ZeroAvia and PowerCell Ink MoU to Jointly Develop Fuel Cell Stacks for Aviation

ZeroAvia announced a memorandum of understanding with PowerCell Sweden AB, a hydrogen fuel cell stack manufacturer, that will see joint development and annual series deliveries of at least 5,000 aviation-optimized Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks.

As part of the MoU, PowerCell intends to establish a UK presence for the first time, building a production team alongside ZeroAvia's production facilities.The parties expect to reach a final agreement in the third quarter 2022.

The partnership will see both parties continuing work together to modify existing PowerCell stacks for optimal performance within ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aviation powertrains. PowerCell intends to assemble the modified stacks for incorporation into ZeroAvia's prototype, and later certified, powertrains.

Val Miftakhov, ZeroAvia Founder & CEO, said: "This MoU further cements ZeroAvia's lead in the race to deliver true zero-emission engines for commercial flights.  By co-locating this operation we can ensure the full collaboration of both talented teams in tailoring hydrogen fuel cell stacks for aviation. This will result in delivery of systems with the required power to enable electric aviation to achieve range and payload that are highly attractive to operators and airframe OEMs, while eliminating emissions."

Richard Berkling, CEO, PowerCell Sweden AB, said: "Working with ZeroAvia has been a core plank of our entry into the clean aviation market, which is a very large future market for fuel cell technology. We are delighted to further formalize that partnership and to establish our first UK development presence, given our opportunities here across multiple sectors."