H2 Clipper, an aerospace and alternative energy company developing uniquely capable hydrogen-powered airships, has been accepted into Dassault Systèmes’ exclusive 3DEXPERIENCE Lab accelerator program.
Participation in the accelerator will assist H2 Clipper in furthering its mission of developing and commercializing a global fleet of 100% green airships that will transform the hydrogen and air transport industries.
H2 Clipper’s 21st-century airship is intended to transport pure hydrogen from where it is least expensive to produce to markets where clean energy is most needed, as well as to enable a carbon-free method of transporting freight and other cargo 7-10 times faster than by ship, truck, or rail, and at a 70% savings over traditional air transport. The company has already created a substantial body of design and intellectual property assets, relying heavily on Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA software applications. With its acceptance into the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab accelerator program, the H2 Clipper team will now have the opportunity to significantly expand its use of Dassault Systèmes software applications. H2 Clipper plans to finish a detailed design and build a prototype for flight in 2024, with the goal of flying its first full-sized airship in 2027.
According to Frédéric Vacher, Head of Innovation at Dassault Systèmes, companies like H2 Clipper are selected for the accelerator program by demonstrating significant technological breakthroughs with the greatest potential to positively impact and transform society in alignment with one or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as outlined by the UN under its 2030 vision. He commented, “The aerospace and aviation revolution is being driven by breakthroughs in the use of renewable fuels such as hydrogen, as well as advanced material science and engineering. We are pleased to support H2 Clipper to accelerate maturing these disruptive technologies to serve humankind.”
As a participant in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab accelerator program, H2 Clipper’s senior leadership team, project managers, designers, and engineers will have full access to their own cloud-based virtual environment on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Dassault Systèmes’ robust platform of integrated design, engineering, simulation, and data intelligence applications, to continue digitally developing their transformative airship, as well as high-level access to Dassault Systèms’
Since filing its first patent in 2008 (granted in 2012), H2 Clipper’s work has been motivated by the company’s long-held belief that significant green hydrogen production and use is critical to any successful plan to transition key segments of the global economy away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. As more hydrogen projects are announced around the world, leading analysts are realizing that one of the most difficult challenges will be figuring out how to transport, distribute, and store hydrogen efficiently.
H2 Clipper founder and CEO Rinaldo Brutoco said, “We have been focused on addressing these hydrogen infrastructure issues for more than a decade. We are honored to be selected to join the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab accelerator program. The opportunities this will open for us will greatly help our work of providing a rapidly scalable hydrogen infrastructure solution that is critical to realizing the disruptive potential of hydrogen.”
