Enabling hydrogen electric airplanes

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Powerful and reliable fuel cell stacks

We have developed the world’s most powerful and compact PEM fuel cell stack platform, meeting the requirements of high-performance aviation powertrains. The platform has undergone rigorous testing as well as validation with OEMs, renowned research institutes and leading suppliers.

Enabling clean skies

The future of aviation is clean skies, the industry emits more than 900 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, with green hydrogen and fuel cell technology we can support you in creating a zero-emission powertrain for aviation today. From your first step to serial production.

Get ready for take-off

The world’s first successful test flight of a hydrogen electric aircraft utilised our P System 100. Start your journey today with our industrialised, well-tested and robust products or partner up with us to utilise our expertise and decades of experience to innovate the next generation hydrogen electric aircrafts.

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Hydrogen-powered aviation

Learn more about the future of aviation from Clean Hydrogen Undertaking’s report Hydrogen-powered aviation. A fact-based study of hydrogen technology, economics, and climate impacts through 2050. The aviation sector emits more than 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, which is expected to more than double by 2050. H2 propulsion could significantly reduce climate impacts, hydrogen and fuel cells are best suited for short- and medium-range aircraft, and economic analyses show that hydrogen can be an important part of the future aviation technology mix.

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We support you in your transition to zero-emission aviation

PowerCell Group is your partner in developing the next-generation zero-emission powertrain for any type of aviation. With our market-leading power density, we can support a wide range of applications, from drones to fixed-wing aircraft. Based on our extensive experience in assisting customers with their integrations, we have developed a methodology that guides you through all phases of the project — from analysing the mission profile to product development based on our P Stack platform.

During the collaborative concept development phase, we provide our customers with customised hardware for both iron-bird testing and initial flight tests. This helps validate and verify the concept. Working together with our customers, we then progress towards the pre-series production of subsystems and stack modules.

We enable our partners to swiftly transition to hydrogen electric propulsion systems tailored to their needs, representing a significant step towards sustainable aviation solutions.

Knowledge Transfer

With decades of experience, we have created a partnership methodology to support you through all stages of development.

Concept Development

Developing a concept for a hydrogen electric fuel cell solution that is ready for rigorous ground testing and concept flights.

Product Development

In cooperation with our customers, we have the capabilities to support product development built on our P Stack platform.

P System 100

P System 100

Our products create electric power based on fuel cells using hydrogen. All of our solutions have minimal environmental impact through the use of zero-emission hydrogen electric technology.

The P System 100 enables durable and flexible use, with an electric output of up to 100 kW. The system is specifically designed to accomplish compact integration together with a high power output and has a robust construction.

  • Dimensions 606 x 696 x 674 mm
  • Weight 212 kg
  • Volume 284 l
  • Standard variation 100
  • Net power output 15 – 100 kW
  • Gross output (rated power) 300 V / 380 A
  • Voltage output 250 – 500 V
  • Current output 50 – 450 A
  • System heat output (max) < 140 kW + 11 kW
  • Coolant outlet temperature 80°C
  • Fuel quality Pure hydrogen
  • Fuel inlet pressure 8 – 12 Bar (g)
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FAQ for Aviation

  • How can hydrogen be used as a fuel in aviation?

    Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are categorized into net carbon-neutral drop-in fuels such as synthetic or bio-fuels, and non-drop-in fuels such as hydrogen. Burning drop-in fuels results in low or net-zero CO2 emissions whilst burning zero-carbon hydrogen results in CO2-free emissions.

    Future renewable electrical energy production (photovoltaic, wind power etc.) will allow ‘green’ hydrogen to be produced at scale, thereby eliminating upstream carbon emissions and creating an extremely attractive energy storage option.

    https://www.clean-aviation.eu/h2-powered-aircraft

  • Is there an all-electric airplane?

    Today, smaller fully electric aircraft exist in a commercial version using only batteries. There is ongoing development for small and medium-sized aircraft using batteries or hydrogen fuel cells.

  • How far can electric planes fly?

    Today, smaller battery-electric aircraft can fly for about 1 hour. The aim with the first generation of hydrogen-electric versions using fuel cells is a range of 2–3 hours.

Engineering offer

We use our decades of hard-won experiences, know-how and validated technology within the fuel cell industry to guide you on your journey to a zero-emission solution.

Our consultancy provides you with an optimised fuel cell solution for your specific needs. This minimises your initial investment outlay and supports your evaluation in selecting a product and solution.

We are able to accelerate your journey to zero-emission operations by guiding and supporting your evaluation grounded in our experience with fuel cell technology.

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Be a leader in the technology shift for aviation

With decades of experience and knowledge, we offer the aviation industry proven, tailored and scalable solutions with outstanding power performance for zero-emission flights and cleaner skies.

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