Making hydrogen fly

摘要

INTRODUCING HYDROGEN as a fuel source for commercial aviation will involve a major transformation of airport infrastructure. Airbus, Air Liquide and VINCI Airports are to work together in a pilot project at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport, France, to study what is required to accommodate future hydrogen aircraft. From 2023, heavy-duty ground vehicles such as buses, cargo trucks, handling equipment and aircraft tugs at Lyon Airport will be fuelled by a hydrogen gas distribution station. Subsequent phases, from 2023-30, will involve the deployment of infrastructure to supply hydrogen to aircraft tanks. Further equipment to enable mass distribution of liquid hydrogen at an airport will be studied thereafter.