British aircraft engine maker Rolls Royce signed an MoU with Hyundai Motor Group to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market.
Notably, both companies share a vision of leading the way in the AAM market, delivering battery-electric and fuel cell electric solutions to the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Regional Air Mobility (RAM) markets and advancing sustainable aviation.
According to a press release from the engine maker, the partnership will leverage its aviation and certification capabilities and latter’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability.
The partnership aims at five strategies including collaborating on the technology development and requirements of power and propulsion systems for Hyundai’s Advanced Air Mobility Division and collaborating on the industrialisation of Rolls-Royce power and propulsion systems for the Advanced Air Mobility market. Besides, it will also focus on developing electric propulsion systems based upon hydrogen fuel cells as an energy source for Hyundai’s RAM platforms, collaborating to bring to market a joint fuel-cell electric propulsion system to the wider AAM market and delivering a joint fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration by 2025.
The signing ceremony took place at Supernal’s booth at Farnborough Airshow. It was attended by Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, Grazia Vittadini, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Rolls Royce and Rob Watson, President- Electrical, Rolls-Royce, as well as Euisun Chung, Executive Chair, Hyundai Motor Group, Jaiwon Shin, President and Head- AAM Division, Hyundai Motor Group, and Jaeyong Song, Vice President- AAM Division, Hyundai Motor Group.
Shin noted that after exploring hydrogen in the global automotive market, the company is now exploring the feasibility of electric and hydrogen propulsion technologies for aerospace integration.
“We believe this to be the key technology to support the global aviation industry’s goal to fly net zero carbon by 2050,” he said.
Watson said that the Advanced Air Mobility Market offers great commercial potential, and the collaboration supports the joint ambitions to lead the way in the Advanced Air Mobility Market.
“It is also another demonstration of Rolls-Royce’s role in delivering the solutions that will enable passengers to travel sustainably and help deliver net zero carbon by 2050,” he added.
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