Jamison, Kevin ANaidoo, PurushaRamotsabi, Katleho2022-12-052022-12-052022-11Jamison, K.A., Naidoo, P. & Ramotsabi, K. 2022. The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556 .http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively around the world. The merits of hydrogen as an air transport fuel relative to other alternatives are discussed. To localise expertise in hydrogen powered aviation in South Africa it was decided that a small hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would be developed as a first step. Once hydrogen powered flight is demonstrated at the UAV scale then the expertise gained can be scaled up to the general aviation sector and ultimately, commercial aviation. A concept of the UAV and its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion unit is presented and discussed.FulltextenFuel CellHydrogenUnmanned Aerial VehicleUAVConference PresentationJamison, K. A., Naidoo, P., & Ramotsabi, K. (2022). The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556Jamison, Kevin A, Purusha Naidoo, and Katleho Ramotsabi. "The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle." <i>Aeronautical Society of South Africa Annual Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 7 November 2022</i> (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556Jamison KA, Naidoo P, Ramotsabi K, The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle; 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Jamison, Kevin A AU - Naidoo, Purusha AU - Ramotsabi, Katleho AB - The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively around the world. The merits of hydrogen as an air transport fuel relative to other alternatives are discussed. To localise expertise in hydrogen powered aviation in South Africa it was decided that a small hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would be developed as a first step. Once hydrogen powered flight is demonstrated at the UAV scale then the expertise gained can be scaled up to the general aviation sector and ultimately, commercial aviation. A concept of the UAV and its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion unit is presented and discussed. DA - 2022-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Aeronautical Society of South Africa Annual Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 7 November 2022 KW - Fuel Cell KW - Hydrogen KW - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle KW - UAV LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2022 T1 - The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle TI - The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12556 ER -26228