ZeroAvia receives a $4.2 million grant from the FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives the American start-up a little help. ZeroAvia is to receive a grant from the US authority in charge of civil aviation.

The 4.2 million dollars will be taken from a fund that supports sustainable aviation. The start-up’s CEO, Val Miftakhov, admits the value of the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) in decarbonising aviation and the FAA’s recognition “both of which are strong indications that US leadership shares our vision of a clean future of flight.” 

This grant will enable ZeroAvia to further develop and validate its electric propulsion system designed for 2-5 megawatt powertrain applications. The work will take place at the Propulsion Centre of Excellence in Everett, Washington.

In the US, ZeroAvia has been working on the HyperCore motor, which has already been ground-tested at the Everett facility, as well as on its silicon-carbide inverters. This work will complement other ZeroAvia R&D projects in the UK focusing on High Temperature PEM (HTPEM) fuel cells for 40-80 seat aircraft.

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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Logan King