EAST
HARTFORD, Conn., July 19,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technologies (NYSE:
RTX) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for two
research and development projects to test the use of hydrogen and
ammonia as effective, zero-carbon options for electricity
generation.
"These projects are the latest examples of how we're partnering
with the Department of Energy to innovate the technologies that
will power a cleaner, more sustainable future," said Andreas Roelofs, director of the Raytheon
Technology Research Center, the company's central advanced research
and development innovation hub in East
Hartford, Connecticut.
Under the first project, Raytheon Technologies will validate the
capacity to operate Mitsubishi Power Aero's FT4000® gas turbine
unit using hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuel sources. The
FT4000® is a land-based variant of Pratt & Whitney's PW4000™
turbofan aircraft engine.
"Hydrogen has an important role to play in enabling the aviation
industry's pathway to net zero emissions, and we are focused on
developing technologies to maximize the potential opportunities
that this zero-carbon fuel source provides," said Geoff Hunt, senior vice president for
Engineering and Technology at Pratt & Whitney.
The hydrogen fuel test will complement other work occurring in
another development project called the Hydrogen Steam
Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project. HySIITE,
also supported by the Energy Department, is a Pratt &
Whitney-led effort to develop hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology
applicable to single-aisle commercial aircraft.
Raytheon Technologies will work with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering on
the second Energy Department project to focus on the use of ammonia
– which is composed of mostly hydrogen – as a zero-carbon fuel for
power-generating turbines. Using ammonia presents several
advantages including a pre-existing production and transportation
infrastructure that requires much less refrigeration in comparison
to hydrogen, and the ability to easily store it as a liquid.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon
Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that
provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and
government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading
businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney,
Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles &
Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries
in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion,
hypersonics and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020
through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United
Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia.
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