second round of UK CAA’s Hydrogen Sandbox Challenge

29 October

ReleaseZeroAvia and PowerCell to collaborate on next gen fuel cell development

12 September

ReleaseZeroAvia completes $150m Series C financing

28 February

ReleaseZeroAvia selected to work with the UK Civil Aviation Authority on hydrogen readiness

18 September

ReleaseAirbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and NEOM co-lead ZeroAvia's latest financing round

17 August

Supporting up to 900kW fuel cell systems, the compressor is many times more powerful than any existing fuel cell compressors and offers superior power density.

Lightweight compressor drives ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric powertrain

The ZeroAvia compressor offers highly stable performance across a large range of power and operating environment requirements, and will support up to 900kW fuel cell systems.

19 July

ReleaseZeroAvia successfully completes initial Dornier 228 flight test campaign

15 March

High temperature fuel cells stretch power expectations

ZeroAvia's testing confirms the potential for HTPEM systems to accelerate the development of large hydrogen-electric powertrains for large aircraft.

19 January

ReleaseZeroAvia makes aviation history, flying world's largest aircraft powered with a hydrogen-electric engine

5 January

Test flights of the 19-seat testbed to begin in early 2023.

ZeroAvia gains green light for hydrogen-electric flight tests

The permit will pave the way for a commercially certifiable configuration for ZA600 to be submitted by the end of 2023, ahead of delivering powertrains for the first commercial operation of 9-19 seat aircraft by 2025.

19 October

ReleaseZeroAvia reduces greenhouse gases and drives toward nore sustainable air transport with Ansys

6 October

ReleaseZeroAvia acquires leading fuel cell stack innovator HyPoint

18 July

ReleaseZeroAvia and PowerCell sign memorandum of understanding regarding joint development and series deliveries of fuel cell stacks for aviation

9 February

ReleaseHyPoint cuts ribbon at Discovery Park in bid to advance zero-emission hydrogen aviation in the UK and abroad

4 November

Almost all regional aircraft will be powered by hydrogen in future, says ZeroAvia.

ZeroAvia works on hydrogen for regional jets with MHIRJ

MHIRJ will support ZeroAvia by providing engineering services to aid the certification of the engines to Part 33 and will provide advisory services evaluating the feasibility of a green retrofit programme.

29 June

ReleaseZeroAvia expands its hydrogen-electric aviation programme to 19-seat aircraft and raises additional £9.3 million ($13m) in funding for large engine development

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