Improving apron air quality with aircraft ground energy systems at Zurich Airport

Emanuel Fleuti
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Emanuel Fleuti: Head of Environment, Flughafen Zürich AG, Switzerland

Journal of Airport Management, 2018, vol. 13, issue 1, 64-73

Abstract: The operation of aircraft auxiliary power units (APU) during ground time at airports causes emissions and noise and is not highly efficient. Instead, aircraft ground energy systems (AGES) provide technically feasible, economic viable and environmentally beneficial alternatives for providing electricity and preconditioned air to aircraft. This paper describes Zurich Airport’s adopting a concept to install AGES for electricity and preconditioned air at all pier stands and fixed electrical system on open stands. The combination of a high technical serviceability, enforced local regulations and an attractive charging scheme has led to significant reductions of local and global emissions while providing cost savings to airlines.

Keywords: aircraft ground energy systems; environment; local air quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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