Spanish aircraft engine company ITP Aero is leading a national consortium targeting the test and development of the first in-country developed hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft engine. The €12 million Cryogenics, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Combustion in Air Transport project is co-supported by European Union Next Gen strategic investment funding and forms part of the Spanish Ministry of Science agency’s Aeronautical Technology Plan managed by CDTI, the Spanish Centre for Technological Development and Innovation. The consortium includes hydrogen-powered high-speed aircraft developer Destinus; fuel-cell specialist Ajusa and aerospace systems and structures company Aerotecnic. ITP says the consortium will be supported by a network of Spanish technology centers and universities, including the country’s National Hydrogen Centre and INTA, the National Institute for Aerospace Technology.
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