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Entirely electric commercial short-haul aviation throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands by 2050. Sound like a pipe dream? Not if it’s up to NACO, the Royal NLR and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management!
On behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat), NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants, part of Royal HaskoningDHV) and the Royal NLR (Koninklijk Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum, or Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre) have put on paper a comprehensive masterplan outlining how the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole can chase its more than ambitious goals in the field of sustainable aviation. On March 1st, NACO released a press statement on its website and social media accounts to present the report, which you can find below, as well as direct links to the sustainable aviation masterplan (link to original post here).
“Electric flying feasible in the Netherlands by 2026! Find out more about our report https://lnkd.in/erj9wSvm conducted in collaboration with NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. If policies remain unchanged the share of global CO2 emissions from aviation could increase from 2% to more than 20% by 2050. With the ambitions to make aviation more sustainable, the Netherlands has set the goal to fully electrify commercial short-haul aviation by 2050.Taking an integrated approach to the aviation ecosystem – from the diverse stakeholders to the technical, logistical and financial aspects – our pioneering study has established a roadmap, delineating the necessary steps enabling airports to plan for and implement the roll out of electric flying. Read more here https://lnkd.in/erj9wSvm Keen to find out more about electric flying? Read our recent article https://lnkd.in/esRreGS3 or contact our sustainable aviation experts today https://lnkd.in/gVJwKSAF.”
For more information, you can always get in touch with NACO, world-leading airport consultancy and engineering firm with over 70 years’ experience working in the aviation and air transport industry, here.
Besides NACO, the NLR (contact) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (contact) are closely involved in the creation and future execution of the masterplan as well.
Finally, as you may know, at Future Islands we have recently covered the potential of electric aviation for the Caribbean Netherlands in particular through a few articles as well. If you are interested, you can find all of those pieces here. You can also always get in touch with Felix Greving, Leader Technical Management at Fundashon Mariadal Bonaire and coordinator of the island’s Air Ambulance service, as well Future Guide at Future Islands and our very own local expert on electric aviation.
