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TAV Airports Holding Annual Report 2008
sustaınabılıty and the envıronment
from solar energy stand out as suitable platforms, as facilities
that can be used as test cases for the Company’s solar energy
initiatives.
With waste water treatment facilities installed at the airports
and terminals it operates, TAV Airports employs practices such
as returning treated water to sewage systems and using the
treated water in irrigation. With a pilot project initiated at the
Tbilisi International Airport, the Company prevents de-icing
fluid applied to the body and wing surfaces of the aircraft in the
winter months from mixing into the sewage system by collecting
it through channels other than rain water channels. This practice
prevents negative environmental impacts.
Furthermore, the Company is accelerating its efforts in replacing
vehicles and construction equipment powered by diesel or
gasoline fired internal combustion engines with electric vehicles
and construction equipment. With these initiatives, TAV
Airports undoubtedly will be among the world’s pioneers in
environmentally friendly airport operations.
The Company has adopted the principle of taking into
consideration not only the present day of the airports, but also
the future generations that the airports will cater to, positioning
itself among the pioneers in supporting the concept of green
airports that is gaining momentum rapidly throughout the world.
In short, TAV Airports is determined to expend its best efforts to
pass on to future generations a fast and safe, as well as clean,
mode of transportation.
Environmentally Sensitive Project from TAV Istanbul
Having acquired a “Self-Producer License” from the Energy
Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) in February 2008, TAV
Istanbul is implementing a “Trigeneration Project” in order to
generate the electricity of the İstanbul Atatürk Airport. Once the
project is completed, İstanbul Atatürk Airport will be generating
its own electricity and air-conditioning energy.
While generating electricity with this project, the heat recaptured
will be used for terminal air-conditioning. These measures will
provide a 25% savings in energy costs. Expected to have an
installed capacity of 9.9 MW, the plant will generate 100% of the
Airport’s electricity consumption, as well as 40% of its heating
and 35% of its cooling needs. As a result, Atatürk Airport will
have lower costs and more efficient energy usage.
TAV Esenboga: First Airport to Produce its Own Energy
TAV Esenboga broke new ground at the Ankara Esenboğa
Airport with the Cogeneration Project that allows the facility to
generate its own electricity. For the first time in Turkey, an airport
began generating its own electricity and reduced its energy
consumption by 25%.
At Esenboğa Airport, where the Company launched an integrated
electricity heat plant as part of its Cogeneration Project, the
Company generates electricity from natural gas and has reduced
its energy costs by 25% by using recaptured heat in terminal
air-conditioning. Thanks to this project, TAV Esenboga has been
using cheaper and safer electric energy.
The Cogeneration Project is being cited as an example by the
Turkish State Airports Authority (DHMİ) as a model to be used in
other airports.
Environmentally Friendly Airport
All TAV Esenboga projects adhere to the principle of minimizing
emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2
), a greenhouse gas, and carbon
monoxide (CO), a poisonous gas that causes air pollution, in
an attempt to improve air quality and protect against global
warming.
In line with this principle, the Esenboğa Airport Domestic-
International Terminal Building and Components Project stands
out with its environmentally friendly credentials. The project
distinguishes itself through the utilization of natural resources
and recycling management, energy management systems and
extensive green area planning.
Energy Management at Esenboğa
Using mechanical and electrical automation systems, terminal
building lighting and inside temperatures are adjusted
automatically at the Ankara Esenboğa Airport, and escalators
operate only when they are being used. As a result, redundant
energy use is avoided and energy conservation of up to 20% is
achieved, compared to a building that is not equipped with this
system. The 20% energy conservation at the facility corresponds
to 5,706,421 kWh/year.
Saved CO 2
emissions as a result of energy conservation:
5,135,779 kg/year
Saved CO emissions as a result of energy conservation: 233,445
kg/year