Friends of Pickering Airport

Volunteers communicating the need for Pickering Airport

Pickering Airports role as a Hydrogen hub

May 26, 2023May 27, 2023 Mark Brooks

On March 3 2023, a Canadian built Dash 8 Q300, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off from Grant County International airport (MWH) in Washington state, powered by hydrogen. Aircraft use a lot of fuel and as such can provide economies of scale if that fuel is produced and liquefied locally near an airport. If […]

Explaining Canadas Sustainable Aviation Fuel opportunity

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Mark Brooks

By Mark Brooks On June 7, 2021, the City of Pickering’s Planning and Development Committee discussed a staff report responding to the Region’s request for comments on various regional policies (Agenda Item 5.2). One of those policies related to the Pickering airport. I was pleased to be one of four people who made deputations to […]