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Canadian airport betting big on hydrogen

A birds eye view of a terminal at the Edmonton International Airport shows several airplanes surrounding the building.

Airlines and fuel providers are experimenting with using hydrogen to power aircraft and vehicles, and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) aims to be “on the leading edge of that,” according to VP Myron Keehn.

“I think hydrogen for aircraft is coming quicker than we think,” Keehn, the Canadian airport’s vice president of air service, business development, environmental, social and governance, and government relations, told FreightWaves.

He predicted the Edmonton area would be using hydrogen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-airport-betting-big-on-hydrogen

ZeroAvia partners on green hydrogen aircraft refueling in California

ZeroAvia signed a memorandum of understanding with ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling stations at airports in California.

ZeroAvia, a company trying to achieve zero-emission aviation by using hydrogen-electric power, signed a memorandum of understanding with hydrogen fueling firm ZEV Station on Monday to develop refueling infrastructure for green hydrogen at airports in California.

California is at the forefront of sustainable development with its low carbon fuel standard and major efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The aviation industry faces major barriers to decarbonization, including range and capacity...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zeroavia-partners-on-green-hydrogen-aircraft-refueling-in-california

Airbus tests biofuel on A380 for first time

A large fuel truck with sustainable aviation fuel fills up an airplane.

European aerospace manufacturer Airbus said Monday it has performed a first flight of its extra-large A380 aircraft powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), part of an ongoing series of efforts underway to help airlines get to carbon-neutral emissions by midcentury.

The test aircraft took off from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France, on Friday with one of four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on 100% SAF. The flight lasted three hours.

Total Energies provided 29 tons of unblended SAF...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airbus-tests-biofuel-on-a380-for-first-time

Hydrogen hype? United Airlines says it could fly new-tech jets by 2028

A small white United Express jet, close up from near the front nose.

United Airlines’ announcement Monday that it could be flying hydrogen-electric-powered regional jets by 2028 runs counter to expert consensus that development timelines will take at least twice as long given the complexity of the technology and the amount of funding required for development and commercialization.

“Sometimes showmanship trumps science and technology,” Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis for Teal Group, a Fairfax, Virginia, firm that provides market analysis and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hydrogen-hype-united-airlines-says-it-couldl-fly-new-tech-jets-by-2028

Report: Batteries usually more feasible, environmentally beneficial than green hydrogen

An Earthjustice report says battery electric is almost always better than green hydrogen.

There’s a lot of talk about using hydrogen as a fuel to decarbonize the transportation industry. The hydrogen aircraft market could be worth $174 billion by 2040, according to Gediminas Žiemelis, chairman of the board of Avia Solutions Group.

But, currently 99.8% of hydrogen that’s produced is made using fossil fuels, according to an Earthjustice report released Tuesday.

While green hydrogen, which does not produce greenhouse gas emissions nor use fossil fuels, may be a useful fuel to reduce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-batteries-usually-more-feasible-environmentally-beneficial-than-green-hydrogen

$174B hydrogen aircraft market by 2040, Avia Solutions Group chairman says

The aviation hydrogen market could reach $174 billion by 2040.

The value of the global hydrogen aircraft market is anticipated to reach $27.68 billion in 2030 and jump up to $174.02 billion by 2040, Gediminas Žiemelis, chairman of the board of Avia Solutions Group, said in a release.

With water as the only waste product, hydrogen can be directly combusted for motive power or can power a fuel cell to create electricity. The release said hydrogen’s most limiting factor is its size requirements. Hydrogen requires three times the space as traditional jet fuel...

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Green hydrogen: The future of fuel?

Green hydrogen is gaining ground despite facing obstacles.

The transportation sector is researching and adopting the use of alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuel cells and electric batteries. The majority of hydrogen produced today comes from natural gas and coal.

Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced using electrolyzers powered by renewable electricity, according to a 2020 study entitled “The Role of Green and Blue Hydrogen in the Energy Transition — A Technological and Geopolitical Perspective” and written by Michel Noussan, Pier Paolo...

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Airbus sets sights on zero-emission aircraft

Airbus releases zero emission aircraft concepts.

Building the world’s first zero-emissions commercial aircraft by 2035 is no easy feat. A future with hydrogen-powered aircraft at the center of aviation would require reliable supplies of hydrogen at airports worldwide, sufficient production of green hydrogen, in-depth safety measures for passengers and collaboration across the aviation industry.

Airbus is seeking to help make that future a reality with its three recently announced ZEROe concept aircraft powered by hydrogen.

It is partnering with

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