easyJet has carried out a hydrogen refuelling trial of a fuel cell-powered baggage tractor at Bristol Airport, UK.
Said to be the first trial of its kind to take place at a “major UK airport,” the so-called Project Acorn saw ground handlers DHL refuel a Mulag baggage tractor, equipped with a Globe fuel cell powertrain with hydrogen.
BOC-supplied compressed hydrogen was dispensed by Fuel Cell Systems’ HyCube refuelling unit, filling the tractor’s tanks to 250 bar in three minutes, allowing it to operate for two to three hours.
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