When you look at AECOM, you will soon see that they have teamed up with Hybrid Air Vehicles. They have done this in an attempt to try and provide various infrastructure services for HAV's hybrid aircraft. Airlander has been described as being a hybrid because it has the ability to lift from a number of different power sources. It can do this through aerodynamic lifting, gas lifting and even vectored thrust. Toby Uppington who is the director at AECOM has told the Engineer that the best thig about the Airlander is that it can deliver up to 90% less emissions when compared to other aircraft. The best thing about it is that it can run on hydrogen entirely, and will do so by the year 2030
HAV have decarbonised their main power train and now AECOM are going to try and work with them to further develop their infrastructure. They are also going to help them to try and power the system. They are doing this to try and support the operation requirements that customers may have. Right now, they do not have a firm commitment as to the nature of hydrogen and now it is going to be used but at the end of the day they are in line with the positioning of the platform and the intention of this is going to be linked to the zero-carbon source.
HAV and AECOM are of course going to work with the customers to make sure that they have a good infrastructure for Airlander, and they are going to work to try and prepare the hydrogen onsite. This is going to help them with their renewables goals, and it is going to help them to push through and achieve the goals that they have set.