Canadian airport betting big on hydrogen

Airlines and fuel providers are experimenting with using hydrogen to power aircraft and vehicles, and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) aims to be “on the leading edge of that,” according to VP Myron Keehn.“I think hydrogen for aircraft is coming quicker than we think,” Keehn, the Canadian airport’s vice president of air service, business development, environmental, social and governance, and government relations, told FreightWaves.He predicted the Edmonton area would be using hydrogen aircraft by 2025 at the latest. “We have lots of routes that can sustain that flight to fly there and back, so you don’t need two sources of hydrogen at both ends,” Keehn said. Alberta, including the Edmonton region, produces more than 60% of Canada’s hydrogen. “You have to have a supply of low-carbon and easily available hydrogen, which we have,” Keehn said. The airport is…

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