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HYSKY Pod

HYSKY Pod

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The HYSKY Pod dives into the pioneers, technologies, and bold ideas shaping the future of hydrogen-powered aviation. Hosted by Danielle McLean, founder of HYSKY Society—a nonprofit accelerating zero-carbon flight—this show explores everything from liquid hydrogen, fuel cells, and cryogenic storage to drones, UAVs, helicopters, eVTOLs, fixed-wing aircraft, and the entire advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem.

Each episode features deep, human conversations with leaders across aerospace, energy, climate tech, and AI. We cover hydrogen production, midstream logistics, propulsion systems, infrastructure, policy, supply chains, and the breakthrough innovations required to scale hydrogen aviation globally.

Whether you're building next-generation aircraft, exploring hydrogen for drones or rotorcraft, developing AI-driven aerospace systems, or simply curious about the future of flight—this podcast is your front-row seat.

If it flies and runs on hydrogen, we’re talking about it.

2025 HYSKY SOCIETY
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Episodes
  • Can Automotive Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power Aircraft? FEV Aerospace Explains | HYSKY Monthly #78
    Jun 16 2026

    See FEV Aerospace live at FlyingHY 2026: https://www.hysky.org/flyinghy2026

    Huge thanks to our sponsor, Unither Bioelectronics: https://unither.aero/en/

    Register for live webinars free:
    https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regis...

    Follow FEV Aerospace:
    🔹 Website: https://www.fev.com
    🔹 LinkedIn: / fev-group
    🔹 FEV Aerospace: https://www.fev.com/en/industries/aer...

    Meet the Speakers:

    Ben Chiswick
    Business Development Director
    FEV North America

    Satyam Joshi, PhD
    Technical Leader
    FEV North America

    Can automotive hydrogen fuel cell technology power the next generation of aircraft?

    In this HYSKY Monthly webinar, experts from FEV Aerospace explore how decades of automotive fuel cell development can be adapted and optimized for aviation applications. The discussion examines the challenges of increasing power density, reducing system weight, improving thermal management, integrating liquid hydrogen storage, and designing propulsion systems for eVTOL and advanced air mobility aircraft.

    Drawing on FEV's extensive experience across automotive, rail, marine, and aerospace sectors, the presenters demonstrate how hydrogen fuel cell technology is evolving from ground transportation to sustainable flight.

    🚀 Topics Covered:

    ✔️ Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Aviation
    ✔️ Automotive-to-Aerospace Technology Transfer
    ✔️ eVTOL Hydrogen Propulsion Systems
    ✔️ Fuel Cell Power Density Optimization
    ✔️ Liquid Hydrogen Storage
    ✔️ Thermal Management Challenges
    ✔️ Bipolar Plate Design & Lightweighting
    ✔️ Multi-Stage Compressors for High Altitude Flight
    ✔️ Aircraft Systems Engineering
    ✔️ Fuel Cell Dominant vs Battery Dominant Architectures
    ✔️ Aircraft Mission Modeling & Optimization
    ✔️ Advanced Air Mobility Applications

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Val Miftakhov on ZeroAvia’s UK Consolidation and the CAA Hydrogen Sandbox
    Jun 16 2026

    The conversation with Val Miftakhov from Zero Avia covers the company's changes, government impact, and regulatory challenges in the aviation industry. Val discusses the company's shift to the UK, the role of the new administration, and the heavy government dependency for certification. The conversation also explores the need for structural changes in regulation and the challenges with traditional regulatory processes.

    Takeaways

    • Zero Avia's shift to the UK and the impact of the new administration
    • The heavy government dependency and challenges with traditional regulatory processes

    Chapters

    • 00:00 Changes at Zero Avia
    • 01:16:20 Impact of Government and Policy
    • 01:22:09 Structural Changes for Regulation
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    11 mins
  • #15 HYSKY Pod: Val Miftakhov | Why I Stepped Down as ZeroAvia CEO
    Jun 13 2026

    See Val Miftakhov live at FlyingHY https://www.hysky.org/flying-hy

    Huge thanks to our sponsor, Unither Bioelectronics https://unither.aero/en/

    What happens when one of hydrogen aviation's most influential pioneers steps down from the company he founded?

    In Episode #15 of HYSKY Pod, Danielle McLean sits down with Val Miftakhov, founder of ZeroAvia, to discuss his departure as CEO, the realities of certifying hydrogen aircraft, the impact of changing political landscapes on climate technology, and his next stealth AI energy venture.

    But this conversation quickly goes far beyond aviation.

    Val shares stories from his childhood in Siberia, the physics teacher who changed his life, his thoughts on AI, consciousness, digital immortality, mind uploading, the future of humanity, entrepreneurship, and why he believes the most transformative technologies of our lifetime are still ahead of us.

    This is one of the most philosophical, futuristic, and thought-provoking episodes of HYSKY Pod yet.

    Watch, subscribe, and join the conversation shaping the future of energy, aviation, AI, and humanity.

    KEY POINTS FOR QUICK NAVIGATION:

    01:25 Welcome & ZeroAvia leadership transition
    02:30 Why Val stepped down as CEO of ZeroAvia
    04:22 Funding challenges, politics & the new administration
    05:45 Val's stealth AI and energy startup revealed
    09:08 Growing up in Belarus and Siberia
    10:56 The physics teacher who changed his life forever
    16:38 Digital immortality, mind uploading & living forever
    20:13 Home labs, AI models & building local LLMs
    38:14 God, consciousness & the origins of the universe
    48:06 Favorite physicists, Oppenheimer & scientific leadership
    58:32 Building startups, failures & creating new industries
    01:02:08 Hydrogen aviation, certification & government regulation
    01:10:34 The UK's Hydrogen Sandbox explained
    01:11:02 The future of transportation & autonomous mobility
    01:12:37 A future of abundance, AI & humanity's purpose

    TOPICS DISCUSSED

    * ZeroAvia
    * Hydrogen aviation
    * Sustainable aviation
    * Fuel cell aircraft
    * AI energy systems
    * Grid balancing
    * Digital immortality
    * Consciousness
    * Mind uploading
    * Artificial intelligence
    * Large language models
    * Entrepreneurship
    * Startup leadership
    * Physics
    * Future technology
    * Autonomous transportation
    * Climate technology
    * Aviation certification

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    1 hr and 14 mins
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