Guilt-free flight? UK zero carbon aviation technologies secure £113m of funding

BusinessGreen staff
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Demonstrator aircraft from 2018 | Credit: Vertical Aerospace
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Demonstrator aircraft from 2018 | Credit: Vertical Aerospace

Government teams up with industry to back ambitious projects led by Rolls-Royce and Vertical Aerospace

The UK government has today teamed up with industry to jointly back a raft of zero carbon flight technologies such as hydrogen-powered planes and flying taxis with £113m of new funding, in bid to help...

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