Arnaud Didey

Bio

We help the transport industry meet net-zero targets, providing consultancy services in the fields of aviation, marine, rail and ground transport. We have expertise in battery-powered vehicles and alternative fuels, in particular hydrogen vectors such as LOHC and Ammonia. We conduct feasibility studies, architecture definition, use case evaluations and carbon budgeting covering technical, environmental and economic aspects of the energy transition.

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  Co-founder and CTO

  Smart Ports Group · Part-time 01.01.2020 - 18.10.2022

  Developing containerized Green Hydrogen refueling infrastructure at airports and seaports. We use Green Ammonia as an effective vector for hydrogen to minimize electricity requirements and emissions at point of use and enable using low-carbon intensity Hydrogen at scale.

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  Founder and CEO

  Neoptera Aero · Full-time 01.01.2017 - 18.10.2022

  Research and consultancy services in the fields of electric aviation, eVTOL, battery-powered and fuel-cell powered vehicles. Specializing in alternative fuels (Hydrogen, Ammonia) and carbon budgeting to help the transport industry de-carbonize. Winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) “2018 Light aircraft design competition” prize. Lead partner in the Future Flight Challenge 2 project #71499. A 15-month / £450k Innovate UK funded project successfully delivered in March 2022. Our involvement helped develop performance, economic and environmental tools for the assessment of various battery and hydrogen powered transport solutions, including eVTOL, shipping and ground transport.

• Independent Expert Consultant on behalf of EADS Astrium and Airbus

  Neoptera Ltd 01.01.2000 - 01.01.2020

  Independent Expert Consultant specialised in Aviation and Space projects; More Electric Aircraft - More Electric Aircraft System specialist, cross-discipline design and development of future aircraft involving landing gear systems (ATA32), flight control systems (ATA27), power generation and supply (ATA24) and datacom (ATA42); eTaxi – Design and development of a complete electric taxiing (eTaxi) actuation system, resulting in 15+ patents; Landing gear systems - R&T and Future Projects technical studies and system testing on electric actuation systems resulting in 5+ patents (steering, braking and extension/retraction); 2000 - 2004: Independent Consultant working with Astrium, Portsmouth (UK) and Toulouse (France) Systems Architect – Development, Qualification, Integration and Test of Inmarsat 4 Electric Propulsion System; Product Development – Design, development and test of a spacecraft pressure sensor, resulting in 1 patent; Systems Engineering – Design of Eurostar3000 Plasma Propulsion System (PPS), 1 publication;

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  ISAE-SUPAERO

  01.01.1997 - 01.01.1999 Ingenieur Supaero, Aerospace / Aeronautical / Engineering SiencesIngenieur Supaero, Aerospace / Aeronautical / Engineering Siences 1997 - 19991997 - 1999 Graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ENSAE also know as Supaéro,http://supaero.isae.fr) in Toulouse, France Majors in Aeronautics and Space Systems & Commercial Aircraft Design.
• Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)

  01.01.1993 - 01.01.1997 MSc, BSc, Hons, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Aerodynamics, Fluid and Solid MechanicsMSc, BSc, Hons, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Aerodynamics, Fluid and Solid Mechanics 1993 - 19971993 - 1997 BSc/MSc with Honours from Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Majors in Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Physics, Fluid&Solid Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

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• English - level 5/10
• French - level 5/10