Several airports in the Netherlands will run entirely off renewable energy generated within the country by next year.
Royal Schiphol Group has announced that by the January 1, 2018, all of the firm’s airports will be sustainably powered by Eneco’s new Dutch wind farms.
Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague Airport, Eindhoven Airport and Lelystad Airport are among those that will be covered by the new green initiative.
The 200GWh required to power all four airports is enough to power the energy of 60,000 homes.
Jos Nijhuis, president and chief executive of Royal Schiphol Group, said: “For our new energy contract, we wanted nothing but sustainable power generated in the Netherlands. After all, one thing is certain: aviation can and must be made more sustainable.
“We feel that the most important elements of this collaboration with Eneco are that all the Schiphol Group airports are involved and that additional sustainable energy sources will be developed in the Netherlands. This will allow our airports to increase their sustainability and offer economic benefits.”
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