The exciting move is part of a partnership between Airbus, Air Liquide and VINCI Airports to promote the use of hydrogen at airports and support the decarbonisation of the aviation sector.
The implementation of the project includes several phases:
● From 2023: deployment of a hydrogen gas distribution station at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, supplying the airport's ground vehicles; airside buses, trucks, and handling equipment, and those of its partners, as well as the heavy goods vehicles that drive around the airport. This first phase is essential to test the airport's facilities and dynamics as a "hydrogen hub" in its area of reach.
● Between 2023 and 2030: deployment of liquid hydrogen infrastructures that will allow hydrogen to be stored in the tanks of future aircraft.
● Beyond 2030: deployment of the hydrogen infrastructure from production to mass distribution of liquid hydrogen at the airport.
By 2030, the three partners will study the possibility of equipping VINCI Airports' European airport network with hydrogen production, storage and supply facilities needed for use on the ground and on board aircraft.
