{"id":26083,"date":"2023-07-10T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26083"},"modified":"2023-07-10T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:41:25","slug":"airports-and-industry-release-guidance-and-practical-examples-to-expand-use-of-electric-ground-service-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/airports-and-industry-release-guidance-and-practical-examples-to-expand-use-of-electric-ground-service-equipment\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Airports and Industry Release Guidance and Practical Examples to Expand Use of Electric Ground Service Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Association of Airport Executives\u2019 (AAAE) ACT Program, comprised of innovative airport leaders and aviation industry experts, has released its newest research<\/a> examining practical approaches for airports to expand the infrastructure to support use of electric ground service equipment (eGSE) by studying implementation projects at several large hub airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACT Working Group on Sustainability and Resiliency\nconsists of airport and industry executives from across the United States and\nCanada. The group shares experiences implementing projects that lower CO2\nemissions and educates colleagues on lessons learned from these initiatives.\nAccording to the Federal Aviation Administration, expanding use of eGSE can\ncontribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG), which many airport\noperators cite within sustainability goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research explores optional government grants, policy\nconsiderations for airport tenants, and the effects of deploying multiple\ncharging station manufacturers across one airport. It includes the use of an\nenergy maturity assessment to help airports analyze energy efficiency programs\nand catalog decarbonization opportunities, which can be used for projects\nbeyond ground service equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe path to net-zero GHG requires a shift from fossil fuel\ncombustion to lower carbon sources of energy such as green electricity,\u201d says\nTodd Ernst, director, aviation, energy, and environment for the Greater Toronto\nAirports Authority. \u201cElectrification of ground service equipment will play a\nsignificant role and is also a challenge for GHG reduction at airports.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur collaboration with other airports and subject matter\nexperts on eGSE, through AAAE\u2019s ACT program, has proven extremely valuable in\nhelping Los Angeles World Airports move our eGSE program forward. Sharing\nlessons learned has streamlined this implementation for all of us,\u201d added Michael\nR. Christensen, P.E., C.M., chief operations and maintenance officer at Los\nAngeles World Airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Geboy, project manager at Woolpert, explained that the\nACT Working Group on Sustainability and Resiliency \u201cbrought together industry\nand airport leaders from across the county and provided a space to brainstorm\nideas, facilitate collaboration, learn, and drive innovation. It was a truly\nexceptional experience to help lead the development of this white paper and\nmeet with multiple airports to learn about their eGSE programs and CO2\nsavings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is advised airports begin with an energy maturity model\nto better understand the current demands for facilities, seek to learn what\nassets are consuming energy, how much additional power is needed for electric\nchargers, and where the additional needed power will be found. A series of\nrecommendations and lessons learned is published in this research to guide\nairport leaders interested in expanding use of eGSE at their airports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American Association of Airport Executives\u2019 (AAAE) ACT Program, comprised of innovative airport leaders and aviation industry experts, has released its newest research examining practical approaches for airports to expand the infrastructure to support use of electric ground service equipment (eGSE) by studying implementation projects at several large hub airports. The ACT Working Group on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26084,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26083\/revisions\/26084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}