Airbus is launching a U.K.-based facility aimed at hydrogen technologies, a move that represents the firm’s latest attempt to support the design of its next generation of aircraft.
Airbus revealed that the Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) in Filton, Bristol, has already begun working on the development of the tech.
The company said, “All Airbus ZEDCs are expected to be fully operational and ready for ground testing with the first fully functional cryogenic hydrogen tank during 2023 and with flight testing starting in 2026.”
The first details of three zero-emission, “hybrid-hydrogen” concept planes under the ZEROe moniker were released in 2020. Airbus plans to develop “zero-emission commercial aircraft” by the year 2035.
