Hydrohang Technology Showcased at the 2025 Maritime Drone Conference, Hydrogen Power Solutions Lead Innovation in Maritime Operations

On November 21, at the "Low Altitude + Ocean: Scenario Integration, Ecosystem Co-creation" 2025 Offshore Drone Application Innovation Conference held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Liang Yangbang, Executive Director and Co-founder of Hydrogen Voyage Technology, delivered a keynote speech titled "Hydrogen Voyage Technology's Hydrogen-Powered Drone Offshore Applications." He systematically elaborated on the core advantages of hydrogen energy in the offshore drone sector and showcased multiple hydrogen-powered drone product solutions featuring long endurance and heavy payload , garnering widespread industry attention. During the same period, at the closed-door roundtable seminar on the offshore drone industry, Liang Yangbang discussed the challenges and capability gaps in offshore drone operations with leading enterprises in the low-altitude industry, experts and scholars from renowned domestic universities, and investment associations, offering suggestions for industrial development.

The maritime environment, characterized by limited takeoff and landing conditions, frequent sudden wind changes, and significant fluctuations in temperature and humidity, imposes rigid requirements for drones to have long endurance, heavy payload capacity, and high environmental adaptability. Traditional lithium battery drones generally have an endurance of less than 30 minutes, making far-sea operations heavily reliant on ships for frequent charging or battery swapping, which not only increases costs but also severely impacts mission continuity. Liang Yangbang pointed out that hydrogen fuel cell systems, with an endurance three times that of lithium batteries, have been fully validated in practical scenarios, emerging as a key technological pathway to overcome the bottlenecks of offshore operations.

The practical performance of several Hydrogen Voyage Technology products corroborates this view. In October 2024, the FC30 Hydrogen-Electric version drone completed a 20-kilometer non-stop flight in 30 minutes under conditions of force 7 gusts and moderate rain, successfully accomplishing a medical supply transport and precision delivery mission across islands in Zhoushan. The HydrogenXuan 4 drone completed a 30-kilometer operational task in 1.5 hours during an offshore inspection in Daishan County, landing with 14.8 MPa of hydrogen remaining, sufficient for an additional hour of flight. This model also successfully executed composite tasks including aerial monitoring, target search, communication relay, and material delivery during the 2020 Qiandao Lake emergency search and rescue exercise.

During the conference, Hydrogen Voyage Technology intensively launched several new products, continuously expanding the performance boundaries of hydrogen-powered drones. The FC100 Hydrogen-Electric version transport drone, officially announced on November 19, boasts a 40 kg payload capacity and 50 minutes of endurance. The M400 heavy-payload hydrogen-electric multi-rotor drone, jointly developed with Shenzhou Liuhe, a subsidiary of the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute, offers an 80 kg payload, 60 minutes of endurance, a 68 km range, and the capability to operate at temperatures as low as -20°C, poised to support the construction of the Yalong River Hydropower Station.

Addressing the specific needs of offshore wind power inspection, Hydrogen Voyage Technology introduced a tiered solution: the M40 Hydrogen-Electric version drone, developed in collaboration with the 602nd Research Institute, utilizes hub inertia variable pitch technology and a high-torque direct-drive motor, achieving 6-7 hours of endurance and resistance to force 7 winds, suitable for ultra-long-distance inspections of 80-100 km. The "HydrogenXuan 5," expected to be released by the end of the year, with an endurance of 3.5-4.5 hours and resistance to force 7 winds, precisely meets the demands of medium-to-short-range inspection scenarios covering 30-50 km.

According to industry forecasts, hydrogen-powered drones are expected to enter a critical period of commercialization from 2025 to 2027, with the market size projected to reach 14.13 billion yuan by 2030, and an annual compound growth rate exceeding 110%. Hydrogen Sail Technology has currently planned an annual production capacity of 3,000 drones. Its comprehensive product portfolio and technological breakthroughs are driving the transition of maritime drone applications from reliance on lithium batteries to hydrogen dominance, injecting new momentum into the integrated development of the low-altitude economy and the marine economy.