Lleida Airport hosts flight tests using electricity generated from a mobile station – station transforms methanol into hydrogen or electricity
Lleida-Alguaire Airport hosted the first flight tests this Thursday using electricity generated by the Nomad system, a mobile service station that transforms methanol into hydrogen or electricity.
The device, disconnected from the electrical grid, acts as a mobile charging station and serves as a charging point for any product.
The flight tests were carried out using the only electric aircraft in Catalonia, owned by the Barcelona-Sabadell Aeroclub, and reflect the team’s desire to become a laboratory for new technologies and, in particular, new fuels to promote green aviation. Charging tests were also conducted with a hydrogen car.
Lleida-Alguaire Airport was the site of a demonstration of the capabilities of this mobile station, developed by the company Methanol Reformer, applied in an airport environment.
In this sense, the system serves as a supply point for this type of fuel anywhere and without the need for a connection to the electrical grid.
Sustainable flight
This Thursday’s flight was the first electric flight at Lleida-Alguaire Airport, with the unique feature of using methanol as fuel. “It’s a 100% sustainable flight,” emphasized Jordi Candela, director general of Aeroports de Catalunya, who also noted that the project is part of the airport’s intention to build an ecosystem of technology companies that promote sustainable aviation.
He said,
It’s a window of opportunity for companies that want to test their products,
The light aircraft used for the tests is the first electric aircraft to arrive in Spain and is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
It is a two-seat aircraft with “very efficient handling due to its long wings,” according to Rafael Molina, head of instruction at the Barcelona-Sabadell Aeroclub.
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