Demonstrating its liquid on-board and its zero-loss mobile H₂ technology, GenH2, a leader in H₂ infrastructure solutions, will fuel an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at its Titusville headquarters. By utilizing liquid H₂, the UAV can travel four times farther than previous capabilities.

Not a typical drone, this UAV is a six-foot long octocopter and can only be flown by licensed pilots who must log hundreds of hours (similar to a small aircraft) and requires filing a flight plan with the FAA. Studies by many industry experts such as IATA and Airbus have shown that liquid H₂ is the preferred choice and future for aviation renewable energy.

GenH2 will utilize its mobile LS20 small-scale system to fuel the UAV with liquid H₂. The LS20 can liquefy, store and transfer H₂ with zero loss, within a mobile trailer for the flexibility to provide H₂ wherever it is needed. The UAV will hover over the company’s Titusville campus, running solely on liquid H₂ for 15-20 minutes (this technology offers UAV flying time of up to 12 hours vs a battery max of two hours).

The UAV flight will demonstrate the potential of future use cases for GenH2’s small-scale and onboard liquid H₂ technology that can enable advanced clean energy anywhere, at any time. This is the first time a UAV has flown in Florida using liquid H₂.

“The demonstration of the UAV marks the beginning of a new age for small-scall and onboard liquid H₂,” said Greg Gosnell, CEO of GenH2. “This milestone is the first step in our journey to ensure that liquefaction and transfer technology with zero-loss is available to fuel vehicles when and where it is needed.”