Introducing the Greenliner
The world’s first fuel cell powered airliner
THE CONCEPT
The Greenliner is a fuel cell powered regional aircraft. It uses liquid hydrogen as its fuel which is stored inside the fuselage, behind the passenger cabin. The fuel cells inside the wings produce electricity which then powers 18 propellers at the back of the fuselage. More details can be found in the technical report.
THE FUTURE OF FLYING
Until today, the aircraft industry is incapable of adopting the necessary changes in order to reduce its contribution to global warming and prevent the unsustainable use of our natural resources. Due to the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the implementation of carbon taxes next to the societal changes, the future is clear: it will be green flying or no flying.
THE PROCESS
The Greenliner was designed during the Design Synthesis Exercise which is the final graduation project of the Aerospace Engineering Bachelor programme at the Delft University of Technology. It was designed during 10 weeks by a team of 10 students. Next to receiving high grades for their work, the team was also awarded with the Anthony Fokker Prize 2018 of the NLF, the Dutch Aerospace Foundation.