Liquid hydrogen as a new frontier to decarbonise the aeronautics sector and promote more sustainable mobility in airports: this is what the Alrigh2t project, coordinated by Enea, involves 21 companies and research bodies at a national and international level, including Sea which manages the Milan airport system.
The project, financed by the European Commission with approximately 10 million euros, will contribute to developing innovative solutions of components, technologies and systems for the use of liquid hydrogen in the airport sector.
The initiative involves tests in two airports, Milan Malpensa and Paris, to study, validate and demonstrate two different approaches for the refueling of hydrogen in aircraft and ground handling vehicles.
In Milan, Sea will experiment with the direct supply of liquid hydrogen, defining the operational protocols;
refueling by replacing/exchanging the liquid hydrogen tank will be demonstrated in Paris.
"An important result in a highly competitive European context", observes Viviana Cigolotti, head of the Enea Laboratory for Energy Storage, Batteries and Technologies for the Production and Use of Hydrogen of the Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department.
"A further recognition - she adds - of the value of our researchers and the quality of the research activities".
"Although airports are responsible for only 3% of CO2 emissions linked to aeronautical activities, in recent years they have taken on a leading role for the entire industry towards decarbonisation", highlights Alessandro Fidato, chief operating officer of Sea Aeroporti di Milano.
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