Liquid hydrogen (LH2) is considered a promising fuel for climate-neutral aviation. However, the technical challenges are enormous: LH2 must be stored at -253 °C, requires special tanks and places high demands on the safety and efficiency of refueling.
“All of us in Europe are working on making these technologies competitive,” explains Michele De Gennaro, Head of the Competence Unit “Electric Vehicle Technologies” at AIT, in an interview with the “Presse”. In the ALRIGH2T project, a high-level European consortium - with the participation of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and the LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen - is researching solutions to enable safe and economical LH2 refueling. The aim is to lay the foundations, from the infrastructure at the airport to the on-board technology, so that LH2 can establish itself as an economically attractive fuel in the long term.
To the article (in German):
https://www.diepresse.com/19310334/abheben-mit-fluessigem-wasserstoff-im-tank