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[Hollister, CA & Kemble, UK – July 17, 2024] – Clean fuel supplier Ryze today announced that it is partnering with ground-breaking zero-emission aviation firm ZeroAvia to provide hydrogen for use in engine and flight testing at its UK base at Cotswold Airport.
This latest deal further underlines the growing infrastructure in the hydrogen sector, with a raft of deals ensuring regular supply for key transport, mobility and industrial customers.
ZeroAvia, recently named top in Time Magazine’s list of the USA’s leading greentech companies, has a mission of delivering the clean future of flight through zero-emission hydrogen and electric aircraft propulsion technology. The company is focused on hydrogen-electric (fuel cell) engines for commercial aviation as the most environmentally and economically friendly solution for addressing the industry’s climate impact.
As well as flight testing a number of prototypes, including in a 19-seat testbed aircraft over the last 18 months, ZeroAvia has developed a microcosm of the Hydrogen Airport Refueling Ecosystem to support flight testing and developing concepts of operations.
ZeroAvia has signed a hydrogen supply contract with Ryze, ensuring regular deliveries to its UK testing site at Cotswold Airport in Cirencester. This will meet an increased hydrogen demand as the company embarks on extensive ground and flight testing to meet the certification requirements for its ZA600 powertrain for up to 20 seat aircraft.
Earlier this year Ryze unveiled partnerships with Vauxhall, to develop hydrogen solutions for fleet operators, and Guardian Glass, to help decarbonise the energy-intensive float glass production process.
Ryze’s state-of-the-art tube trailer fleet, the largest available fleet by capacity in the UK with a variety of specifications and capabilities, will ensure maximum flexibility to support ZeroAvia’s research and testing requirements.
“Supply of cost-effective, clean hydrogen is integral in meeting our ambitions for unlocking zero-emission flight, and this partnership with Ryze will help us advance our testing and journey to certification.”
“The work Ryze is doing to support fossil fuel displacement is fundamental to the UK’s decarbonisation strategy.
“This partnership with ZeroAvia is another important milestone for both Ryze and ZeroAvia and cements the ambition of both businesses to make real, tangible headway towards a hydrogen economy both in the UK and globally.”
ZeroAvia’s team of over 300 employees is focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion and fuelling solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting a 300-mile range in up to 20 seat aircraft within the next couple of years, and up to 700-mile range in 40–80 seat aircraft by 2027.
In 2023, more than 6.7 million flights departed from European airports, emitting a total of 164.85 Mt of CO2 – the equivalent to the emissions of 80 million petrol cars in one year and a 13% rise in CO2 emissions compared to the previous year.
About ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia is working to deliver the clean future of flight for the entirety of aviation by enabling electric propulsion. With a primary focus on developing hydrogen-electric (fuel cell-powered) engines, ZeroAvia has submitted its first powertrain for up to 20 seat planes for certification with a target of the end of 2025 and is working on a larger powertrain for 40–80 seat aircraft by 2027. Founded in California and now with thriving teams in Everett, WA and the United Kingdom, ZeroAvia has secured experimental certificates to test its engines in three separate testbed aircraft with the FAA and CAA and passed significant flight test milestones. The company has signed a number of key engineering partnerships with major aircraft OEMs and has nearly 2,000 pre-orders for engines from a number of the major global airlines, with future revenue potential over $10bn. For more, please visit ZeroAvia.com, follow @ZeroAvia on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
About Ryze:
Ryze supplies organisations wanting to decarbonise their solutions through the use of clean hydrogen. For heavy-duty vehicle and long-range fleet operators through to the industrial and construction sectors, Ryze provides a simple and affordable conversion to hydrogen to lower emissions.
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