Runway Girl Network
Kerry Reals
04 Mar 2026
Exeter Airport in the UK has become the latest to trial hydrogen-powered ground support equipment (GSE), with a second test currently underway following an earlier trial last April which used three different hydrogen technologies to support the turnaround of a TUI Boeing 737-800.
A spokesperson for Exeter’s operator, Regional & City Airports, tells Runway Girl Network that a second two-week trial, known as the HyGPU Winter Operations Project, is due to conclude shortly. This latest trial, which is supported by Cranfield University, hydrogen fuel provider ULEMCo, transport accelerator Connected Places Catapult and the UK Civil Aviation Authority, involves testing a dual-fuel (hydrogen/diesel) ground power unit overnight and in cold, inclement weather conditions...
UK airport hopes hydrogen-powered ground equipment will cut emissions - Runway Girl - 04 Mar 2026
