An 11-acre solar farm is to be constructed on Edinburgh Airport’s (EDI) airfield as the airport publishes its new sustainability strategy, ‘Greater Good’. The announcement and strategy came on the same day as the airport confirmed its carbon neutral status for emissions under its direct control, demonstrating its commitment to a more sustainable future.
The solar farm, the first of its kind at a Scottish airport, will provide 26 per cent of the airport’s energy needs, and construction is due to begin in late 2021. The facility is expected to be operational by summer 2022 and has been supported by Scottish government funding of £2 million.
For an island economy, travel is an important reality, and we need to have a sensible conversation about how to balance the desire and need to travel – whether to see family or do business – in the wake of the pandemic and making our industry cleaner and greener. It’s a challenge for all sectors, but particularly for ours,
https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/160770/edinburgh-airport-sustainability-strategy/
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