据Neftegaz.RU 4月1日报道，英国航空公司宣布自己将投资开发飞机氢发动机的英国初创公司ZeroAvia。
去年秋天，空中客车公司还推出了3款氢动力概念飞机，称这些飞机将于2035年投入商用。
英国航空公司首席执行官Sean Doyle表示，创新的零排放技术正在快速发展，我们支持氢作为替代燃料，因为我们相信氢有潜力能够在2050年之前在短途路线上实现真正的零排放。
围绕着航空业零排放未来的可能性，我们有着巨大的能量和激情，虽然没有单一的解决方案来应对这一挑战，但必须承认有必要采取紧急行动以解决目前飞行对我们星球的影响，并在实现零排放的道路上取得进展。
ZeroAvia公司去年9月完成了世界上第一次商用级飞机的氢电试飞，该公司声称最快可在2024年实现氢电技术的商业化，其中20座飞机的飞行里程可达500英里。
此外，随着3月31日宣布的新投资，该公司表示，预计将在5年内开始运营搭载50名或以上乘客的零排放商用飞机，作为其到2030年交付第一架100座单通道飞机目标的一部分。
“随着航空业排队准备转向零排放，我们预计这项技术将被广泛采用。非常感谢英国航空公司和我们的其他投资者，他们正在帮助我们加快进程，并最终帮助航空业采用零排放飞行。”ZeroAvia首席执行官Val Miftakhov说。
英国航空公司表示，对ZeroAvia的投资将支持该公司在2050年实现净零碳排放的承诺，同时努力扩大可持续航空燃料的使用，开发更省油的飞机，并探索碳捕集技术的使用。
陈可可 摘译自Neftegaz.RU
原文如下：
UK's British Airways invests $24.3 million in hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia
British Airways announced that it will invest in ZeroAvia, the UK startup developing hydrogen engines for aircraft.
Last autumn Airbus also unveiled 3 concept aircraft powered by hydrogen, saying these could be ready to enter commercial service by 2035.
British Airways CEO Sean Doyle said:Innovative zero emissions technology is advancing fast and we support the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source because we believe it has the potential to enable us to reach true zero emissions on short-haul routes by 2050. There is a huge amount of energy and excitement building around the possibilities of a zero emissions future for aviation and while there is no single solution to this challenge, we acknowledge the need for urgent action to tackle the impact flying currently has on our planet and are making progress on our journey to net zero.
ZeroAvia, which last September completed the world's 1st hydrogen-electric test flight of a commercial-grade aircraft, claims it could achieve commercialisation for its hydrogen-electric technology as soon as 2024, with flights of up to 500 miles in a 20-seater aircraft.
And, with the new investment announced on March 31, the firm said it expected to begin operating zero emissions commercial aircraft carrying 50 or more passengers in 5 years' time, as part of its aim to deliver its 1st 100-seater, single-aisle plane by 2030.
Val Miftakhov, CEO of ZeroAvia said:With the airline industry lining up and ready to shift to zero-emissions, we expect to see wide-scale adoption of this technology. We are extremely grateful to British Airways and our other investors, who are helping speed up our progress and ultimately the aviation industry's adoption of zero-emission flight.
British Airways said its investment in ZeroAvia would support the airline's commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, alongside its efforts to scale up the use of sustainable aviation fuels, develop more fuel-efficient aircraft, and explore the use of carbon capture technologies.
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