{"id":10771,"date":"2022-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ammeraalbeltech.ammweb.ccdns.co\/?post_type=news&p=7088"},"modified":"2022-01-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T12:00:00","slug":"how-can-airports-be-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ammeraalbeltech.ammweb.ccdns.co\/pl-pl\/news-article\/how-can-airports-be-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport Industry Trends: How Can Airports Be More Sustainable?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability of airports is widely discussed in the aviation industry. The topic is getting more and more spotlight since the care for the planet, society, and economy is now rightfully in the centre of attention. <\/span>What can you do to make airports more sustainable?<\/strong> Let\u2019s discover together!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is Sustainability in the Airport Industry Important?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airports connect the world. Thanks to them, people feel citizens of the globe more than ever. However, their ecological footprint is significant as well. <\/span>Aviation generates nearly 3% of global GHG emissions<\/strong>. But their impact is not only ecological. They are intertwined with a myriad of social and economic factors as well. They contribute to creating job opportunities and support tourism.<\/span> By paying attention to sustainability, airports can improve <\/span>the environmental, social, and economic situation<\/strong>, but also be better perceived by the investors and stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can Airports Be More Sustainable?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Airports: The Environment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Understanding how airports shape the surroundings is the first thing. With respect to the environment, their operations are linked to <\/span>large energy and fuel consumptions<\/strong> as well as to <\/span>greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong>, contributing to climate change. The aspect of water usage is also involved. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airports developing sustainably take into consideration materials they are using, design ways to save the energy, and constantly aspire to improve the operational efficiency. The strive towards energy-efficient or renewable energy based services is visible. Measures are taken to reduce carbon emissions, waste, and effluents. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When thinking about the <\/span>energy management<\/strong>, airports could start with a map depicting the energy use across all the facility and the suggestions to optimise them. It is possible to generate the energy from <\/span>renewable sources<\/strong>, like solar, wind, biomass, hydrogen. <\/span>The Cochin International Airport in India produces 100% of its energy through renewables<\/strong>, by installing a large solar array on airport buildings and surrounding land. As such, the airport is known as the first \u201cgreen airport\u201d in the world and in 2018 it was awarded the Champion of Earth Award \u2013 the United Nations’ highest environmental honour.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It may also be vital to choose the solutions that help to run operations with <\/span>lower energy consumption<\/strong>. At Ammeraal Beltech, we are devoted to the <\/span>energy saving concept<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> which means that airports can lower their power requirements and operating costs through the right selection of belt, conveyor design, and motor drive system. Sustainable building technologies have come a long way to reduce energy consumption during construction, in HAVAC temperature control and solar roofing, however very little has changed when considering a typical baggage handling conveyor in over 50 years. This is the aspect our energy saving concept strives to solve, adding new insights towards efficient operations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The existing systems are often inefficient, because of their complex design. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n