{"id":13058,"date":"2022-04-06T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/?p=13058"},"modified":"2022-09-29T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T11:46:43","slug":"electric-aviation-procurements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/fi\/electric-aviation-procurements\/","title":{"rendered":"Nord University presenting measures on how electric aviation procurements could be done by authorities \u2013 case ferry operations in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gisle Solvoll<\/em><\/strong> and Thor-Erik Sandberg Hanssen<\/strong> from Nord University have mapped the process when zero-emission vessels were procured for public ferry traffic – this to to assess what lessons can be used by the aviation authorities when requiring the use of electric aircraft \u2013 when procuring public routes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Within ferry operations, the authorities in Norway (Statens vegvesen) have succeeded in replacing traditional diesel ferries with battery-electric ferries, hybrid ferries, and ferries powered by hydrogen, which are more environmentally friendly in operation than the diesel ferries.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 In order to succeed in developing and introducing environmentally friendly ferries, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration switched from traditional tenders where price was decisive for who should be allowed to operate the ferries on a route, to tenders where environmental considerations were decisive when the winner was to be chosen, Gisle Solvoll\u00a0tells.<\/p>\n

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Gisle Solvoll, in the picture, and Thor-Erik Sandberg Hanssen from Nord University have mapped on how electric aviation procurements could be done by authorities<\/p><\/div>\n

When more environmentally friendly ferries were to be used, it was initially difficult, nor desirable, to define which technical solutions were to be used. This meant that the procurement required a significant degree of innovation and entailed a relatively large risk for the ferry companies. This meant that a form of procurement was used called a competitive dialogue, which means that the Norwegian Public Roads Administration invited pre-qualified shipping companies to discuss and present possible solutions for building an environmentally friendly ferry. This form of procurement was particularly suitable as the procurer (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the county municipalities with regard to ferry operations) wanted a delivery of electric ferries that were difficult to deliver without major adjustments being made to existing vessels, which were mainly diesel-powered ferries.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Corresponding, innovation will be necessary when aviation is to switch to the use of electric aircraft. This means that the procurement form competitive dialogue can also be used when the national transport authorities in the Nordics is to purchase flight route services where more environmentally friendly aircraft are to be used, Gisle\u00a0<\/strong>describes.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The Nordic nation\u00a0state’s procurement of regional airline services, the so-called\u00a0PSO\u00a0routes, has many similarities with the purchase of ferry services\u00a0in Norway. Therefore, it is well placed for the national transport authorities in the Nordic countries\u00a0to learn from the process initiated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in 2010. A natural start of such work will be the Aviation Conference in Bod\u00f8 2023, Gisle continues.<\/p>\n

The short-haul network in Norway is very well suited as a first market and an innovation arena for the introduction and use of electric aircraft. This is because small aircraft can be used here, the routes are short, and the state has a strong commitment through its route procurement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to succeed?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Development and use of electric aircraft will involve several actors and will require a lot of development work. In order to succeed in electrifying aviation, it will be important to:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n