Sustainability
Schiphol opens own concrete recycling facility
Concrete from renovation and maintenance projects at Schiphol can now be crushed to make new concrete or foundation material
Study reveals Ireland’s SAF potential
A study has found that Ireland has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry generating revenue of €2.55bn by 2050
Farnborough passes SAF milestone
Farnborough Airport, the UK’s principal business aviation airport, has sold its millionth litre of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
SFO sustainability lead wins national award
Erin Cooke, San Francisco International Airport sustainability and environmental policy director, has won the Airports Going Green Award for 2023
MKE installs eco-friendly lighting
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) has completed a major replacement of exterior lighting across key areas of the airport
FRA charging infrastructure evolves
Supported by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Fraport is turning its electric vehicles into mobile power storage units
Teesside solar power project takes off
FTSE 100 firm SSE Energy Solutions has signed a lease for a unit in the UK airport terminal, the first stage in a major solar power project
Queenstown opts for sustainability-linked loans
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) in Otago, New Zealand, has converted its A$100m bank lending facilities to sustainability-linked loans
Sustainable vertiports: fact or fiction?
Will vertiports simply replicate the environmental errors made by airports, or will stakeholders capitalise on the chances presented by this fledgling sector? Tara Craig reports
Heathrow trials lower-carbon concrete
Heathrow has begun exploring the viability of lower carbon concrete, which cuts emissions by 50% compared to a conventional concrete
Bristol funds local projects
The first half of 2023 has seen Bristol Airport’s Local Community Fund support local community projects to the tune of £170,000
SITA and Envision Digital join forces
The two firms will collaborate on solutions designed to help airports cut fuel and power costs while advancing their net-zero ambitions