Buro Happold
Summary
Aviation operators are contending with mounting, simultaneous pressures: rising global demand, essential growth activities, decarbonisation expectations and day-to-day operational realities. How can near and long-term capacity growth be considered alongside decarbonisation, resilience and circularity objectives?
Current strategies being evaluated across the sector include onsite generation and microgrids, district heating/cooling and hydrogen readiness. On-site low and zero carbon technologies like microgrids develop and improve resilience, drive decarbonisation and can provide services to the broader community within which the airport sits (for example, within airport cities).
To navigate the complexity of emerging energy systems in airport terminals, operators can adopt an integrated, campus‑scale energy approach. Rather than viewing microgrids, onsite generation, district energy systems or hydrogen readiness as isolated options, they should be combined into a coherent, whole‑estate energy masterplan.
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