California-based hydrogen fuel cell system developer HyPoint has announced a partnership with Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories to integrate the aerospace engineering research and development company’s advanced carbon-composite trademarked BHL Cryotank liquid hydrogen fuel tanks with HyPoint’s fuel cell system. BHL Cryotanks have demonstrated a 75 percent mass reduction compared with existing metal or composite aerospace cryotanks, allowing hydrogen aircraft and eVTOL makers to store as much as ten times more liquid hydrogen fuel without adding mass. As a result, aircraft can travel longer distances without refueling.According to HyPoint's analysis of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional airliner, which seats 50 to 56 passengers, the standard Pratt PW123B engine would typically support a range of 1,558 kilometers (847 nm). By implementing HyPoint’s system and a standard liquid hydrogen tank, the same aircraft could achieve five hours of flight time or a max range of 2,640 kilometers (1,427 nm)HyPoint presented the Dash 8 analysis as a theoretical model for how the technology could be applied to an aviation application. Unlike rival companies like Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia, it is not proposing to convert the twin-turboprop aircraft as part of its business plan.HyPoint intends that the partnership announced with GTL on March 29 will go further by offering fixed-wing aircraft and eVTOL makers a liquid hydrogen tank that is stronger and lighter than anything else on the market, thereby significantly increasing fuel capacity.
California-based hydrogen fuel cell system developer HyPoint has announced a partnership with Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories to integrate the aerospace engineering research and development company’s advanced carbon-composite trademarked BHL Cryotank liquid hydrogen fuel tanks with HyPoint’s fuel cell system. BHL Cryotanks have demonstrated a 75 percent mass reduction compared with existing metal or composite aerospace cryotanks, allowing hydrogen aircraft and eVTOL makers to store as much as ten times more liquid hydrogen fuel without adding mass. As a result, aircraft can travel longer distances without refueling.According to HyPoint's analysis of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional airliner, which seats 50 to 56 passengers, the standard Pratt PW123B engine would typically support a range of 1,558 kilometers (847 nm). By implementing HyPoint’s system and a standard liquid hydrogen tank, the same aircraft could achieve five hours of flight time or a max range of 2,640 kilometers (1,427 nm)HyPoint presented the Dash 8 analysis as a theoretical model for how the technology could be applied to an aviation application. Unlike rival companies like Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAvia, it is not proposing to convert the twin-turboprop aircraft as part of its business plan.HyPoint intends that the partnership announced with GTL on March 29 will go further by offering fixed-wing aircraft and eVTOL makers a liquid hydrogen tank that is stronger and lighter than anything else on the market, thereby significantly increasing fuel capacity.
