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Airport aims to keep carbon levels flying low

NEWCASTLE International Airport has published a new plan on how to become more environmentally friendly and how it will strive to reach carbon footprint levels by 2015 that are up to 15% below current levels.

The airport terminal and associated buildings uses around 18,000 megawatt hours a year in electricity and 7,000 in gas, the policy states the intention to reduce this by 2.5 per cent by March 2011.

This plan comes as the business is awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of the work done to reduce energy use, making it one of the only airports in the UK to achieve the accolade.

The policy includes switching light bulbs in the terminal to LEDs and monitoring sections of the site to discover how much energy is used by various devices such as telephones, computers and lamps.

As well as upgrading and installing new, efficient equipment, the team will be dedicated to raising awareness on the importance of carbon reduction across the company by identifying various members of staff to become an “energy champion” and share advice on how to lower consumption.

Simon Fisher, finance director at Newcastle International Airport said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard. This is a great achievement as the Carbon Trust Standard Company sets the highest standards in the industry. The award requires a business to have systems and schemes in place to reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint, and we pride ourselves on being highly proactive in this area.”

The airport terminal and associated buildings uses around 18,000 megawatt hours a year in electricity and 7,000 in gas, the policy states the intention to reduce this by 2.5 per cent by March 2011.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .