easyh2power - 清研易氢
Tsinghua-incubated Chinese startup building liquid- and air-cooled hydrogen fuel cells for eVTOLs and drones, supplying COMAC and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation.
easyh2power (Chinese: Qingyan Yiqing / registered as Qingyan Easy Hydrogen Energy Power Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese hydrogen fuel cell startup founded by Zhang Kexun, a Tsinghua University PhD in automotive/new-energy propulsion engineering, and incubated with the involvement of Academician Ouyang Minggao, a prominent Chinese fuel-cell researcher. Its core team is made up primarily of Tsinghua University graduates. The company develops two product lines of hydrogen fuel cell systems aimed at aviation and low-altitude economy applications. Its liquid-cooled fuel cell line currently ships in the 90-110 kW range with a roadmap intended to scale from 30 kW up to 300 kW, targeting high-altitude and extreme-cold operating conditions and aiming for a service life goal of over 10,000 hours; this product line is aimed at eVTOL ('air taxi') aircraft and other electric aviation platforms. Its air-cooled fuel cell line, typically under 10 kW, is designed for drones used in low-altitude economy applications such as inspection and logistics, and the company has gone through three product iterations of this line in under a year. According to company-reported figures, drones using easyh2power's hydrogen fuel cells achieved continuous flight durations of 30 hours and 24 hours in tests with Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, and the company has supplied hydrogen propulsion technology to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) as well as multiple eVTOL manufacturers. The company reported several million yuan in air-cooled fuel cell revenue in the first half of 2026 and is targeting tens of millions of yuan in 2026. In August 2026, easyh2power closed an angel-plus financing round worth tens of millions of yuan, led by the Hongniao Qihang Fund and the Guizhou Science & Innovation Angel Fund, with follow-on participation from a Tsinghua alumni seed fund, Qidi Stars Venture Capital, Yinghuang Venture, Jinyuan Partners, and Angel Club; the funds are earmarked for continued development of its aviation-grade liquid-cooled fuel cell and commercialization of its air-cooled fuel cell line. The company positions itself as addressing the range and payload limitations of battery-electric aviation by offering hydrogen fuel cell propulsion as a longer-endurance alternative for drones, eVTOLs, and regional aircraft.
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Air-Cooled Fuel Cell Power System
Air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell power system for drones, enabling long-endurance flight missions of around 30 hours.
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easyh2power Secures Funding for Scalable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for Aviation
easyh2power has successfully completed an angel+ funding round worth tens of millions, focusing on the development of hydrogen fuel cell systems. These systems range from 30kW to 110kW and are designed for aviation applications, including a liquid-cooled variant suitable for larger aircraft. The significance of this development lies in easyh2power's role as a supplier for Comac, contributing to the advancement of hydrogen propulsion technologies. Additionally, the company is working on an air-cooled variant aimed at drones, which boasts an impressive endurance of up to 30 hours of flight time. Looking ahead, easyh2power's scalable hydrogen fuel cell systems could play a crucial role in the future of sustainable aviation. No further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.
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