Groningen Airport Eelde has launched its NXT Airport programme in 2020. This programme is built on four pillars: Sustainability, Energy, Innovation and Education. NXT Airport is a living lab environment for companies, governments and knowledge institutions. A unique and high-quality test site for various projects around these four key themes in which parties find each other and work together towards a sustainable aviation future.

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NXT Airport is a programme and venue that brings together various organisations involved in education, energy, innovation and making the aviation sector more sustainable.

For us, Groningen Airport Eelde, NXT Airport is a good future base. The presence of locally generated green energy is a reason for us to choose Groningen Airport Eelde. The airport is working on a green hydrogen ecosystem, which will power our electric, and partly hydrogen-powered future fleet.

Florian Kruse, Evia Aero*

*Germany’s Evia Aero is developing an airline that operates electric powered aircraft,
part of its fleet with a hydrogen powertrain. Evia Aero has selected GAE as their first future Dutch base of operations.