Universal Hydrogen, a California based aerospace company, is paving the way forward for hydrogen within aviation with the first test flight of its technology. A 1MW electric power unit will be ran by a fuel cell fed with green hydrogen from a proprietary pressurised tank. All on board a De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft. Regarded as one of the most promising start-ups in not only the hydrogen sector, but also the aviation industry, Universal Hydrogen has recognized the importance of this energy carrier and the role it can play in replacing kerosene, or Jet A fuel, as the industry calls it. The company’s business case, in the long term, relies on building a global infrastructure that will see its proprietary…