UKRI Stories | Carbon free plane travel by 2050? ZeroAvia's hydrogen electric powertrain could make that possible @UKResearchandInnovation | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Can we make the aviation industry carbon free by 2050? Kal Miftakahov, CEO and founder of ZeroAvia, absolutely believes we can.

ZeroAvia aims to help aviation achieve a 100 percent reduction in emissions by 2050. The company isn't just targeting carbon emissions, they also want to tackle nitrogen oxides, high temperature water vapour and particulate emissions produced by planes.

The solution? Hydrogen fuel cells. ZeroAvia’s vision is to replace turbine engines with hydrogen that will be converted into electricity by fuel cells. The result could be noiseless, zero emission aircraft.

And it could be a reality within three years - watch the video to find out more.

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