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The UpLift project<\/a> is developing and testing innovative hydrogen tanks for future short-haul aircraft. The focus here is on weight-saving composite materials, high-performance insulation systems and proof of safety and leak-tightness under real-life conditions. UpLift thus provides aircraft manufacturers, suppliers and decision-makers with a crucial basis for driving forward the climate neutrality of air transport by 2050. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hydrogen tanks for short-haul aircraft – a step towards climate-neutral air transport<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Within the framework of the <\/span>BMWK<\/span><\/a> sponsored <\/span>UpLift project <\/span><\/a> a test infrastructure for cryogenic hydrogen tanks is being set up on an application-oriented scale. The research activities based on this will then make a significant contribution to the ambitious goal of achieving climate neutrality in air transport by 2050. <\/span><\/p>\n

The size of the tank structures investigated is based on future short-haul aircraft, as this is where the potential of hydrogen as a climate-neutral energy source can be introduced with an acceptable level of risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short-haul flights are a very energy-cost-sensitive segment, as they compete with ground-based transport options. However, due to the steady expansion of the hydrogen sector, it is foreseeable that the price of sustainably produced hydrogen will fall considerably by 2050, making hydrogen more competitive than synthetic aviation fuel, for example. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hydrogen can therefore be a decisive measure to reduce the negative impact of commercial air traffic on the climate, which according to current forecasts will more than double by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

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