Red Bull makes hydrogen fuel cell play with AVL

The high-performance arm of Milton Keynes-based Red Bull Racing Group claims that the new fuel cells will be up to two-thirds lighter than existing systems. Early research by the partners indicates that gravimetric power density can be achieved with values towards 6kW/kg on stack level and 2kW/kg on fuel cell system level. According to Red Bull, this will result in the world’s highest gravimetric power density PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell system. 

“We are delighted to be working with AVL on this collaboration to increase fuel cell power density and thus improve performance,” said Rob Gray, technical director, Red Bull Advanced Technologies.

“It goes to show how beneficial the application of cutting edge F1 inspired engineering can be with solving real-world problems.” 

While Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Advanced Technologies are UK-based, they are both ultimately owned by Red Bull GmbH, the Austrian conglomerate build upon the energy drink empire.