PowerCell has joined the Newborn project, part of EU's Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, that aims to develop environmentally sustainable aviation. The project will focus on developing an aerospace-certified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system, which will be powered by hydrogen. The EU´s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking encompasses a total of 20 projects with a budget exceeding EUR 700 million and aims to support the EU Green Deal.

The Newborn project is led by Honeywell, a leader in the global aviation industry, together with 18 partners from ten European countries. PowerCell will bring its knowledge and fuel cell technology onboard the Newborn project and develop a new 300 kW product platform. PowerCell has a leading position in fuel cell electric powertrains for aviation and recently signed a contract with ZeroAvia for the industry's first series deliveries of fuel cell stacks for aircrafts.

Many other industries have the same requirements for high power density for a fuel stack as the aviation industry. Therefore, PowerCell expects to be able to apply this future product platform to other customer segments which have high demands on durability and resistance.