Aerospace & Aviation

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation have today shared the nickname for the fuel cell-powered manned pressurised rover planned for launch in 2029.

Plug Power has developed a new 1kW ProGen fuel cell system for small scale robotics, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and other aerospace applications.

“In three years’ time, we are going to have in commercial operation the first aircraft powered by hydrogen-electric engines, and you will be able to buy a ticket to one of your favourite destinations.”

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and MTU Aero Engines are jointly developing a fuel cell propulsion system for the aviation industry.

Green hydrogen could be used to significantly reduce aviation emissions within the next five years, with a complete transition to hydrogen-fuelled flights from 2050, says new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO.

Hexagon Purus has been awarded a contract for its Type 4 composite pressure vessels, to be compatible with hydrogen storage, to help a new aerospace customer launch its vehicle.

Long-time Shell Executive Andy Brown and former Flybe CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener have been named as the two latest additions to ZeroAvia’s Advisory Board, helping guide the company’s efforts to zero emission flight.

As the coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread, the organiser behind the first International Hydrogen Aviation Conference (IHAC 2020) has decided to hold the event virtually.

UK-based fuel cell engineering company Intelligent Energy has this week established a formal distribution with US-based Parry Labs better serve the US market in response to increased demand.

National hydrogen strategies around the world have been emerging rapidly since Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy was published November 2019, reflects Stephen B. Harrison in an exclusive column for H2 View.