ZeroAvia is focused on developing hydrogen-electric propulsion as the only practical, holistic and economically attractive solution to aviation’s growing climate change impact. The company’s hydrogen-electric powertrains use fuel cells to generate electricity that powers electric motors to then turn propellers. Unlike alternatives like synthetic fuels in conventional combustion engines - which still produce carbon emissions and other climate forcing non-carbon emissions like nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), particulates and soot - hydrogen-electric systems produce only water vapor, and at temperatures that enable the management of contrail impact.     

ZeroAvia’s development of the 600kW system for 10-20 seat aircraft is part of the HyFlyer II project, supported by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK through the ATI Programme. Concurrently, the company is working on its next-generation system, a 2-5MW modular powertrain which targets support for 40-80 seat turboprops by 2026, and regional jets by 2028. The Company has already announced aircraft manufacturer and launch operator partnerships for all of these three segments. Following regional jet applications, the Company expects to apply its technology to narrow-body aircraft in early 2030, allowing it to address over half of the aviation industry’s total climate impact.