Silicon Valley hydrogen fuel cell innovator Hypoint has inaugurated a new UK unit intended to speed development of its air-cooled aviation power technology, and ready it to supply zero-carbon power to next-generation aircraft like electric takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOL) as they prepare to launch services.
This week the company cut the ribbon on the new UK unit located in Sandwich, Kent, a couple hours southeast of London. Situated in the town’s Discovery Park innovation and research complex, the new division will receive about $15 million in funding, and hire a team of up to 100 people. The objective is to accelerate development of HyPoint’s award-winning hydrogen fuel cells tailored for uses in aerospace, aviation, and emerging aircraft like eVTOLs. By 2025, the firm believes it will have as much as 100MW of onsite plant capacity to produce the emissions-free power.
HyPoint’s tech uses compressed air for both cooling and oxygen supplies…
