Universal Hydrogen, a #hydrogen #fuel services provider that uses unique modular hydrogen delivery technology, today announced the first operational demonstration of the AmpCart H2 product developed in collaboration with Oshkosh AeroTech (formerly JBT AeroTech), carried out at Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles.
On track for operational deployment by the end of 2024, the Universal Hydrogen demonstration unit of the future Oshkosh AeroTech’s AmpCart H2 marks a significant step in decarbonizing airport ground operations. The AmpCart H2 provides a near-term solution to the shortage of #charging infrastructure for #electric ground support equipment at airports. It is uniquely enabled by Universal Hydrogen’s modular fueling technology that alleviates the need for purpose-built hydrogen fueling infrastructure and enables every airport to be hydrogen-ready.
The recent operational demonstration at Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles involved the charging of two DHL electrified tractors using a mobile AmpCart H2 prototype and portable hydrogen storage modules. Hawthorne is the fifth airport at which Universal Hydrogen has successfully utilized hydrogen on airport grounds, paving the path to hydrogen acceptance as an #aviation fuel. Hydrogen modules are fueled with #greenhydrogen off-airport (typically near the point of hydrogen production) and transferred to the airport landside with existing intermodal freight. From there, the modules are loaded onto a trailer for safe and efficient #transportation to any location airside of the airport, facilitating flexible and opportunistic charging of electric GSE between operations. This approach optimizes GSE operations, minimizes equipment downtime, and is scalable from small regional airports to major hubs.
