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By Dominic Perry2021-03-02T15:19:00+00:00
California-based start-up HyPoint is confident that its new high-power hydrogen fuel cell system will enter commercial service on a fixed-wing aircraft by 2023, with further applications to follow in the coming years.
HyPoint on 2 March revealed the first operable prototype of its turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell system, which it claims oveercomes one of the key drawbacks of the technology.
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Dr Alex Ivanenko, founder and chief executive of the Palo Alto-based firm, says that while typical hydrogen fuel cells have sufficient energy density to get an aircraft off the ground, “they fall short on specific power” required for longer journeys.