Project ZeHyDA aims to decarbonise airport support vehicles

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Airport ground support vehicles could soon be powered by a hydrogen combustion hybrid system following Project ZeHyDA, a collaboration between ULEMCo, Teesside International Airport, RAF Leeming, and Newcastle University.

According to ULEMCo, Project ZeHyDA (Zero emission Hydrogen Demonstration for Airport applications) will convert a base aircraft tow tug vehicle to an electric hybrid running with a 100 per cent hydrogen combustion engine.

The project is ULEMCo’s first mobile application of zero-emission hydrogen engine technology announced by the company in 2019 when it was tested for static generators. The project will enable the engine to work with an electric drivetrain, and to be demonstrated as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub in ground support vehicles.

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“We are delighted to be able to build on the success of our 100 per cent hydrogen static genset engine with this mobile vehicle”, Amanda Lyne, managing director of ULEMCo said in a statement. “Airport ground support vehicles are yet another niche application that can benefit from decarbonisation using hydrogen, without the delay of building a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure.”

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