August 6, 2012

Fuel Cells Take to the Runway




Fuel Cells Take to the Runway

Airbus will test a system that could reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent.

Hydrogen fuel cells are nowhere near powerful enough to replace a commercial aircraft's engines, but that doesn't mean they can't help make air travel cleaner and more efficient.

Airbus plans flight tests of a fuel-cell system that could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 15 percent simply by powering an aircraft's nonpropulsion systems—such as the lights, the entertainment system, and the environmental controls.

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