Ben Levenson is Co-founder and CEO of Heven Drones, a manufacturer of heavy-lift actionable drones capable of solving a range of commercial, infrastructure, humanitarian and military challenges. From autonomous last-mile delivery to defense missions, emergency response, and infrastructure repair the company’s fully-customizable drone solutions deliver cutting-edge performance, patented stability and superior lifting capability. Powered by an expert team with military, engineering, and scientific backgrounds, the company enjoys a strategic partnership with Plug Power and the Israel Ministry of Defense.
In February, Heven Drones launched its first hydrogen-powered drone for commercial use, the H2D55. With 5-times greater energy efficiency than traditional lithium battery-powered drones, the H2D55 is capable of flying for 100 minutes with a payload capacity of 15 pounds.
The launch of Heven Drones’ hydrogen product line addresses the challenge of flight endurance and payload capacity associated with lithium battery-powered drones. Hydrogen powered drones also reduces the long term environmental impact linked to lithium mining. Without the need to frequently replace batteries, hydrogen fuel cells will also lower long term ownership costs for organizations implementing drone technology at scale.
In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Ben talks about HevenDrones, the company’s innovative hydrogen drones and the promise and future hydrogen propulsion systems.
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