2nd TULIPS Progress Event in Oslo

Workpackage 1 – Sustainable Inter-modal Transport Connections 
This session explored innovations that support seamless, low-carbon passenger and freight journeys, including inter-modal digital twinning, green trucking, and door-to-door sustainable travel solutions.

Workpackage 2 – Energy Supply of Future Aircraft 
This session highlighted cutting edge advancements in charging and refuelling systems for electric and hydrogen powered aircraft, supporting airports’ transition to future ready energy infrastructures. We dived into the TULIPS demonstrations connected to use of liquid hydrogen in airports, modular charging and burning of lithium batteries in an airport.

Workpackage 5 – Scaling up the SAF Market 
The TULIPS consortium will demonstrate large-scale SAF uptake at Schiphol and address some of the key challenges that the SAF industry is facing to scale supply towards 2050. The panel included representatives of KLM, Port of Amsterdam and SkyNRG. The second half of the workshop focused on voluntary uptake and passenger awareness of SAF, with introductory presentations by Avinor, ZERO, SkyNRG, Schiphol and more.

Workpackage 6 – Circular Airports 
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Communication and Psychology for Circular Transitions at Airports.
During this session, we dived into the soft side of circularity. In the first workshop we introduced the ATLAS Project, looked at cases from Oslo airport, and set the basis . In the second workshop session we developped an action plan based on nudging strategies. After the workshops, we took take participants on a field trip around the airport to showcase a selection of Oslo Airport’s circular initiatives