H2Pulse is member of the advisory board of the European aeronautics project TRIATHLON!
Funded by the European Union, TRIATHLON is the result of the cooperation of a consortium of universities, SMEs and industries from 6 different countries, all united to respond to the global call to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry.
The main aim of this 4-year project is to revolutionise sustainability in aviation by developing innovative approaches to the design of more robust hydrogen-electric powertrains. These systems will be low-maintenance, low-emission and highly responsive for megawatt-class aircraft.
As a member of the advisory committee, H2Pulse is providing technical expertise throughout the project. The company, a subsidiary of the SERMA Group specialising in consultancy and innovation for gaseous and liquid hydrogen, shares this prestigious position with leading companies such as Safran, Avio Aero and GE Aerospace.
H2Pulse is playing a critical role in this project, providing an outside perspective by observing the progress of the milestones and helping to steer the project in the right direction.
The TRIATHLON project is a recognition of H2Pulse’s expertise, offering visibility within European projects and among players in the aeronautics industry. The project is also an opportunity to develop links with international academic partners, underlining the importance of industry-academia collaboration in technological progress.
H2Pulse will keep abreast of the state of the art in cutting-edge technologies by keeping abreast of the development of an optimised hybrid system control strategy.
This initiative could also enable H2Pulse to conduct test campaigns or design test facilities for propulsion modules for light aeronautical applications, highlighting its expertise and capacity for innovation.
The various stages of the project, expressed through the workpackages, aim to optimise hydrogen conditioning, from storage to delivery to the fuel cell. The central problem of the project, centred on thermodynamics, explores how active management based on thermodynamics and model-based engineering can make the powertrain of a megawatt-class aircraft more reliable, cost-effective and responsive than contemporary solutions.
H2Pulse’s involvement in the TRIATHLON project demonstrates its commitment to innovation and sustainability within the European aerospace industry.
