Creating Hydrogen from Seawater – DRONELIFE

New Research on Producing Hydrogen from Seawater Could Help Boost Hydrogen Drone Tech

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb

As drone developers and consumers seek drones with longer ranges and higher payloads, the limitations of the lithium-ion batteries that power the grand majority of commercial UAVs have become ever more clear. While exciting development continues on battery-swapping technology designed to increase range, (read here), one possible solution to the ongoing challenge could be drones powered via hydrogen fuel cells instead. Fuel cells have been used everywhere from consumer cars to space rockets, so it’s easy to understand the appeal of hydrogen fuel in commercial or public-sector drone operations. As Bentzion Levinson, CEO of Heven Drones, highlighted in his May Op-Ed (read here), hydrogen’s low weight, power efficiency, and zero-emission operation make it a compelling choice to replace lithium-ion batteries, which also require large global…