Charge it in minutes and fly it for two hours on hydrogen fuel cells

At the recent IntelDrone conference, global drone manufacturers have announced a number of innovative drone products. One of the more interesting projects is a partnership between FlightWave Aerospace Systems and British company Interlligent Energy to develop a new drone, the Jupiter-H2. The biggest highlight of this drone is the use of hydrogen fuel cells, it is understood that this battery can greatly improve the endurance of the drone, charging within a few minutes can allow the drone to fly for two hours.

The hydrogen fuel cell developed by British company Intelligent Energy for FlightWave's Jupiter-H2 drone uses the reverse reaction principle of electrolytic water to continuously inject high-density energy into the drone. At present, the lithium battery widely used in drones has an average battery life of only about 20 minutes, FlightWave claims that the hydrogen fuel cell battery life has been greatly improved to two hours, which is 6 times the average battery, but it only takes a few minutes to charge, which can be regarded as a surprise breakthrough.

The Jupite-H2 has a 70 cm wide body, is driven by four rotors equipped with a protective casing, itself weighs 1250 grams, can be freely fitted with cameras and sensors, and is powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The Jupite-H2 is not one of the hydrogen-powered commercial drones used so far, but it is a very small product and can be used in most applications. It comes standard with a 3-liter battery tank.

Jupite-H2 is expected to go on sale in early 2018 with an official price of $15,000.