Europe’s Newborn Fuel-Cell Propulsion Project Enters Component Tests

Project Newborn drawing

Newborn is developing a 1-megawatt hydrogen-electric powertrain that can be scaled to 3 megawatts for regional aircraft.

Credit: Project Newborn
A European project to develop a hydrogen-electric propulsion system for 19-seat regional aircraft has entered the component testing phase as it heads toward a ground demonstration planned for 2026. Led by Honeywell, the €44 million ($48 million) Project Newborn, part of the EU’s Clean Aviation...
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