hydrogen fuel cells

Flying Green: American Airlines Boosts Investment in ZeroAvia, Orders 100 Hydrogen-Electric Engines

by | Jul 11, 2024

Fort Worth-based airline industry giant American Airlines has agreed to buy 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet aircraft from clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia. The engines produce zero inflight emissions except for water vapor, the airline said.

“Advancing the transition of commercial aviation to a low-carbon future requires investments in promising technologies, including alternate forms of propulsion,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a statement....

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Caterpillar Demos Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Backup Power at Microsoft Data Center
by | Jan 22, 2024
The demonstration with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems simulated a 48-hour backup power event at Microsoft's data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Caterpillar's Jaime Mineart said the collaboration shows "the potential of hydrogen fuel cells to help data centers address their critical power needs while reducing their emissions."
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Toyota, PACCAR to Commercialize Their Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Collaboration
by | May 3, 2023
The expanded agreement supports ongoing development and commercialized zero-emission versions of the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 models, featuring Plano-based Toyota North America’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain kit. Initial customer deliveries are planned for 2024. Toyota's Christopher Yang calls the technology "a viable carbon-neutral option."
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Toyota’s Fuel Cell Electric Kit Wins Zero-Emission Powertrain Order from California
by | Apr 24, 2023

Plano-based Toyota North America announced it has been granted a Zero Emission Powertrain Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board, giving another tool to help heavy-duty Class 8 commercial truck original equipment manufacturers and operators comply with increasingly strict emissions regulations in that state....

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