Airside hydrogen refuelling trial, Project Acorn, takes critical next step
The trial saw hydrogen being used to refuel and power the ground support equipment – specifically, baggage tractors – of easyJet passenger aircraft.
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The trial saw hydrogen being used to refuel and power the ground support equipment – specifically, baggage tractors – of easyJet passenger aircraft.
28 December 2023 | By
The airport has a target of net zero operations by 2030 and a new interim target of cutting direct emissions by 73% by 2027, relative to 2019 levels.
Bristol Airport has set a target to cut carbon emissions across its operations by 73% by 2027.
Hydrogen presents the opportunity to decarbonise aviation, particularly for short-haul flights. For International Airport Review, Dave Lees, CEO of Bristol Airport explains how its work as part of the Hydrogen in Aviation alliance is already solving many of the technical challenges of making hydrogen-powered flight a reality.
In this article, taken from our sustainability eSupplement, Hannah Pollard, Head of Sustainability, set out how Bristol Airport will reach its 2030 target.
Read to find out who won in the areas of experience, innovation, accessibility, EDI and sustainability. Plus the coveted Airport Leader of the Future award!
Jane Ashton is Director of Sustainability at easyJet. In this article she discusses easyJet’s net zero roadmap, the airline’s ambition to be flying on hydrogen-powered aircraft, and the steps easyJet has taken to support the important development of a wider hydrogen ecosystem.
In this article, David Eccles, Director of Hydrogen South West, outlines his ambitious plans to implement hydrogen-powered flights and argues why airport infrastructure and cross-sector partnerships are imperative for its success.
Companies including easyJet, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Ørsted, GKN Aerospace and Bristol Airport, have established the Hydrogen in Aviation alliance.
The airport received Real Living Wage accreditation from the UK's Real Living Wage Foundation.
This eSupplement has been created in collboartion with the Director of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Bristol Airport, Simon Earles.
Bristol Airport alongside Airbus, easyJet, and EDF's Hynamics, has joined the UK's network of ‘ZEROe’ agreements to become an Airport Hydrogen Hub.
Bristol Airport anticipates over 900,000 passengers total to travel through the airport for the month of August 2022.
Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports, NATS, and other industry leading organisations have come together to create the world’s first advanced electric flight ecosystem and accelerate the introduction of AAM in the UK.
ACI Europe has announced its annual winners for the Best Airport Awards 2022, which were characterised by how airports are recovering post-COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability-related achievements.