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ZeroAvia Acquires Fuel Cell Developer HyPoint To Expand Hydrogen Powertrain Portfolio
The deal strengthens ZeroAvia's efforts to have supplemental type certificates in place to support the launch of commercial services of converted regional airliners on flights of up to 300 miles by 2025.
HyPoint is developing turbo-air-cooled high temperature proton membrane exchange fuel cells.
HyPoint, led by CEO Alex Ivanenko (center) is developing turbo-air-cooled high-temperature proton membrane exchange fuel cells. (Image: HyPoint)

Hydrogen-electric propulsion system developer ZeroAvia is adding fuel cell stack technology to its portfolio with the acquisition of HyPoint. The deal between the two California-based start-ups was announced on October 6, without the purchase price or other financial terms being disclosed.

ZeroAvia intends to integrate HyPoint’s high-temperature fuel cells with the hydrogen powertrains it is developing to convert existing regional airliners. All 40 members of HyPoint’s staff are now employed by the new owner, and its engineering team has been merged with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen power generation systems division, led by CTO Rudolf Coertze.

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