ZeroAvia and Fortum sign MoU to establish a hydrogen aviation network in the Nordics
ZeroAvia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fortum to develop hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure in the Nordics.
Under the collaboration, the two companies will explore on-the-ground hydrogen infrastructure at airports, aiming to remove emissions from flights and its airport ecosystem.
The companies want to work together to build a network of zero-emission flight routes, with future decisions on possible investments to be made at a later stage.
Due to the region’s commitments to policies and targets for the adoption a cleaner flight, the Nordic countries are expected to be among early adopters of zero-emission flights.
Arnab Chatterjee, VP Infrastructure at ZeroAvia, said, “As hydrogen hubs, airports can help reduce climate and air quality impacts of flight and a raft of other operations. Scaling the renewable energy capacity and reducing costs pose clear, but fully surmountable, challenges to hydrogen as the fuel to power truly clean flights.
“Fortum is well positioned as a partner in this space, given the company’s clear energy focus and its emerging hydrogen leadership.”
ZeroAvia has the target of certifying its engines its engine for 9-19 seat aircraft by 2025 and 40-80 seat by 2027. It has already demonstrated its ‘world-first’ Hydrogen Airport Refuelling Ecosystem (HARE) at its R&D hub in Kemble, UK.
Earlier this year, it recorded its first flight powered by a hydrogen-electric engine at its facility at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, UK. The 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, retrofitted with a full-size prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain, took to the sky for six minutes.
Torbjörn Wilén, Senior Manager, Hydrogen Business Development at Fortum, said, “ZeroAvia is a leader both in demonstrating clean flight, and in building the model for how hydrogen refuelling will work in aviation.
“We believe that ZeroAvia and Fortum together can explore excellent options for clean aviation, both on the ground and in the air.”
The Nordic energy company, Fortum, delivers clean energy, working with industries on their decarbonisation as part of the transition to Net Zero.
It recently signed a Letter of Intent with Blastr Green Steel to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland.
The €4bn investment is expected to create up to 1,200 direct jobs in the operations phase, with production planned to start by the end of 2026.
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