Rolls-Royce begins tests on using hydrogen for commercial airlines

Rolls-Royce on Wednesday announced the start of a new set of tests aimed at using hydrogen to power commercial airliners.

Rolls-Royce and its partner EasyJet, said they are “committed to being at the forefront of the development of hydrogen combustion engine capable of powering a range of aircraft, including those in the narrowbody market segment, from the mid-2030s onwards.”

Hydrogen combustion engines use hydrogen as fuel instead of petrol or diesel. Conventional internal combustion engines generate energy through the combustion of fossil fuels,