The French fuel cell manufacturer has been selected to take part in the HyPoTraDe project, which aims to develop a hydrogen-powered aircraft demonstrator with a modular 500 kW system.

Announcements galore for H3 Dynamics lately. After Airbus and Lyte Aviation, it is now the turn of the HyPoTraDe project to select its fuel cell technology. This project is funded by Europe through the Clean Aviation research programme. It brings together aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, Honeywell International, the NLR aerospace centre in the Netherlands, the Fraunhofer Institute, and the universities of Stuttgart (Germany) and Delft (Netherlands).

The aim of the programme is to simulate the integration of a hydrogen propulsion powertrain in an aircraft with less than 19 seats, capable of flying at an altitude of 15,000 to 25,000 feet. A digital twin will also be implemented. Thanks to its technological expertise, H3 Dynamics will be supplying its fuel cell and helping to carry out these tests. The project could then be scaled up to MW class.

The company also points out that it is collaborating with the Technical University of Delft. Their fuel cell managed to cover the equivalent of 2,499 km on 0.95 kg of hydrogen in 2023. And their fuel cell is being used as part of the Aerodelft project, which we have already told you about.

Do you want to find out more about H3 Dynamics and the HyPoTraDe project? Then our latest article about the start-up should interest you. You can read it here.

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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Logan King