YourFlight

Electric flights of the future place new demands on airports, for example regarding available power for charging. In order to meet the electricity supply at the airports, there are various options, such as expanding the electricity network to the airports, supplementing with local battery storage or with local renewable electricity generation.

Your Flight is focusing on research and development of charging infrastructure and electrified airport solutions to enable sustainable and resilient aviation.

Project start

2024

Budget

5,8 MSEK

Project end

2027

Electric aircraft of the future creates new demands on airports, for example regarding available power for charging. In order to meet the enhanced electricity supply at the airports, there are several options, such as rebuilding parts of the electric grid to the airports, adding local battery storage or with local electricity generation from renewable energy sources. The project YourFlight is a collaboration between Skellefteå Airport and Uppsala University. A new PhD student is recruited to Uppsala University to work in the project. The research project is based on the latest research and development of electric aircraft and charging infrastructure, as well as identified research gaps in the area.

The three research questions intended to be answered are these:

How can the airport meet the need for electricity for more electric aircraft and electric vehicles, with battery storage and/or expansion of the electric grid locally and what are its pros and cons and innovation opportunities?

Which innovations of battery-powered electric aircraft, eVTOLs and charging infrastructure can contribute to sustainable, resilient and electrified travel in the coming years?

What impact do particular national conditions have on charging strategies for electric aircraft at airports and what new strategies can be developed to meet national conditions and needs? The YourFlight research project includes both modeling and experimental work.

Project partners

Skellefteå Airport and Uppsala University

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