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Ampaire: Electric aviation

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Ampaire is a technology company that is developing and flying, hybrid-electric aircrafts to propel the aviation industry to a decarbonised future.

Client

Ampaire is a technology company that is developing and flying, hybrid-electric aircrafts to propel the aviation industry to a decarbonised future. The company delivered a successful demonstration of its hybrid ‘Electric EEL aircraft’, flying 85 miles between Exeter Airport and Cornwall Newquay Airport.

 

Challenge

To demonstrate the options of having electric aviation, Ampaire developed EEL, a modified six-seat Cessna 337 Skymaster that featured a battery-powered electric motor at the front and a conventional combustion engine at the rear, enabling a reduction in emissions and operating costs by as much as 30%.

This demonstration project was funded by Innovate UK's Future Flight Challenge and UK Power Networks Services were appointed to identify the ground infrastructure required to develop the regional electric aviation transport solutions.

 

Our Solution

The study focused on literature reviews, stakeholder engagement, airport data (Exeter Airport and Cornwall Newquay Airport), and outputs from 2ZERO work packages to determine the requirements for the aircraft, airlines and airport operators. The analysis was used to determine the technically feasible solution and develop use cases for the electrical ground infrastructure.

 

Key Outcomes

  • We advised the consortium on the engineering standards and requirements for airport’s electrical infrastructure to help to identify an optimal charging solution.
  • We also helped assess the opportunities for a future scale-up and wider use of electric aircraft including the electrical infrastructure requirements, approach to building the local energy system, and tactics for maximising the energy from renewable sources.
  • We considered a few specific electric charging innovations to identify a best-fit solution including charging via airport’s own private wire network, charging via a battery trailer and swapping the plane's batteries.
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