HyPoint

HyPoint develops turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell systems for zero-emission aviation, aeronautics, and urban air mobility. The company's NASA award-winning technology features an innovative air-cooling and oxygen supply system that delivers higher energy density and specific power performance compared to existing battery and hydrogen fuel cell systems. HyPoint's fuel cell system can achieve up to 2,000 watts per kilogram of specific power, more than triple the power-to-weight ratio of traditional liquid-cooled hydrogen fuel cells, and 1,500 watt-hours per kilogram of energy density. This lightweight, climate-independent system aims to increase aircraft operational time while decreasing total cost of ownership. In October 2022, HyPoint was acquired by ZeroAvia, a company developing hydrogen-electric powertrains for aviation. The acquisition aimed to strengthen ZeroAvia's product roadmap by adding HyPoint's high-temperature fuel cell stack technology. Prior to the acquisition, HyPoint had partnered with BASF in October 2021 to develop a new system expected to deliver more than 3,000 W/kg of specific power by 2025.

Key customers and partnerships

HyPoint has collaborated with several companies in the aviation industry. In August 2021, HyPoint announced a partnership with Piasecki Aircraft to co-develop hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOL applications, including Piasecki's PA-890 Compound eVTOL Helicopter, expected to be unveiled in 2025. In June 2020, Urban Aeronautics signed an agreement with HyPoint to explore the development of an advanced version of Urban Aeronautics' CityHawk eVTOL powered by HyPoint's hydrogen fuel cell technology. HyPoint also worked closely with ZeroAvia before the acquisition, developing hydrogen fuel cells for ZeroAvia's future power plants. In March 2022, HyPoint partnered with Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories (GTL) to integrate GTL's advanced carbon composite liquid hydrogen fuel tanks with HyPoint's fuel cell system, aiming to extend zero-emission hydrogen flight range.