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ZeroAvia and PowerCell Agree To Scale Up Fuel Cell Partnership
Companies signed a new memorandum of understanding to expand their collaboration
ZeroAvia ZA600 for Dornier 228 aircraft
ZeroAvia is working to certify its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain for 19-passenger regional airliners, but it aims to produce higher-power propulsion systems for larger aircraft.

ZeroAvia and PowerCell are expanding their joint work on fuel cell technology with a view to meeting higher energy needs of hydrogen-powered fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft. The companies, which have been collaborating since 2022, signed a new memorandum of understanding on October 29, announcing that they will work on next-generation fuel cells for hydrogen-electric powertrains.

Sweden-based PowerCell is already providing fuel cells for the 600-kilowatt ZA600 propulsion system that ZeroAvia is developing for aircraft with up to 20 seats. It submitted a certification application for the ZA600 unit in late 2023.

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