In Spain, Airbus, Aena, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Exolum and Repsol announced they are partnering to study the creation of the first hydrogen airport hub located in Spain. The six companies said they have joined forces to address the main challenges to deploy hydrogen-powered aviation in the country. This collaboration will provide the partners with a holistic view of the hydrogen-powered aircraft and how it can be integrated into the airport ecosystem. It will not only focus on hydrogen supply and infrastructure, but also on the specific requirements for ground operations at airports, they added. “At Airbus, the decarbonization of aviation is one of our most important goals and the deployment of hydrogen powered commercial aircraft with its ecosystem is one of those key levers. Given Spain’s great potential in renewables and low carbon hydrogen production, it is essential that the aviation industry as a whole collaborates to secure a future end-to-end hydrogen supply chain up to the airports,” said Karine Guenan, Airbus’ Vice President ZEROe Ecosystem. Airbus launched the “Hydrogen Hub at Airports” program to promote the further expansion of hydrogen infrastructure in aviation. To date, agreements have been signed with partners and airports in 13 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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