"Perspectives 2011" - Sustainability and Annual Report (pdf)

Workforce and work environmentEnvironmental and climate protectionq Climate strategyp Resource stewardshipp Noise controlp BiodiversityFinancial reviewSustainable developmentSince early 2011, 50 percent of our district heat (roughly15 GWh) is generated by a new ) biomass firedcogeneration plant in the town of Zolling. The heat generatedfrom biomass causes no carbon emissions,reducing our footprint for purchased heating energyby almost 3,500 tons. We have secured a long-termsupply option to ensure that we can continue to useenergy from this source for the next few years.The combination of district heat generated from biomassand our own trigeneration solution means thatthe airport has an exceptionally efficient and climatefriendlyenergy supply.A new energy strategy for 2030Rising passenger numbers, plans to expand the air -port, and our target of carbon-neutral growth will re -quire that we extend our energy supply system in thenear future. We therefore began in June 2010 to definea new energy supply strategy for the year 2030. Thisstrategy builds on a forecast of the energy we willneed for electric power, heating and cooling, and weare currently analyzing and classifying our current build -ings to extrapolate the data we need for planning.One way in which we can achieve greater energyefficiency is through new builds with 30–40 percentlower energy consumption than our current buildings.We can also introduce energy savings of more than10 percent in our current facilities.As part of our 2030 energy strategy, we have prepareda projection of our energy requirements in 2025. Thisis based on figures from 2007, which are included herein parentheses.Energy requirements in 2025Energy p.a.PowerElectric power 316 GWh (227) 54 MW (34)Heating 185 GWh (129) 66 MW (59)Cooling 53 GWh (38) 35 MW (25)We are in the process of assessing various ways tocover these energy requirements. Besides the optionof purchasing all our energy from outside utilities (thisis our comparison baseline), we are exploring andanalyzing in detail the technical feasibility, costs andcarbon emissions of various cogeneration options aswell as more extensive use of renewables.For the time being at least, it looks as if we couldachieve the best outcome by expanding our on-sitegenerating capacity on a modular basis to a level of32 megawatts electric (MWe) by means of combinedcooling, heat and power generation using internalcombustion engines.Focus on sustainable buildingAt Flughafen München GmbH, we are committed tosustainable construction, which is why the companyis a member of the German Sustainable Building Coun -cil (DGNB). To underscore this commitment still further,we have now trained a number of FMG employeesas DGNB auditors and energy consultants, and inJuly 2011 hosted a sustainability fair over several daysat which we demonstrated how we put the principlesof sustainable building into practice.Also in 2011, we published a manual on energy designand sustainable building, prepared by our Planning andConstruction division, which maps out the planningand coordination processes in construction projectsand sets the regulations and specifications for buildingprojects.) GlossaryTraining courses are provided to all em ployees workingin this field to ensure that processes and guidelinesin the manual are implemented cor rectly in ourconstruction projects.99