Hydrogen is considered a key energy source for climate-neutral aviation in the future. In an interview with STANDARD, Michele De Gennaro, head of the Competence Unit Electric Vehicle Technologies at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, explains how his team is working on digital models in the EU project ALRIGH2T to make refueling with liquid hydrogen (LH2) safe and efficient.
“Our task is to develop an exact digital image, a digital twin, of the refueling process,” says De Gennaro. The aim is to better understand physical processes at minus 253 degrees Celsius and minimize losses due to evaporation, known as boil-off.
A test facility at Milan Malpensa Airport is scheduled to demonstrate how the technology works under real-life conditions starting in 2027.
To the article (in German): https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000272110/was-es-heisst-ein-flugzeug-mit-wasserstoff-zu-betanken?ref=rss