Preparing for Hydrogen at Airports

Interest in and use of hydrogen in the airport environment is expected to grow as manufacturers are quickly developing new types of vehicles and systems that use hydrogen as a fuel. Additionally, many airports have established net-zero emissions goals. All these factors are driving a need for joint efforts to renew and improve energy infrastructure in and around airports. The integration of hydrogen as a fuel for both aircraft and ground vehicles could be challenging for airports, given that it will likely require significant updates to airport infrastructure, operations, and safety protocols. Because the technology is evolving quickly, there is limited understanding of hydrogen power and considerable uncertainty about the timing and degree of market penetration, readiness, and practical implications of using hydrogen at airports. The objectives of this research are to identify likely facility, operational, safety, and workforce requirements needed to accommodate the generation, supply, transportation, handling, use, and storage of hydrogen at U.S. airports, and to develop a guide to help airport practitioners understand the potential for hydrogen uptake at their facilities.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5580
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $325000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 03-75

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Griffin, Matthew

• Start Date: 20240715
• Expected Completion Date: 20250415
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airport operations; Airports; Facilities; Forecasting; Fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen fuels; Hydrogen storage; Safety; Workforce
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01889752
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 03-75
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 8 2023 6:43AM