Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Sustainable Aviation appoints first CEO

UK industry aviation alliance Sustainable Aviation (SA) has appointed Duncan McCourt as its first chief executive

Schiphol tests world’s first hydrogen GPU

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has become the first airport worldwide to conduct live tests with a hydrogen-powered ground power unit (GPU)

dnata adds e-vehicles to Brazil fleet

Air services provider dnata is to add 24 electric tugs to its ground support equipment (GSE) fleet at São Paulo International Airport (GRU)

Auckland community grant turns 20

The Auckland Airport Community Trust’s annual community grant programme is celebrating 20 years of service to the South Auckland community

EMA donates old kit to zoo

Hosing that is no longer being used by East Midlands Airport's firefighters has been donated to Twycross Zoo

WFS to trial HVO at Heathrow

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is starting a three-month trial using HVO biofuel in its airside transport fleet at London’s Heathrow Airport

Hydrogen makes Cotswold debut

Clean fuel supplier Ryze is partnering with zero-emission aviation firm ZeroAvia to provide hydrogen for use at Cotswold Airport

Hydrogen network takes next step

London Gatwick Airport has teamed up with easyJet, Airbus, and Air Products to expand hydrogen capability and infrastructure in the UK

Shannon welcomes government funding

James Lawless, new Minister of State at Ireland’s Department of Transport, announced the funding during a visit to Shannon Airport

dnata partners with ExxonMobil at Changi

Air services provider dnata and petrochemical supplier ExxonMobil have begun a six-month renewable diesel trial at Singapore Changi Airport

dnata cuts CO2 emissions in UAE

Group brands dnata Logistics, Arabian Adventures, Alpha Flight Services and City Sightseeing have switched their UAE vehicles to run on biofuel

WFS to open fifth Madrid cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of The SATS Group, is to open a fifth cargo handling terminal at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Ground broken on Dulles energy project

Dominion Energy and MWAA have broken ground on a solar and energy storage project at Dulles International Airport

SFO to support grid flex alerts

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has outlined its energy conservation plans to voluntarily support Flex Alerts

DFW breaks ground on eCUP

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has broken ground on the construction of a new electric Central Utility Plant (eCUP)

Schiphol deploys new e-GPUs

Fuel generators at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are being replaced by 30 new electric Ground Power Units (e-GPUs)

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

Further electrification on cards for Schiphol

Royal Schiphol Group will collaborate with network operator Liander to create a new high-voltage substation at the Amsterdam hub

Arup and WWU release hydrogen report

New fuels and technologies will account for between one half and three-quarters of the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation by 2050

Malmö to invest in electric aviation

Airport operator Swedavia is to make Malmö Airport available as a test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric aircraft

Tallinn Airport to be carbon neutral by 2025   

Estonia’s Tallinn Airport is on course to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 – five years earlier than originally planned

Hyderabad moves to 100% green energy

GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has moved to 100% sustainable green energy both on-campus and across its ecosystem