I-Airbus, umenzi weenqwelomoya waseYurophu, unciphisa utyalo-mali lwayo kwinyathelo lejethi elisebenza nge-hydrogen emva kwenkcitho eyi-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
Inkampani yayibhengeze ngo-2020 injongo yayo yokwazisa i-zero-emission, inqwelomoya ene-hydrogen-powered ngo-2035, eyabonwa njengeyona nto ibalulekileyo kwicandelo lezomoya.
Noko ke, ezinye iinkokeli zemizi-mveliso zavakalisa ukuthandabuza malunga nokulungela kwangexesha kobu bugcisa. Ngokutsho kwemithombo eyaziwayo kwimeko, i-Airbus sele ityale imali kwi-1.7 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kwiprojekthi kodwa inqume kunyaka odlulileyo ukuba imingeni yezobuchwepheshe kunye nokuthatha kancinci i-hydrogen kuqoqosho olubanzi kuya kuthintela ukukwazi kwayo ukufikelela kwithagethi emiselweyo.
Ekuqaleni kukaFebruwari, i-Airbus yazisa abasebenzi bayo ukuba ibhajethi yeprojekthi iya kuncitshiswa kwaye ixesha layo lihlehlisiwe, ngokwemithombo. Ishedyuli ehlaziyiweyo ayizange ibonelelwe.
Ngasekupheleni kwaloo nyanga, i-CEO uGuillaume Faury, owayekhe walichaza inyathelo le-hydrogen 'njengexesha lembali,' wavuma ukuba lo mzamo awukhange ubangele inqwelomoya enokurhweba. Kuthiwa wathi iinjineli kwakuza kufuneka zibuyele kwibhodi yokuzoba ukuze zifumane 'i-loop yophuhliso' yesibini.
Imizamo ye-Airbus yokubandakanya iinqwelo-moya ezilishumi elinesibini kunye nezikhululo zeenqwelo-moya ezingaphezu kwe-200 ekuhloleni ukuhlanganiswa kwe-hydrogen ziphakamise iinkxalabo, njengoko abaphathi beenqwelo-moya kunye nababoneleli babonisa ngasese ukungaqiniseki malunga nethagethi ye-2035. Kwi-US ekhuphisana nayo i-Boeing, ekudala ithandabuza malunga ne-hydrogen, abaphathi baphakamise imiba malunga nokhuseleko kunye nokulungela kweteknoloji.
I-European Union (i-EU) ibongoze icandelo lezomoya ukuba lenze i-carbonize phantsi kwe-Green Deal, ejolise ekufezekiseni ukungathathi hlangothi kwemozulu kwi-bloc ngo-2050. I-Airbus, ephethwe ngurhulumente waseFransi ngokuyinxenye, yagunyaziswa ukuba yabele isahlulo se-15 yeebhiliyoni zee-euro (ngaphezu kwe-16 yeebhiliyoni zeedola) ibheyile yexesha le-COVID ngokubhekiselele kuphuhliso lwenqwelomoya 'eluhlaza'.
Iingxelo zibonisa ukuba inyathelo le-hydrogen lenze ukuba i-Airbus ikhuseleke ngakumbi imali yoluntu neyabucala. Ukurhoxiswa kwenzeka njengoko umdla jikelele we-hydrogen uyancipha, kunye neefemu ezifana ne-oyile enkulu ye-BP kunye nomvelisi waseFinland uNeste eshiya izicwangciso zabo zeprojekthi ye-hydrogen.
Ukongeza, iinkampani ezininzi zamandla zaseYurophu ziphinda zivavanya izicwangciso zazo ngenxa yeendleko eziphakamileyo kunye nemiceli mngeni yokuhamba kude kumafutha efosili.
