Swedavia has entered into a cooperation agreement with several companies to promote the development of hydrogen aviation
Together with Airbus, Avinor, SAS and Vattenfall, Swedavia has signed a letter of intent to jointly work to develop hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Sweden and Norway. The purpose of the collaboration is to carry out a feasibility study on hydrogen and establish a framework for the possible implementation of hydrogen-powered flights in both countries. The study will cover the entire chain from production, transport, storage to refueling of hydrogen at commercial airports.
Hydrogen will become a significant fuel source
Experiments with hydrogen-powered aircraft are already underway with the goal of commercializing larger hydrogen-powered aircraft from the year 2035. The ambition is that hydrogen will become a significant fuel source in the future for the aviation industry, which together with biofuels and battery-electric planes can contribute to greatly reducing aviation’s total carbon dioxide emissions. The aviation study is the first of its kind and involves two countries as well as over 50 airports. The study will initially last for one year with the possibility of extension and will examine the rate of development of hydrogen flight as well as scenarios for the number of movements with hydrogen-powered aircraft and volumes for hydrogen storage.
Actors from the entire value chain involved
The collaboration benefits from the expertise, knowledge and joint efforts of all five actors. The goal is to create an improved ecosystem for hydrogen-powered aviation at Swedish and Norwegian airports with a focus on understanding the needs of operation, infrastructure, maintenance and refueling requirements in a northern region with great distances. By involving actors from the entire value chain and with different skills, a comprehensive picture of the needs is ensured to enable the transition to hydrogen-powered aviation.
Read more about the work with the conversion to hydrogen here.
