Thursday 18 February 2016

NEW SOLID HYDROGEN-ON-DEMAND FUEL CELL FROM HES ENERGY SYSTEMS FLIES ST AEROSPACE UAV FOR RECORD 6 HOURS

-Skyblade 360 UAV and its fuel cell are on display at ongoing Singapore Airshow (ST Engineering booth)

-300km flight represents a new world record for solid chemical hydrogen on demand technology
 
SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE-- A consortium of Singaporean institutions and private sector companies including HES Energy SystemsST AerospaceDSO National Laboratories, and the Future Systems and Technology Directorate of Singapore’s Ministry of Defense, have worked jointly to achieve a record 6 hour endurance, 300km flight on the Skyblade 360 UAV built in Singapore by ST Aerospace. Besides achieving a significant technical and performance milestone for hydrogen-on-demand enabled fuel cells, it is also the first time in the world that a fuel cell moves beyond the prototype stage and enters the standard products list of a UAV manufacturer. The Skyblade 360 UAV and its fuel cell system are currently on display on ST Engineering’s booth at the 2016 Singapore Air Show.

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