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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Rolls-Royce and easyJet test aircraft engine running on hydrogen

Rolls-Royce AE2100 hydrogen test at Boscombe Down
Rolls-Royce tested the AE 2100-A engine with hydrogen at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. Photograph: Steve M Smith/Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce has said it has run an aircraft engine on hydrogen in what is thought to be a world first for the aviation industry, which is considering using the fuel to decarbonise air travel.

The FTSE 100 engineering company said the ground test was a “major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero-carbon aviation fuel of the future”, in a joint project with the airline easyJet.

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