Nice airport will sustainably reduce its energy consumption
Ten percent less and the reduction may be greater depending on consumption peaks.
The winter promises to be harsh in terms of energy supply. To comply with the recommendations of the French government, Nice Côte d’Azur airport has announced that it will soon reduce its electricity consumption by 10%, or 3.8 GWh.
To achieve its objective, the airport relies on lighting, air conditioning, heating, water management and eco-gestures carried out by the many employees on the site. In practice, lighting will become almost exclusively LED, including on take-off and landing runways.
All advertising totems will turn off at night, as will some of the outdoor lighting between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Exit also the gas boilers, which will all be extended, and the temperatures will henceforth be fixed at 19° in winter and 26° in summer.
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Aiming for self-sufficiency thanks to solar panels
At the same time, the airport group wishes to develop its renewable energy sources thanks to a new plan. The company accelerated the implementation of a project already under study: that of installing photovoltaic panels.
They will be placed at Nice and Cannes-Mandelieu airports and a solar farm, with a capacity of 6 GWh, will be built on the grounds of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez airport. Thus, the Cannes-Mandelieu airport will become self-sufficient, just like that of Saint-Tropez which should resell a surplus of 5 GWh of electricity.
The group intends to sustain its savings over time in order to sustainably reduce its consumption. The airport is also planning a reinforced plan that can be activated as soon as the situation requires it this winter.