Environmental and Economic Analysis of Emission Reduction Strategies for Airport Ground Operations. A Case Study of Esenboga International Airport

Yıldız, Melih, Savaş, Mutlu, Kale, Utku ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9178-5138 and Nagy, András ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5665-4324 (2021) Environmental and Economic Analysis of Emission Reduction Strategies for Airport Ground Operations. A Case Study of Esenboga International Airport. In: Anyagtudományi terek. Dunakavics könyvek (ISSN: 2064-3837), 2 (22). DUE Press, Dunaújváros, pp. 103-117. ISBN 978-615-6142-17-7

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Abstract

Aviation is a system of systems whose success depends on the performance of each sub-system. Concerns on environmental protection makes the aviation industry focus on reduction in emissions produced during operation. Although aircraft emissions are widely discussed in the literature, ground handling systems which are an integral part of the whole aviation system also need to be studied regarding the environmental issues. Besides, EU has set out targets of reducing emissions at the airports during ground operations to zero. Ground handling is performed by using Ground Service Equipment (GSE) which is historically powered by diesel and such internal combustion engines. The emissions of these types of engines are well known for their high emission rates. As the airports reside in or near the populated areas as cities, GSE emissions need to be evaluated for reduction. For reducing emissions of GSE, electric energy is thought of as an alternative. It is shown that the emissions of electricity production are high, which causes it to decide further on the electric energy use by environmental reasons. This paper evaluates the hypothetical situation; in a resembling airport of Esenboğa Airport and analyses the condition of all GSE equipment to be supplied by electricity produced by solar panels mounted on the rooftop of the terminal building. The case is discussed by means of environmental emissions and economic feasibility. It is concluded in this research that installation of solar panels on the airport in order to energize the electrical GSE, offers the operators not only environmentally but also an economically feasible way of operation. The results of the resembling case can be generalized to all airports for the reduction of emissions caused by ground operations of the aviation.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Airport emissions; sustainable aviation services; renewable energy infrastructure
Divisions:	Műszaki Intézet > Gépészeti Tanszék
Depositing User:	Gergely Beregi
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2025 13:00
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2025 13:00
URI:	https://publication.repo.uniduna.hu/id/eprint/1185
MTMT:	32077327

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