Michelle Samson | Head of Strategy, Sustainability & Innovation
Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Michelle is heading the Strategy, Sustainability & Innovation department at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA). She has a MSC in Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management from TU Delft in the Netherlands, and has been with Royal Schiphol Group for 10 years.
Currently, Michelle is working on a new Airport Decree for RTHA. She is an all-round expert with experience in integrating sustainability in the overall strategy, creating awareness and enabling knowledge about sustainability topics like energy, mobility and circular economy.
In 2021, she managed to get RTHA accredited for the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation as first airport in the world directly to the highest level 4+. In 2023 the level is upgraded to the newest level 5+. The airport has a solar park of 14MWp next to runway, uses only fossil free fuel HVO100 and started to blend Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in 2024. Furthermore, the airport is preparing for hydrogen and electric aviation in the near future. The Airport has a liquid hydrogen facility in place. The first hydrogen demonstrations are planned for next year.
Appearances:
World Aviation Festival Day 3 @ 13:45
Rotterdam The Hague Airport: Hydrogen infrastructure, the flight movement cap, and broader decarbonisation efforts
World Aviation Festival Day 3 @ 14:00
Panel: Electrification across the aviation ecosystem – from ground to emerging aircraft tech
· Where are we seeing the biggest gains in electrification across airports, ground ops and aircraft development?
· What role will battery-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft– from next-gen GSE to regional aircraft – play in near-mid term decarbonisation?
· Discussing how we collaborate more effectivity to scale electrification and accelerate readiness
· How can airports act as energy hubs – using cogeneration systems, managing their own grids, storage, sharing or selling electricity to surrounding communities?
· What’s needed to build future-ready, energy resilient systems that enable scalable net zero solutions?
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