Hamburg Airport Joins the International Network of “Hydrogen Hub at Airport”

In order to encourage the continued development of hydrogen infrastructure in aviation, Hamburg Airport has joined the global "Hydrogen Hub at Airport" network, making it the first airport in Germany and the 12th overall. Airports, airlines, and the energy sector from 11 nations—including France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand—are already members of the network.

The international network's mission is to conduct research, create new infrastructure, and expand the use of hydrogen.

Karine Guénan, the Vice President of ZEROe Hydrogen Ecosystem, said, “We welcome Hamburg Airport as the latest “Hydrogen Hub at Airport” member. Hamburg Airport’s expertise in Hydrogen will be an invaluable asset in our ZEROe Ecosystem journey to build a future where aviation will be powered by decarbonised hydrogen. The journey to prepare airport infrastructure to support hydrogen and low-carbon aviation begins on the ground with these partnerships. The growing involvement of airports worldwide, including Hamburg Airport, in Airbus’ “Hydrogen Hub at Airport” concept will be key to deploying hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035.”

Future aircraft powered by hydrogen should help decarbonise the aviation infrastructure on the ground, in addition to drastically lowering airborne emissions. Airbus initiated the Hydrogen Hub at Airports program in 2020 to promote research on low-carbon airport operations and necessary infrastructure throughout the airport value chain. Linde, a major international provider of industrial gases and engineering, is also a part of the Hamburg collaboration.

During the signing of the cooperation agreement, Michael Eggenschwiler, the CEO of Hamburg Airport, said, “We are thrilled that Hamburg Airport is working together on equal terms with such international hubs as Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Changi Airport in Singapore as we make these decisive preparations for an energy transition in air travel.”

He added, “I am very proud of that fact and also of the pioneering work of our staff, who have been pouring their hearts into laying the foundations for this work over many years.”

The development of the appropriate technology building blocks is currently being pushed ahead in a global R&T network focusing on the development of hydrogen technology for future commercial aircraft, following Airbus' 2020 presentation of its ZEROe concept aircraft.

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