SKYCHARGE has become the world’s first OEM-independent electric plane charger to be approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
The news comes after Pipistrel’s Velis Electro aircraft received the first type certificate for an electric plane from EASA in June 2020. The approval of SKYCHARGE, a collaborative effort between Green Motion, an Eaton company, and Pipistrel, “is another important milestone in the quest for environmentally sustainable aviation,” according to company officials.
SKYCHARGE, built on Eaton’s proprietary DC charging technology, is available either as a fixed version on a stand or with wheels for mobility.
The SKYCHARGE mobile version powers both electric planes (via GB/T charger plug) and cars (via either CCS or CHAdeMO plug), without installation costs because the charger can be connected to an existing CEE socket, company officials explain.