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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is enhancing the sustainability of its staff car parks by installing new LED lighting, enabling the airport to achieve energy savings of forty to seventy per cent per car park. The 544 conventional high-pressure sodium lamps at the P40 parking area have been replaced with white Moonlight LED lights. This will reduce the amount of energy used here by 137,000 kWh per year (the amount of electricity consumed by 39 households on an annual basis) and the amount of CO2 emitted by over 77.5 tonnes.
Additionally, LED lighting produces less light pollution and will require less maintenance and management, as the LED fittings have a service life that spans two decades.
The P5 parking area and the P12 parking deck have also been equipped with LED lighting. In P5 this will lead to energy savings of 38,120 kWh (ten times the amount of electricity consumed each year by an average household) and a 21.6-tonne reduction in the amount of CO2 emitted. The P12 parking deck will now be able to boast energy savings of 26,000 kWh (the amount of energy consumed annually by seven households) and a reduction in the amount of CO2 emitted of 15 tonnes.
The next few years will see the gradual replacement of conventional lighting with LED lighting at the remaining parking areas.
Efficient and economical energy management
The use of LED lighting is one of the initiatives launched by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to promote an efficient and economical use of energy. LED lighting was already being used in the departure and arrival halls, as well as in various parts of the terminal lounges, spotlights for art objects, traffic lights, emergency lighting and Christmas lighting. Buildings at the airport provided with LED lighting include the TransPort office building, the Airfreight Centre and the Freightway conference centre. LED lighting has also been installed in the tunnel for apron traffic under Runway 06-24 and in the big Schiphol advertising towers and billboards.
Replacing conventional lighting with LED lighting has enabled the airport to save the equivalent of 460 households’ annual energy consumption. We expect this figure to grow to 550 households in 2012.
Another initiative developed by Schiphol to promote energy efficiency is the application of geothermal energy to heat and air-condition the terminal, the TransPort office building and the Schiphol Group head office.
The New Generation Aircraft (NGA) Gate G09 was taken into operation at the end of April. Currently, a few minor details on the apron and in the terminal are still being seen to at G09. Despite the delay in the delivery of G09, work at Gate E18 started on schedule. In the past month the apron has been stripped of its paving, the passenger bridge has been removed, work was carried out on various cables and the interior near the gate has been stripped.
The passenger bridge for Gate E18 is now being transported by sea to Rotterdam. Renovations are also underway on Apron E18. A new space is being created in the terminal on the other side of the stairwell and a number of constructional changes are being made. Gate E18 is scheduled for completion at the end of June.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is gearing up for a winning summer of special Oranje fan charters to the Euro 2012 football finals in Ukraine and Poland. Some 70 flights operated by eight different airlines will carry Dutch fans the 2200 kilometers to Charkov in north-east Ukraine to cheer on the national team. Also, just in time for the fans, EuroLOT will launch scheduled services direct from Amsterdam to Krakow, Poland – the training base for the Dutch team throughout the championships. Schiphol is well underway to prepare for the extra flights and is looking forward to welcoming home the fans, the team and the champions trophy to the Netherlands. Blue Panorama, Thomas Cook Belgium, Arkefly, Transavia NL & FR, Air Italy, Lux Air, JetAirfly and Corendon.
Van 21 mei tot 18 juli werkt Rijkswaterstaat aan de Schipholtunnel. In deze periode vinden er werkzaamheden plaats tussen 20.00 uur en 05.00 uur en soms overdag tijdens het weekend. Er blijft altijd één rijstrook per richting beschikbaar. Houd rekening met een langere reistijd.
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