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← Older postsGreen Airports: How Airport Infrastructure is Going Green
May 17, 2016In the UK, aviation is a vital part of the economy as it supports everything from tourism to manufacturing services. This critical infrastructure is how people take holidays or do business in other parts of the world. The modern and … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Airport | Leave a commentIndia’s Cochin International Airport becomes world’s first solar-powered airstrip
August 21, 2015Cochin International Airport in southern India has just become the world’s first airport to be completely powered by solar energy. The airport was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of the state and houses a 12 MWp solar plant. The government … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Airport, India, Solar-Powered, Worlds_First | Leave a commentHong Kong International Airport decreases carbon emissions by 10%; plans to go greener
May 29, 2012The Hong Kong Airport Authority seems adamant to have the celebrated International Airport go green and has recently pledged to turn it into the greenest in the world! The Hong Kong International Airport handles about a 50 million passengers yearly … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Airport, Carbon-Emissions, Green, Hongkong | Leave a commentEco-friendly LEED-Gold certified Terminal 2 swings doors open at San Francisco Airport
April 13, 2011It’s been 57 glorious years since the first commuter stepped through the Terminal 2(T2) at the San Francisco International Airport. Now, nearly six decades after it was first opened for public use, the Terminal gets its first touch of green, … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "LEED Gold Certification", Airport, Eco-freidnly, San_Francisco | Leave a commentHanimaadhoo Island at Maldives to get a new green international airport
August 6, 2010The island nation Maldives is in need of a new international airport, and has found UK firm Haptic Architects and Norwegian Narud Stokke Wiig Architects who have taken the mantle to help them out with it. This latest architectural wonder … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Airport, Island, Maldives | Leave a commentSolar powered heating system to keep passengers warm at the Leh Airport, India
June 7, 2010We’ve stumbled across a few green airports before, the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France and California’s Fresno-Yosemite International (FYI), using solar panels to power up. Well, the Leh Airport, India, joins the league too. This is … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Airport, India, Solar_Power | Leave a commentThe solar powered Alice Springs Airport in Northern Australia
April 23, 2010Airports around the globe are going greener by the day. We’ve heard of the Page Field General Aviation Airport in Southwest Florida and the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France using solar power before. This time it’s … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Airport, Australia, Solar_Power | Leave a commentThe Boston Logan International Airport juiced by solar energy
April 9, 2010The Boston Logan International Airport goes green, and no, we aren’t talking about a green painted landing strip. Joining the league of the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France and the Page Field General Aviation Airport in … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Airport, Solar_energy, USA | Leave a commentPage Field General Aviation Airport to have a solar powered passenger terminal
March 9, 2010Plans to have a solar powered passenger terminal at the Page Field General Aviation Airport in Southwest Florida have received a nod of approval from the Lee County commissioners. The 22,613-square-foot passenger terminal powered entirely by solar energy is a … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Airport, Florida, Solar_Power | Leave a commentThe Le Castellet International Airport goes green with a solar roof
March 5, 2010A solar power plant built on the roof of a hanger is in fact a great way to reap energy from the sun, taken that it is exposed to the sun and has a large surface area. That’s exactly what … Continue reading3
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