Zero-emissions electric aircraft: opportunities and certification timeline with Ivor van Dartel, CEO & co-founder of VÆRIDION

This session will look at the advantages of a small battery-electric aircraft for regional air mobility in the Nordic market (with an emphasis on Denmark).

Attendees will gain a better understanding of how the novel propulsion technologies used by such aircraft will have an impact, not only on aircraft design, but also on the airport infrastructures they require, and the way they are operated. Together with trusted partners Copenhagen AirTaxi and Copenhagen Helicopter, VÆRIDION is therefore exploring the opportunity to create a dense network of domestic routes in Denmark utilizing smaller regional airfields.

Bio: Ivor van Dartel
Ivor van Dartel (39) designed his first electric aircraft when still an Aerospace Engineering student at TU Delft, with a group of 10 students, back in 2007. After finishing his MSc final thesis project within Lockheed Martin on the F-35 electrical system, Ivor joined Airbus to work on several positions in engineering, operations, manufacturing, program management and research & technology. He was project leader for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion System of the E-Fan X Hybrid Electric Demonstrator.

Late 2021, Ivor and his co-founder Dr. Sebastian Seemann founded VÆRIDION to ensure a green revolution in aviation within this decade with battery-electric aircraft. The concept is based on two main proprietary innovations: The highest possible integration between wing and battery modules, as well as a fully redundant and segregated multi-engine, single propeller propulsion system. The Vaeridion aircraft will enable true zero emission regional flights before 2030, allowing the EU Green Deal to accomplish climate goals without limiting air traffic.

Ivor is also an active member of the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA) and Co-Chairs working group 1 “Rollout scenarios for electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft” together with Airbus and DLR. Together with his team, Ivor leads the BERTL (Batterieflügel für Elektrische Regionale Transport-Luftfahrtzeuge) project-consortium with the Technical University of Munich and Bauhaus Luftfahrt, which is funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.

The session will also focus on certification and the role regulation plays in achieving eCTOL operational goals.

From the meeting: Giving new life to domestic aviation - Zero-emissions electric aircraft: Opportunities and certification timeline