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Airbus To Open Hydrogen Tech Development Center in UK
A new Airbus Zero Emission Development Center in Filton, UK, will concentrate on the development of a cryogenic fuel system for hydrogen-powered airliners.
Airbus expects one of three ZeroE hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts to reach the air transport market by 2035. (Image: Airbus)
Airbus expects one of three ZeroE hydrogen-powered aircraft concepts to reach the air transport market by 2035. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus said late Wednesday that it will open what it calls a Zero Emission Development Center (ZEDC) in Filton, UK, to advance technologies such as a cost-effective cryogenic fuel system for its ZeroE hydrogen-powered airliners now under development. The UK ZEDC will benefit from the recent commitment by the UK government to guarantee £685 million of funding to the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) over the next three years to support the development of zero-carbon and low-emission aircraft. Airbus’s ZeroE program engineers have begun the development of a narrowbody-class, hydrogen-powered aircraft scheduled for entry into service in 2035.