Aviation News Item: 00237

9th Oct 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Intelligent Energy, a UK-based fuel cell and hydrogen technology company, provided German engineering firm Aerotec with a fuel cell test APU aimed at providing on-board power and other loads in future commercial aircraft. The equipment has been installed at Aerotec's fuel cell test centre at Airbus' Hamburg facility, which was officially opened in August 2009. Fuel cells could provide power for various applications in the aircraft cabin, thereby relieving the drain on the main engines. Airbus has already been investigating how hydrogen fuel cells can provide power for aircraft and has previously tested a hydrogen and oxygen-based system on-board their A320 test aircraft. That fuel cell system powered the aircraft's back-up hydraulic and electric power systems, and operated the ailerons.

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