TU Delft Partners with Airbus in ICEFlight Project for Hydrogen-Powered Flight Development
Key Ideas
- TU Delft collaborates with Airbus in ICEFlight project to advance hydrogen-powered flight technology.
- The project involves key players in the Dutch aerospace ecosystem and aims to explore liquid hydrogen as a fuel source.
- Partnership focuses on integrating advanced electrical technologies, superconductivity, and hyperconductivity for next-gen aircraft powertrains.
- ICEFlight consortium to develop and test specialized cryogenic cooling and electrical distribution systems for enhanced aircraft performance.
The ICEFlight (Innovative Cryogenic Electric Flight) project, led by Airbus and in partnership with TU Delft, aims to contribute to the development of hydrogen-powered flight. The initiative, part of the Dutch 'Luchtvaart in Transitie' (LiT) program, focuses on accelerating critical cryogenic technologies. Airbus, with its Tech Hub in the Netherlands and partners like GKN Aerospace, Cryoworld B.V., and universities, will explore the use of liquid hydrogen as a fuel and cold source for electrical system cooling. The collaboration aims to enhance aircraft powertrains through advanced technologies like superconductivity. The project, co-funded by the National Growth Fund, will develop and test cryogenic cooling and electrical distribution systems for next-generation aircraft performance.