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ZeroAvia to Partner with Nordic Energy Company Fortum on Hydrogen Hubs at Airports
On-airport hydrogen infrastructure can support not only aircraft refueling, but complementary traffic from heavy-duty transportation, materials handling equipment, and other energy consuming systems.
ZeroAvia HARE
ZeroAviat has demonstrated its world-first Hydrogen Airport Refueling Ecosystem (HARE) at its research and development hub in the UK and works with a range of airports on projects to establish the infrastructure and operations to operate zero-emission routes as early as 2025. (Images: ZeroAvia)

ZeroAvia this week signed a memorandum of understanding with Nordic energy company Fortum to explore developing hydrogen production and refueling infrastructure at airports in the region. As part of the collaboration announced on March 20, ZeroAvia and Fortum will investigate the development of on-the-ground hydrogen infrastructure at relevant airports with the aim of removing emissions from flights and the wider airport “ecosystem.”

The partnership with Finland-based Fortum builds on other related alliances with other partners, including Shell in the Netherlands and with AGS Airports and Birmingham Airport in the UK. Fortum has operations in nine other European countries, as well as in Russia and India.

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