Why airframers have throttled back from hydrogen propulsion

The collapse of Universal Hydrogen - and Airbus pushing back work on its ZEROe concept - have seen hydrogen's potential as a fuel source move to the fringes of aviation's 2050 net-zero target.

Flight Global

Das US-Unternehmen #UniversalHydrogen ist pleite. Trotz des erfolgreichen Testflugs eines wasserstoffbetriebenen Flugzeugs im Jahr 2023 reichten die 100 Millionen US-Dollar an Investorengeldern nicht aus. Es wurden keine zusätzlichen Investoren gefunden. Hohe #Zinssätze und #Rezessionsängste sowie die Unsicherheit vor den US-Wahlen trugen zum Scheitern bei. Die Entwicklung von #Wasserstoff​flugzeugen geht jedoch weiter, unter anderem durch das Unternehmen Zero Avia.

https://www.golem.de/news/wasserstoff-flugpionier-universal-hydrogen-ist-ein-jahr-nach-dem-erstflug-pleite-2407-186584.html

Wasserstoff-Flugpionier: Universal Hydrogen ist ein Jahr nach dem Erstflug pleite - Golem.de

Das Unternehmen Universal Hydrogen, das wasserstoffbetriebene Flugzeuge bauen wollte, ist gescheitert. Die Investorengelder reichten nicht.

Golem.de

La faillite d'Universal Hydrogen pourrait être la première d'une série. Le recul des investisseurs est une menace pour de nombreux projets. #UniversalHydrogen #EVTOL #Hydrogene

https://www.aerobuzz.fr/industrie/rien-ne-va-plus-pour-universal-hydrogen/

Rien ne va plus pour Universal Hydrogen - Aerobuzz

Le 29 juin 2024, le Seattle Times titrait : « Universal Hydrogen, pionnier du vol à l’hydrogène, fait faillite » Faute d’avoir conclu une nouvelle levée de fonds et de ne pas avoir trouvé de repreneur, la start up californienne Universal Hydrogen qui possède un bureau à Toulouse, jette l’éponge. L’entreprise californienne Universal Hydrogen (UH) qui a été

Aerobuzz

Universal Hydrogen reportedly runs out of runway
California-based Universal Hydrogen — which put a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane into the air last year in Moses Lake, Wash. — has run out of money and is shutting down operations, The Seattle Times reported today.

The Seattle Times cited a letter sent to shareholders on July 27
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/06/29/universal-hydrogen-reportedly-runs-out-of-runway/
#GeekWire #Aviation #Hydrogen #Technology #UniversalHydrogen

Universal Hydrogen reportedly runs out of runway

California-based Universal Hydrogen — which put a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane into the air last year in Moses Lake, Wash. — has run out of money and is shutting down operations,…

Cosmic Log
Reality check for hydrogen-based propulsion? The Seattle Times is reporting that #UniversalHydrogen has run out of money and is shutting down operations, one year after it tested a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/report-universal-hydrogen-runs-out-of-runway/ #Tech #Hydrogen #CleanTech
Universal Hydrogen reportedly runs out of runway, one year after starting flight tests

Universal Hydrogen — which tested a prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane last year — has run out of money, The Seattle Times reported.

GeekWire
Universal Hydrogen, pioneer of hydrogen-powered flight, goes bust

Universal Hydrogen, the pioneering hydrogen-powered aviation company, has burned through the $100 million it raised from investors and gone bust.

The Seattle Times

Hydrogen fuel-cell innovator, Universal Hydrogen, has transitioned its flight test campaign from Moses Lakes, Washington, to the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. This strategic move aims to facilitate the continuation of their ongoing test campaign.
- By Richard Schuurman

https://airinsight.com/universal-hydrogen-moves-to-mojave-to-continue-test-campaign/
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/universal-hydrogen-moves-to-mojave-to-continue-test-campaign/121776/
#flighttest #universalhydrogen #california #aviation

Universal Hydrogen moves to Mojave to continue test campaign | AirInsight

Hydrogen fuel-cell pioneer Universal Hydrogen has moved its flight test campaign from Moses Lakes (Washington) to Mojave Air & Space Port (California). The company says that Mojave is closer to its headquarters in Hawthorne (California) and will allow it to take advantage of the engineering pool that is located in Mojave and Los Angeles. Universal Hydrogen

AirInsight

Universal Hydrogen, a startup, is planning to commercialize the first regional aircraft retrofit powered solely by hydrogen. They are now in the air for testing, but there are still technical challenges and configuration decisions to be made.
- By Jon Ostrower

https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/universal-hyrdogen-atr-72-stc-development/
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/now-airborne-universal-hydrogen-looks-ahead-to-atr-commercialization/112808/
#universalhydrogen #aviation

Now airborne, Universal Hydrogen looks ahead to ATR commercialization

Technical challenges and configuration decisions lay ahead for the startup's first exclusively hydrogen powered regional aircraft retrofit.

The Air Current
Universal Hydrogen із засновником українцем підняла в повітря 40-місний пасажирський літак із двигуном на водневих паливних елементах https://itc.ua/ua/novini/universal-hydrogen-iz-zasnovnykom-ukrayintsem-pidnyala-v-povitrya-40-misnyj-pasazhyrskyj-litak-iz-dvygunom-na-vodnevyh-palyvnyh-elementah/ #UniversalHydrogen #Електричнілітаки #Водневілітаки #Пристрої #Новини #Літаки
Universal Hydrogen із засновником українцем підняла в повітря 40-місний пасажирський літак із двигуном на водневих паливних елементах - ITC.ua

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