Universal Hydrogen powers megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain

Universal Hydrogen has successfully run a megawatt-class powertrain using its proprietary liquid hydrogen module to supply the fuel: the largest fuel cell powertrain ever to run on liquid hydrogen. It is also the first time Universal Hydrogen’s module and powertrain have been integrated together. The module powered the company’s ‘iron bird’ ground test rig for over an hour and forty minutes, simulating a regional aircraft flight profile. The module holds sufficient fuel to power the rig for over three hours at full power, with two modules sufficient for 500 nautical miles of usable range for an ATR72 regional airliner. “This