HUV2

HUV2 – Portable hydrogen refuelling system for unmanned aerial vehicles in civil applications.

• Funding body: CDTI 
• Call: Eurostars 
• Partners: Ariema (coordinator), Danish Technological Institute, Integra Aerial Service. 
• Duration: 31 months (November 2018 – May 2021) 
• Total budget: €1,497,240.

The HUV2 project addresses the challenge of transporting compressed hydrogen to remote locations, where it will be used as a fuel. This is a turnkey project involving the development of a portable hydrogen generator and a fuel cell kit for electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), enabling on-site fuel production and supply. 

In this project, Ariema designs and builds a 5 kW electrolyser and a portable hydrogen refuelling system (HRS) that produces hydrogen at 450 bar from electricity and water.