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H2AM Day Hamburg at ZAL TechCenter
What happens when the aviation and maritime industries work together on hydrogen technologies? Which infrastructures already exist — and what is still to come? And most importantly: how can you get involved? That was exactly the focus of the first H2AM Day on June 24, 2025, at the ZAL TechCenter.
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Alliance for Innovative Aviation: ZAL and CRIAQ Renew Research Partnership
Das Hamburger ZAL Zentrum für Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung hat mit seinem kanadischen Partner CRIAQ ein Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) unterzeichnet. Ziel dieser Absichtserklärung ist die Umsetzung gemeinsamer Forschungsprojekte im Bereich fortschrittlicher Technologien und die Förderung des internationalen Personalaustauschs.
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Girls’Day 2025 am ZAL TechCenter
Wie steuert man eigentlich einen Roboterarm? Welche Berufe gibt es in der Luftfahrtforschung? Und wie sieht ein typischer Arbeitstag in einem Forschungszentrum aus? 24 Mädchen hatten beim Girls’Day im ZAL TechCenter die Gelegenheit, genau das herauszufinden.
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H₂ to Go – Pit Stop for Drones
Hydrogen drones offer enormous potential: they can fly for hours and reach remote areas for inspections, wildfire monitoring, or medical transport. But where do they refuel after a mission? In remote regions, hydrogen is often completely unavailable. This is exactly where HYDRO-BUNNY comes in.
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Saving Energy with GreenCode
Software is an often-overlooked climate factor: The increasing energy consumption of inefficient applications is increasingly seen as a contributing factor to global emissions. The GreenCode project aims to counteract this: A framework that helps developers make their code more sustainable.
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ZAL Diskurs: HEROPS – Flying Fuel Cell Propulsion System
How fast can an H₂ aircraft be refueled? How can fuel cell stacks be checked for defects during operation? And what technologies are needed for a multi-megawatt propulsion system? These questions were at the center of the ZAL Diskurs on February 20, 2025.
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Demonstrating Scale
Additive manufacturing holds immense potential for the aircraft cabin. However, so far, only small components have made the leap from the printer to the airplane. The biggest hurdle? Certification. A joint project between Lufthansa Technik and ZAL GmbH aims to demonstrate that even large cabin components can be additively manufactured and certified.
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Cabin Inspection: From Clipboard to AI
Before a new aircraft takes off for the first time, the cabin undergoes a thorough inspection during handover to the airline. The new DrumView research project could make this visual inspection faster, more efficient, and even possible remotely.
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ZAL.award 2024 goes to the Hydrogen Aviation Lab from Hamburg
Das Hydrogen Aviation Lab, ein Konsortialprojekt namhafter Luftfahrt-Akteure, das Betankungsmöglichkeiten von Verkehrsflugzeugen mit Wasserstoff erforscht, ist Sieger des ZAL.award 2024. Dies wurde im Rahmen einer feierlichen Veranstaltung am Donnerstag im Hamburger ZAL TechCenter offiziell verkündet.
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ZAL.award 2024: The Shortlist Is Set
Initiiert und präsentiert vom Förderverein des Zentrums für Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung (ZAL), kürt der ZAL.award wegweisende Projekte, die das ZAL-Ökosystem voranbringen. Nun steht fest, welche Einreichungen es in die Endauswahl geschafft haben: Die drei Finalisten wurden am 25. November 2024 durch die Jury bestimmt.
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