Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Munich Airport explores sustainable energy generation

Munich Airport is using a container with photovoltaic panels and wind rotors to charge electric vehicles

Rampmaster all-electric refueller lands in EGE

Signature Aviation will use the 5,000 gallon electric vehicle at its Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Vail, Colorado

Biosecurity: Airports keep the Antipodes safe

Emma Kelly looks at the measures Australia and New Zealand are taking to defend their ecosystems against everything from mites to viruses

Tackling plastic waste at airports

Convenience and enjoyment are mainstays of the passenger experience, but not always eco-friendly. We look at initiatives designed to change this

Open version of Ardian AirCarbon launches

Ardian is launching a free, open version of Ardian AirCarbon, its proprietary emission quantification and reduction tool for the aviation industry

Munich and Assaia test radar tech

Munich Airport and Assaia International have completed a four-month test utilising radar technology with single engine taxi (SET) procedures

London Oxford debuts SAF

London Oxford, the UK’s fifth largest airport in terms of business aviation movements, has begun offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Hydrogen study takes off at ATL

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Airbus, Delta and Plug Power are studying the feasibility of hydrogen fuelling

JAL deploys first lithium-ion GPU

Tamagawa Aero Systems and Japan Airlines have introduced the lithium-ion battery-powered ground power unit eGPU at Matsuyama Airport

Groupe ADP invests in LanzaJet

The $20m investment will enable sustainable fuels specialist LanzaJet to build its capacity to deploy its SAF process technology globally

AAHK sees S&P ESG rating rise

Airport Authority Hong Kong has received an environmental, social and governance rating of 75 out of 100 in the Standard & Poor Global Ratings

Eaton debuts electric aircraft charger

Intelligent power management specialist Eaton will introduce its Green Motion Air to airport operators across Europe at the 2023 Paris Air Show next week

Ardian and Keflavík track emissions

Private investment house Ardian has partnered with Reykjavik’s Keflavík International Airport to measure the Icelandic hub’s Scope 3 emissions

Loganair debuts electric turnaround

The UK’s largest regional airline, Loganair, has achieved its first all-electric turnaround of an aircraft, at Stornoway Airport in the Outer Hebrides

PIT adds TrashBot to sustainability efforts

CleanRobotics – with its TrashBot – is the latest partner to join the xBridge innovation programme at Pittsburgh International Airport

Fertiliser produced on-site at PIT

Thanks to a new partnership with local firm Ecotone Renewables, food waste at Pittsburgh International Airport is being turned into fertiliser

Brussels to install net-zero heating

A new heating installation at Brussels Airport – the largest net-zero-carbon installation in Belgium – will reduce carbon emissions by 70%

GLA-led consortium to look into hydrogen

A consortium led by Glasgow Airport and Ikigai has secured Scottish Government funding to test the feasibility of an on-airport hydrogen hub

Iberia and Repsol launch SAF at Bilbao

In a Spanish airport first, Iberia Airport Services and Repsol introduce 100% renewable fuel for handling activities at Bilbao

World Fuel and Neste strengthen SAF offer

World Fuel Services (World Fuel) and Neste have signed a new supply agreement concerning sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

EnergyVision unveils big Ostend plans

This autumn, energy company EnergyVision will install 66,200 ultra-large solar panels on the grounds of Ostend-Bruges Airport

daa incentivises sustainability

Irish airport operator daa has proposed new sustainability measures to incentivise airlines to operate lower CO₂ emission aircraft