Mumbai airport switches to 100% inexperienced sources for power utilization; India’s first to launch hybrid tech

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Worldwide Airport (CSMIA), on Monday, introduced that it has fully switched to inexperienced sources for its power consumption wants, making it one among India’s 100 per cent sustainable airports. CSMIA’s this sustainable initiative is a part of the airport’s efforts to cut back its carbon footprint and additional propel its journey in the direction of ‘Web Zero’ emissions.

CSMIA, which was additionally the primary in India to launch hybrid know-how that solely runs on inexperienced power since April 2022, now procures round 5 per cent of the airport’s electrical energy requirement by means of its onsite photo voltaic technology and the remaining 95 per cent from different inexperienced sources reminiscent of hydro & wind power, it revealed in a public launch.

Ushering right into a sustainable future, CSMIA witnessed an increase in pure power procurement with 57 per cent inexperienced consumption in April 2022 to 98 per cent between Could to July. Nonetheless, the airport attained 100 per cent utilisation of renewable sources of power in August 2022. CSMIA, in step with its imaginative and prescient, has ready a roadmap to attain “Web Zero Carbon Emission” by 2029.

CSMIA’s spokesperson stated: “We’re extraordinarily delighted to attain this key milestone in our journey in the direction of attaining a sustainable future for CSMIA. Fast wins don’t create high-level of affect on the atmosphere, thus, CSMIA has all the time been decided to give attention to long-term transformations.”

“As CSMIA aspires to turn into net-zero by 2029, this landmark occasion additional encourages us to remain dedicated to our efforts in enhancing the operational effectivity of the airport whereas working on absolutely renewable power,” the spokesperson added.  

CSMIA, in April this yr, had enhanced its capability utilization of inexperienced power and deployed a 10Kwp Hybrid SolarMill consisting of two Kwp TurboMill and eight Kwp Photo voltaic PV modules with an estimated minimal power technology of 36 Kwh per day. This hybrid renewable power product harnesses photo voltaic and wind power mixed to generate electrical energy.

CSMIA, which has been inching in the direction of the discount of carbon emissions below its Setting Social and Governance coverage commitments, goals to cut back roughly 3,000 tonnes of GHG emissions by conversion of belt-driven followers of Air dealing with items (AHUs) with EC followers, alternative of cooling tower fills with power environment friendly fills, alternative of typical lamps with LEDs, to preserve power additional.

The airport additionally goals to undertake web of issues (IoT) based mostly temperature monitoring system at Terminal 2 to optimise the power consumption of the air-con system and conversion of typical gasoline automobiles with electrical automobiles (EV).

CSMIA has additionally envisaged a number of sustainable improvements and initiatives like inexperienced constructing designs, and operational measures that allowed it to satisfy with ACA Degree 3+ ‘NEUTRALITY’ in 2016-17 and is within the superior stage to attain ACA stage 4+ transition.