{"id":83327,"date":"2021-12-14T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=83327"},"modified":"2021-12-14T05:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T05:00:16","slug":"united-and-alaska-airlines-invest-in-hydrogen-electric-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/transport\/united-and-alaska-airlines-invest-in-hydrogen-electric-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"United and Alaska Airlines invest in hydrogen-electric engines"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hydrogen-electric engine developer ZeroAvia has raised an additional $35 million, with United Airlines and Alaska Air Group as new investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new funds bring the company’s total investment to date to $115 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As part of its investment, United says it has a conditional purchase agreement for 50 of ZeroAvia’s zero-emission hydrogen-electric engines with an option for 50 more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The engines could be retrofitted to existing United Express aircraft as early as 2028, United said. One potential use is on United’s CRJ-550, a 50-seat aircraft that offers first-class seating.<\/p>\n
Hydrogen-electric engines use electricity created by a chemical reaction in a fuel cell to power an electric motor instead of burning fossil fuel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
United and Alaska join existing investors Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity and Shell Ventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Specific company investments were not disclosed.<\/p>\n