Electric Aircraft System Test House

Aerospace

Industrial gases

Higher education and research institution specializing in engineering and technology

An integrated system combining liquid hydrogen storage, fuel cell power generation, and electric motor drive for aircraft propulsion.

Fuel cell technology designed to be manufactured at varying power outputs for different aircraft types and missions, from regional turboprops to larger commercial aircraft.

A propulsion system that uses fuel cells to generate electricity from hydrogen.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bavaria

North Rhine-Westphalia

Development of scalable fuel cell technology for regional aircraft propulsion systems

Airbus' roadmap for developing zero-emission commercial aircraft.

Integrated ground testing system for liquid hydrogen handling and distribution in flight operations

Integrated system combining fuel cells, electric motors, gearboxes, inverters, and heat exchangers for aircraft propulsion. Company demonstrated a 1.2 MW system in 2023 and conducted integrated system tests in 2024.

Planned commercial hydrogen-powered aircraft with 100-passenger capacity on routes up to 1,000 nautical miles. Will feature electric propeller propulsion system powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Original 2035 service entry target delayed to 2040-2045.

Welded aluminium tank designed to store liquid hydrogen at -253°C for aircraft propulsion. First prototype developed at Nantes facility and shipped to Bremen for equipping before testing at Air Liquide facility in Grenoble.