A megawatt-class demonstrator charger capable of a full charge in under 30 minutes marks a tangible step toward NRG2fly's European charging network for electric aviation.
The opening of Væridion's first production hangar and test house at Oberpfaffenhofen (EDMO) near Munich was a milestone for electric aviation in Europe. The facility will serve as the home base for developing their fully electric nine-seater, with a stated goal of getting airborne within 100 weeks. For NRG2fly, the occasion carried extra significance: it marked the delivery of our first MCS Demonstrator Aircraft Charger to the site.
Fast turnaround is not a luxury in commercial aviation. It is the difference between an economically viable route and one that sits idle on the tarmac. For electric aircraft operators, the charging window is the new refuelling window, and shrinking it to 30 minutes opens up scheduling possibilities that simply do not exist with slower charging infrastructure.
This is still a demonstrator. There is plenty of engineering, certification work, and real-world testing ahead before this technology operates at scale across European airports. But that is precisely the point: every large network starts with a first node. Delivering this charger to Væridion's hangar puts a physical, working piece of NRG2fly's European Charging Network on the map.
Congratulations to the entire Væridion team on this milestone. Building the first production hangar for a clean-sheet electric aircraft programme is no small feat. We are proud to be part of the journey alongside them, and we look forward to what the next 100 weeks bring.