By Dominic Perry2021-05-24T10:13:00+01:00 Engineering consultancy Ricardo in the coming weeks hopes to select the fuel cell developer that will provide the power source for the electric conversion of a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander it is working on as part of Project Fresson. Led by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), the initiative, which is part funded by the UK government, aims to perform a first flight in late 2022, leading to the start of commercial operations by 2024. Source: Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Fuel cell systems will be installed inside Islander’s nacelles While various suppliers to the project are already signed up, a recent switch from hybrid-electric to hydrogen power – which saw Ricardo brought on board – has meant that a fuel cell supplier has yet to be selected.