ZeroAvia has secured a €21.4m EU Innovation Fund grant to retrofit 15 Cessna Caravans with its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powerplants, build hydrogen refuelling and airport infrastructure in Norway, and support introduction of hydrogen-electric cargo operations targeted to start in 2028 — a signal of EU backing for the technology.
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The €21.4m Innovation Fund award finances retrofit of 15 Cessna Caravans with ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines and targets operational cargo flights in Norway from 2028, an explicit policy-level endorsement of hydrogen-electric propulsion. See recent reporting on Airbus’s broader hydrogen fuel-cell system progress: https://hype.aero/?story=73ca05ec-a8e7-4144-861a-41be485d674e
The project includes airport hydrogen refuelling and infrastructure buildout in Norway, creating operational logistics that follow demonstrations of on-site liquid-hydrogen refuelling and airport hydrogen trials: https://hype.aero/?story=4197cf15-4caf-4395-91ad-7e3161b16cb8 and https://hype.aero/?story=b2a3b7cb-8100-4b3b-a5a2-3548d62c5e67
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EU Backs ZeroAvia Retrofit of 15 Cessna Caravans to Create Europe’s Largest Hydrogen-Electric Zero-Emission Cargo Network • International Airport Review
(NL) European grant to convert 15 Cessna Caravans • pilootenvliegtuig.nl
Norway Gears Up for the World’s Largest Network of Hydrogen-Powered Flights • autoevolution.com
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ZeroAvia to retrofit Cessna Caravans with ZA600 hydrogen engines • aerospaceglobalnews.com