TULIPS meeting at Larnaca airport
Our TULIPS team had three fruitful days with meetings and workshops at fellow airport Larnaca (Hermes Airports) to share progress and exchange lessons learned.
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Sustainable land use by carbon sequestration at Schiphol
The TULIPS’ Workpackage 7 team started its latest field experiment. On a piece of agricultural land next to the Polderbaan biochar has been incorporated into the land. Can we increase CO2 storage into the ground for a longer period of time this way?
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Schiphol opens research lab for ultrafine particles on apron
At Schiphol, a research lab has been opened at two aircraft stands on Pier D. The lab is full of equipment that can measure ultrafine particles and will be used to test measures and experiment with innovative ideas. The data and lessons learned of the research lab will be available for TULIPS as well.
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Electric charging infrastructure at Rotterdam Airport put into operation
A new charging infrastructure for electric aircraft was put into operation at RTHA. It will supply the Pipistrel with electricity for research and training flights. A TULIPS demo is planned for 2024.
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Green Airports side event at Paris Air Show 2023
To give some insights into the solutions we are working on, we joined EU Green Deal Projects OLGA and STARGATE at the Paris Air Show for a side event, discussing the challenges of e.g. SAF and hydrogen on the our way to becoming zero emisson airports.
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DJMiddelkoop welcomed as new TULIPS partner
TULIPS recently welcomed DJMiddelkoop as new TULIPS partner. This logistics company will test heavy e-trucks in their airfreight operation.
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Spotting the ‘big five’ at our airport waste safari
To reduce waste, first we need knowledge about waste. So we planned an adventurous waste safari in the underbelly of our airports to look for our ‘big five’. That is: the most the most important insights.
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Bos Logistics new partner TULIPS consortium
Recently Bos Logistics joined the TULIPS consortium. The company’s ambition is to have a leading role in reducing the CO2-footprint in first and final mile distribution. Bos Logistics is participating in work package 1; increase electric freight transport.
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Your urgent questions about SAF answered
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) will play an important role in making aviation more sustainable. Some of the many questions we received about SAF during our launch event we’re answering here.
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TULIPS deep dive sessions
In the spring of 2023 we organised a number of deep dive sessions with the TULIPS workpackages. How far are the plans? What issues do we see? And of course it’s always great to speak to one another in person.
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