How is hydrogen aviation fuel made ?
Hydrogen fuel refers to hydrogen which is burned as fuel with oxygen . It can be a zero-carbon fuel , if it is created in a process that does not involve carbon . There are many types of hydrogen , like green , blue , grey , black , or brown hydrogen , owing to the various methods of processes by which they come . It can be used in fuel cells or internal combustion engines ( see HICEV https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Hydrogen _ internal _ combustion _ engine _ vehicle ). Regarding hydrogen vehicles , hydrogen has begun to be used in commercial fuel cell vehicles such as passenger cars , and has been used in fuel cell buses for many years . It is also used as a fuel for spacecraft propulsion and is being proposed for hydrogen-powered aircraft . Hydrogen fuel - Wikipedia ( https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Hydrogen-powered _ aircraft )
Dr . Youcef Abdelli , CTO of ZeroAvia , is charged with engineering the electric propulsion system for the aircraft . He came from Amazon , where he was a principal propulsion engineer and MagniX , as head of power electronics and electric systems .
Abdelli said , “ The hydrogen fuel cell is running today in cars . It was easy in the past – people used batteries , but that doesn ’ t solve the problem . This has an application – Toyota has a fuel cell car using hydrogen ; it is easy to drive and fuel . From an emission perspective , we must solve this aerospace problem . It will flow more globally and perhaps to cars in the future . It is operating today and is great .”
The project came from “ Pasha being a great connection and champion ,” said Miftakhov , and added that the involvement toward sustainability “ spans across Alaska Airlines . They are an active carrier with regional flights on the West Coast of the U . S . and Hawaii – into the Southwest , Oregon , California , and Washington .”
Val Miftakhov and Pasha Saleh at the unveiling ceremony of our Alaska Airlines / ZeroAvia hydrogen airplane . This event was at PAE on May 1 and Governor Inslee delivered a speech while our CEO handed over the keys to the airplane .
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