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Two of the biggest names in aerospace just committed to building a hydrogen aircraft engine together. A UK defense contractor is now evaluating hydrogen power for military aircraft. And a European logistics company just signed on to build hydrogen-powered container ships.
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First up, Airbus and MTU Aero Engines have announced a joint venture to build a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell aircraft engine. This isn\'t a research paper or a concept sketch. Two of the largest companies in aerospace are standing up a dedicated business to build it, combining Airbus\'s aircraft and liquid hydrogen experience with MTU\'s engine and fuel cell development.
The move follows an agreement between the two companies signed at the Paris Air Show last year, and it\'s set to become an operating company by 2027, pending regulatory approval. The goal is bigger than a demonstrator. They want to put the first hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system on a commercial aircraft. MTU is already building toward that goal. The company has finished designing a 600-kilowatt fuel cell for regional aircraft and is manufacturing stacks for a flight demonstrator right now. Companies at that scale don\'t form joint ventures around technology they doubt.
Next, ZeroAvia has announced a partnership with Marshall Aerospace, a UK defense contractor, to evaluate hydrogen-electric propulsion for military aircraft. This pairs ZeroAvia\'s flight-tested propulsion systems with Marshall\'s decades of experience modifying, integrating, and certifying military aircraft. They\'re targeting uncrewed aerial systems, surveillance aircraft, logistics planes, and training platforms. The technical work covers hydrogen storage, thermal management, weight and balance, and certification.
For a defense customer, the appeal isn\'t just clean emissions. It\'s quieter operation and a lower thermal signature than today\'s electric options offer. Defense programs move more conservatively by design. If hydrogen has earned a place in that evaluation, the underlying numbers held up under real scrutiny.
Last story for today: the logistics company Samskip has joined a European initiative to build two hydrogen-powered container ships running between Rotterdam and Oslo, set to enter service next year. Each vessel is expected to cut roughly 25,000 tons of CO2 a year once running in zero-emission mode.
The project sits inside HySHIP, an EU-backed initiative with an €11 million budget that\'s also funding the liquid hydrogen bunkering infrastructure needed to refuel these ships at port—the piece that usually holds hydrogen shipping back. It\'s a small route to start, but it\'s meant to become one of Europe\'s first fully green shipping corridors, with hydrogen fuel infrastructure from port to port, not just hydrogen technology on board.
Aerospace, defense, and shipping don\'t move quickly. And all three moved this month. None of it scales sustainably until clean hydrogen is affordable to produce.
That\'s the problem our patent-pending ThermoLoop technology is being built to solve. To follow our progress, learn about our technology, find out how to invest, or watch our short explainer video, please visit us at newhydrogen.com. We trade under the symbol NEWH. Thanks for watching, and I\'ll see you again next week.