jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2020
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Arrow Drone Zone' will enable automated drones and general aviation to harmoniously co-exist in a real-world environment.
MagniX & Universal Hydrogen plan FC aeroplane - electrive.com
The US specialist for electric aircraft drives MagniX has entered into a partnership with the company Universal Hydrogen. Universal Hydrogen is developing a conversion kit for the propulsion system to install in a 40-seater aircraft.
The aircraft concerned is a De Havilland Canada DHC8-Q300 – a regional aircraft that is used worldwide. The turboprop aircraft, often colloquially called 'Dash 8', has meanwhile been sold as Bombardier Q8 and is also in service in Europe.
According to MagniX, the new partner Universal Hydrogen is currently developing a hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system, which will be offered as a conversion kit for the Dash 8. The kit should be applicable to the ATR42 family, a comparable regional aircraft of the French-Italian manufacturer consortium Avions de Transport Régional.
Technical data to the fuel cell system has not yet been revealed by the companies. According to the press release, the partners are developing "a solution for a truly carbon-free flight" and this will come "sooner than you think". So far no other information about the construction, performance or weight of the system has been provided.
This may also be due to the fact that Universal Hydrogen was only founded this year with the aim of "solving the carbon crisis in the aviation industry by making hydrogen the universal fuel for carbon-free air travel". The company apparently relies on "its unique storage and transportation methods". In this way, the company hopes to overcome the lack of a "cost-effective infrastructure for hydrogen transport and distribution". The conversion kit for the Dash 8 is primarily intended to increase the market acceptance of hydrogen in aviation. However, there are also no details about the "unique storage and transport methods".
Some basic information on the propulsion system is provided: "Universal Hydrogen's plan for the Dash 8 includes a two-megawatt class electric propulsion system on each wing, which will be provided by magniX." MagniX refers to the successful electric flights of Harbour Air's seaplane in December 2019 or a converted Cessna Grand Caravan 208B, which flew purely electrically in May 2020. With the Dash 8, MagniX now wants to get closer to commercial e-flights with regional passenger aircraft. However, the company itself is not yet able to say when the conversion kit will be offered.
Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen, is also dampening hopes for an early series production. "Clearly there is still a lot to be done in terms of reducing emissions from commercial aviation, and the future of the industry lies in hydrogen-based, carbon-free energy," Eremenko says.
"Universal Hydrogen, through its hydrogen transport and distribution infrastructure solution, is on a path to change the way regional flight is achieved and transform it from being powered by decades-old, expensive, polluting technology to low-cost clean solutions," says Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX. "Together, we will bring scalable, proven technology to the next level of electric aviation".
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miércoles, 23 de septiembre de 2020
Talgo chooses Extremadura to present its innovative hydrogen propulsion system
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It will be the first prototype in Spain
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Hydrogen technology is an emission-free alternative for non-electrified lines, where diesel trains are now operating
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The system has been presented in Don Benido, Badajoz, within the framework of the SOI H2 Conference, on the possibilities that hydrogen technologies present in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula (SoI)
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Hydrogen-powered trains
This innovative system uses hydrogen batteries that provide the energy for the train's electric motors. It is powered by renewable energy sources, such as solar photovoltaic or wind, which produce hydrogen that is stored and then used to power fuel cell-based propulsion systems, such as the one designed by Talgo. The system is complemented by batteries that increase the speed of the train when it starts, taking advantage of the braking system to recharge it.
Unlike the extended battery systems in the automotive industry, hydrogen (H2) technology is the logical answer to the needs of heavy transport and, in particular, of those railway lines that do not have catenary electrification systems, and which today depend on trains powered by diesel engines. The hydrogen system designed by Talgo enables conventional network lines to be "electrified" without the need for costly and lengthy adaptation operations, and without the use of fossil fuels.
Green Extremadura
Spain's leading high-speed train manufacturer has selected Extremadura as part of a broader strategy that recognizes the efforts of Extremadura's civil society, business and regional public administrations to innovate and accelerate a transition to completely decarbonized transport networks.
The choice of Extremadura has to do not only with the type of existing infrastructure but also with the fact that it is one of the Spanish regions that have expressed a more decisive commitment to the creation and regeneration of industrial networks based on the local production of hydrogen.
About Talgo
Talgo S.A., is the leading company in the design, manufacture and maintenance of high-speed light trains with industrial presence in seven countries: Spain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The company is recognized worldwide for its innovative capacity, unique and distinctive technology and reliability. Talgo is the train supplier for the "Haramain" high-speed railway project between Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, and counts the German, American and Russian railway administrations among its customers.
About the SOI H2 Project
The SOI H2 Project is a transversal initiative driven by both the public and private sectors to make the Hydrogen industry a vector of socio-economic development in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. This project has the direct support of LLOABRE, ADRAL and Fundecyt- PCTEX (Junta de Extremadura), which estimates at 50,000 the number of jobs that could be created in the Euroregion ALEX (Alentejo + Extremadura).