Britain’s Rolls-Royce and easyJet say they have set a world first for the aviation industry after the successful test of an aircraft engine powered entirely by green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power.

The luxury car maker said the ground test was a “major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero-carbon aviation fuel of the future.”
Rolls-Royce and EasyJet are aiming to show that hydrogen can help the aviation industry achieve its goal of reaching net zero by 2050.