Rolls-Royce has made a breakthrough on an engine test site to perform outdoor, full-scale gas turbine hydrogen testing.
Working with easyJet, the site and engine testing will be based at NASA’s Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi and will demonstrate the integration of technologies that are needed for a 100% hydrogen fuel operation on a modified Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine. Tata Consultancy Services will be providing engineering expertise as Rolls-Royce looks to achieve this milestone.
David Morgan, Chief Operating Officer at easyJet: “It’s a truly remarkable feat to – in just a few short years – go from conceptual design stage to full engine testing with 100% hydrogen, helping take us a step closer to our vision of operating zero-carbon hydrogen-powered aircraft technology in the years to come.”
