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4.3 The required airfield infrastructure

and airplane infrastructure

In this respect, it’s mainly about applying hydrogen

energy to civil aviation industry. Each airport needs

to configure a series of supporting facilities to

ensure the aircraft’s fuel supply. Airport hydrogen

plant with the following units needed: Electrolyzer,

purification, liquefier, storage and distribution

system. In order to achieve the application of LH

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airplane needs a special tank, and does some struc-

tural changes. Bio-fuel will be better applied to

current infrastructure without changes.

4.4 Production cost

The benefit is the most concerned question of air-

line operator, so whether the new energy can bring

the company great profit is the key. Generally

spea ...