Rolls-Royce and EasyJet, in a press release on Monday, November 28, said that they have successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen. The company said it was the first to run a “modern aero engine” on hydrogen. Is this a significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions from air travel? Let’s find out:
The company, in its statement, explained that it used green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. This is an important development as hydrogen can be generated using gas, wind, and tidal energy. If the hydrogen is generated by gas, then it will emit carbon dioxide, but if the hydrogen is generated using green energy like wind and tidal power, in this case, then there is no carbon emission.
