Progress in the development of more sustainable airports
The aviation industry faces the challenge of reducing its CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts. To meet this challenge, the EU-funded ALIGHT project was launched. Under the leadership of Copenhagen Airport, acting as a "European Smart Airport Lighthouse," 17 partners from 9 European countries are working on innovative solutions for a more sustainable airport operation.
Credit:
Copenhagen Airports A/S
Duration: 1 November 2020 - 30 October 2025
Denmark’s busy Copenhagen Airport launched an ambitious climate strategy in 2019. The plan is for the airport to become emission-free with emission-free transport to and from its premises by 2030. By 2050, it will be entirely free of CO2 emissions from the airport itself, air traffic, companies operating in the airport and land traffic to and from the airport. To support this eco-transformation, DLR teamed up together with 16 international partners in the EU-funded ALIGHT project to develop two solutions.
The first is the supply, implementation, integration and smart use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The second is the development and implementation of a smart energy system. The project addresses the full chain from system mapping and energy supply to passenger transport and the heating and cooling of buildings.
The DLR, under the direction of the Institute of Combustion Technology, is supporting the introduction of SAF primarily with the design of performance monitoring as well as extensive measurements and model simulations.
Contact
Dr. Sven Maertens
Deputy Institute Director and Head of Department (Acting)
