Advancing sustainable aviation by integrating renewable solar energy
Istanbul Airport, with its high energy demand and expansive infrastructure, serves as the case study. A panel of eight experts evaluated five key criteria: economic feasibility,
Solar, wind, and wave energies are prominent and rapidly advancing renewable energy sources in airports. China excels in solar collector and solar PV installations, while the USA leads in wind energy projects. Japan, Korea, and Australia demonstrate notable progress in solar PV and wave energy technologies.
Solar photovoltaic systems have also been widely adopted in airports worldwide, with Cochin International Airport serving as the first fully solar-powered airport (Sukumaran and Sudhakar 2017), These successful implementations showcase the aviation sector's progress in harnessing solar energy for sustainable operations.
Solar PV works best where the electricity can be generated and consumed within nearby proximity. This is one of the central reasons why airports are good locations for solar PV airports are as high energy consumption facilities.
Korea Energy Agency (KEA) offers solar lease program for households which use electricity more than 200 kWh/month on the average in the previous year period.
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