Apus i2 Zero Emission

Employing a hydrogen fuel-cell as its primary source of energy makes APUS i-2 100 % emission-free, i. e. zero CO₂, zero NOx, zero noise – nothing less than a revolution in emission-free flying! This is achieved through APUS’s patented structurally integrated hydrogen storage system. It permits up to 25 % higher specific energy density compared with standard hydrogen fuel tanks and ten times better energy density than battery-electric aircraft, all while avoiding the use of rare minerals that batteries employ.

The i-2 will outperform competition from both established conventional aircraft as well as competitors with new hydrogen electric powertrains. New hydrogen electric competitors struggle with payload and volume. Competition is less cost efficient. The H2 technology is currently not available as commercial of the shelf on the aviation market. Therefore, the technology is derived from other sectors than aeronautics, and initially it is challenging to convert highly featured, complex devices into ones that comply with the highest safety and reliability demands. As much as is required, rather than as much as possible, is now the way to go. Unlike typical implementations in the automotive sector, the fine granular, overall controlled approach is replaced by one with minimal complexity in order to gain reliability.