{"id":629163,"date":"2024-07-29T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/klm-targets-liquid-hydrogen-plane-takeoff-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:50:29","slug":"klm-targets-liquid-hydrogen-plane-takeoff-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/klm-targets-liquid-hydrogen-plane-takeoff-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"#KLM targets liquid hydrogen plane takeoff in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfe1b1dbe1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfe1b1dbe1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/klm-targets-liquid-hydrogen-plane-takeoff-in-2026\/#Liquid_hydrogen-powered_aircraft\" >Liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/klm-targets-liquid-hydrogen-plane-takeoff-in-2026\/#Zero-emission_flight\" >Zero-emission flight?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with British-American startup ZeroAvia to develop a liquid hydrogen-powered turboprop aircraft. The partners aim to conduct a flight demonstration between two yet-to-be-named airports in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZeroAvia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">builds hydrogen-electric powertrains that can be retrofitted onto new or existing aircraft. The company <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tracxn.com\/d\/companies\/zeroavia\/__fmtbJmntylTsQbT_AYGTNjpk3dRGXyQO9J_9zhQfPKc\/funding-and-investors#:~:text=ZeroAvia%20has%20raised%20a%20total%20funding%20of%20%24322M%20over%2013%20rounds.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over $300mn from the likes of Airbus, Amazon, and British Airways to realise its vision for zero-emission flight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrogen-electric engines use hydrogen in fuel cells to generate electricity. This then powers electric motors that turn the aircraft\u2019s propellers. The only emission is water vapour.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408907 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"ZeroAvia aircraft takes off during test flight\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/07\/zeroavia-test-flight.jpeg\"\/><figcaption>Credit: ZeroAvia<\/figcaption><figcaption>ZeroAvia has conducted several flights of a smaller hydrogen plane equipped with its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. Credit: ZeroAvia<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/07\/zeroavia-test-flight.jpeg\" alt=\"ZeroAvia aircraft takes off during test flight\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, ZeroAvia announced its plans to develop a new engine \u2014 the ZA2000 \u2014 capable of propelling an 80-passenger aircraft up to 1,600 kilometres. The engine will be retrofitted to a large regional turboprop, like the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATR_72\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATR72<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dash 8 400<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2025 &#8211; Back to NDSM on June 19-20, 2025 &#8211; Save the date!<\/p>\n<p>As we wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed up our incredible 2024 edition, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our return to Amsterdam NDSM in 2025. Registration now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KLM will now help ZeroAvia identify the flight route and the right airports for this bigger aircraft to depart and land at. It will also assist with acquiring the regulatory permits to fly and ensuring a supply of liquid hydrogen fuel. The Netherlands is the second <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hydrogeneurope.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Clean-Hydrogen-Monitor-2020.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">largest producer of hydrogen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Europe, behind Germany.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KLM and ZeroAvia hope the demonstration flight will accelerate the development of hydrogen aircraft across the EU.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZeroAvia has already <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zeroavia.com\/complete-flight-test\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flown its first plane<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dozens of times<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19-seat Dornier 228 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0retrofitted with its ZA600 engine. That plane runs on hydrogen gas. But the ZA2000, fuelled by liquid hydrogen, is another kettle of fish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liquid_hydrogen-powered_aircraft\"><\/span><b>Liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a lot denser than hydrogen gas \u2014 and hence a much-better fuel for flight \u2014 liquid hydrogen only becomes liquid at extremely low temperatures. This means ZeroAvia has to develop expensive cryogenic tanks capable of storing the fuel below -252.87\u00b0C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several industries, including aerospace, already use cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage tanks. Europe\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ariane 6 rocket<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> uses liquid hydrogen to propel into space. However, the safety requirements for space launchers are different than for commercial aircraft, which would have to endure tens of thousands take-offs and landings. These planes would also need to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep the hydrogen in the liquid state<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for much longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many challenges lie ahead, ZeroAvia says it has already performed \u201cadvanced <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ground tests\u201d in the US and UK for the ZA2000 system, including the cryogenic tanks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Airbus, which is also a ZeroAvia shareholder, is developing its own <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/en\/innovation\/energy-transition\/hydrogen\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydrogen-electric systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for aircraft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup aims to start selling the ZA2000 powertrain in 2027, a year after the planned demonstration flight. The company has over 2,000 pre-orders for its ZA600 and ZA2000 powertrains from the likes of American Airlines, United Airlines, and Scottish startup carrier Ecojet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zero-emission_flight\"><\/span><b>Zero-emission flight?\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As airlines across the world look to decarbonise, there are a few options on the table. The most mature <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is battery-electric. However, today\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">batteries are not dense enough<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to take planes more than a few hundred kilometres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henri Werij, head of aerospace engineering at TU Delft, told TNW that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">liquid hydrogen-powered planes have the potential to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> up to 4,000 kilometres using today\u2019s technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZeroAvia claims that its hydrogen-electric powertrains will enable zero-emission flight. But whether hydrogen planes are truly clean depends entirely on how the hydrogen was made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irena.org\/Energy-Transition\/Technology\/Hydrogen#:~:text=As%20at%20the%20end%20of,around%204%25%20comes%20from%20electrolysis.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydrogen today is produced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using natural gas, coal, or oil. Only 1% is green hydrogen, made through electrolysis using renewable electricity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone is presenting hydrogen as a clean energy source, but that\u2019s simply not the case right now,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Werij. \u201cA lot of these claims depend on massive increases in the supply of green hydrogen.\u201d<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The partners aim to conduct a flight demonstration between two yet-to-be-named airports in 2026. ZeroAvia builds hydrogen-electric powertrains that can be retrofitted onto new or existing aircraft. 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