ZeroAvia and Absolut Hydrogen have announced a partnership to jointly explore liquid hydrogen (LH2) production, storage and refuelling at airports.
ZeroAvia, a UK-based business developing "zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation", said the companies would "work together to build and demonstrate liquefaction and liquid hydrogen storage in an airport context and ultimately explore the technology developments, concept of operations, safety procedures and standards for larger-scale deployment to deliver liquid hydrogen to aircraft".
Absolut Hydrogen is a subsidiary of Groupe Absolut and is, according to ZeroVia, "the leader in liquid hydrogen technologies", an expertise built on the parent company's "deep industry knowledge in complex cryogenic systems".
“As well as building our in-house liquid hydrogen knowledge over the last few months, it has been critical to establish partnerships to begin building the ecosystem that can deliver liquid hydrogen fuel for larger aircraft, at larger airport locations," said Arnab Chaterjee, ZeroAvia's vice president, infrastructure.
"This partnership with ZeroAvia is an opportunity to take a new step towards a more sustainable aviation. Liquid hydrogen is considered the most advantageous state for tomorrow's aviation and heavy-duty mobility in general, and Absolut Hydrogen enables its availability thanks to its H2 liquefiers," said Jérôme Lacapère, chief executive of Absolut Hydrogen.
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ZeroAvia model hydrogen-powered aircraft on display at the Sustainable Skies World Summit 2023 in Farnborough (Photo: Simon Roughneen)[/caption]