ZeroAvia wants to bring zero-emission flights to Scotland, fuel cell developer has partnered with AGS airports.
The fuel-cell developer has partnered with AGS airports to explore hydrogen infrastructure in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
Zero-emission propulsion technology is bound to first make its mark on regional air travel. While one of the challenges posed by this is the potentially tricky infrastructure upgrade to airports further afield, their smaller size also offers a great opportunity for innovation and experimentation.
Meanwhile, AGS Airports, which owns and operates Aberdeen (ABZ), Glasgow (GLA), and Southampton (SOU) airports, has teamed up with hydrogen fuel-cell developer ZeroAvia to explore the development of hydrogen fuel infrastructure and regulatory framework requirements, as well as the opportunities for hydrogen production onsite.
Commercial flights sometime after 2024
Under the agreement announced on Wednesday, the two parties will look at the resourcing required for delivering zero-emission, hydrogen-powered flights from the AGS’s two Scottish airports in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
ZeroAvia will share its experience in developing and operating its Hydrogen Airport Refuelling Ecosystem (HARE) at Cotswold Airport (GBA) in Gloucestershire, while AGS will also explore how hydrogen can be used to remove emissions across airport ground operations.
The collaboration will work towards a demonstration flight from ABZ using ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain, which is intended to be certified in 2024 in commercial operation as early as 2025. Intentions are to begin operating commercial flights from Glasgow Airport shortly thereafter.
Arnab Chatterjee, Vice President of Infrastructure at ZeroAvia, said:
In recent months we have stepped up our work with airports significantly to better understand the operational needs and requirements for hydrogen as a fuel.
“Working with the team at AGS allows us to plan for some of the commercial routes that we will be able to support in a little over two years’ time, and do so in the setting of a major international airport.”
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ZeroAvia Wants To Bring Zero-Emission Flights To Scotland, November 1, 2022
