Press release March 12, 2021:<\/p>\n
Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is one of Sweden's, Europe's and the world's first fossil-free airports. Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is one of Sweden's, Europe's and probably the world's first fossil-free airports.
\nThe airport had zero fossil carbon dioxide emissions for the first time in 2020, as measured by the Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT). The airport now has fossil-free heating, fossil-free green electricity and fossil-free fuels for its vehicle fleet \u2013 and now more news for a green transition is being presented.<\/p>\n
Skellefte\u00e5 Airport with a comprehensive solution for a fossil-free airport The strategic and operational work to become a fossil-free airport has been carried out purposefully in recent years through a transition to:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Fossil-free heating with biofuel<\/p>\n
Fossil-free electricity consumption through certified green electricity<\/p>\n
Fossil-free vehicle fuels through electricity and the biofuel HVO-100<\/p>\n
The measurement of the airport's CO2 emissions was carried out in 2020 in accordance with the Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT) and shows a well-executed long-term overall solution. With zero carbon dioxide emissions, we see that Skellefte\u00e5 Airport can serve as both a national and international role model for climate-smart airports - and a template for more actors.<\/p>\n
Three news for green transition in 2021 Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is collaborating on several projects together with, among others, Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft, Skellefte\u00e5 Science City, Sustainable Skellefte\u00e5, Northvolt and InnoEnergy to make the green transition of the aviation industry a reality and to demonstrate the Skellefte\u00e5 region's suitability for, for example, testing, research and development in the area. The focus is on the development of electric and hydrogen aviation and increased availability of biofuel, which aims to replace fossil aviation fuel with fossil-free biofuel. In 2021, several important steps will be implemented that will make Skellefte\u00e5 Airport one of the first airports with a comprehensive solution for the fossil-free air travel of the future.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Skellefte\u00e5 Airport will receive Charging Infrastructure for charging electric aircraft Sweden's most powerful electricity supply for charging electric aircraft will be installed in the spring of 2021. This electricity supply will work for both horizontal take-off electric aircraft and vertical take-off vehicles (eVTOL).<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Skellefte\u00e5 Airport receives Biojet fuel In 2020, Skellefte\u00e5 Airport participated in a collaboration with other Swedish airports to gain access to fossil-free aviation fuel (Biojet). This will be implemented in 2021, which means that Skellefte\u00e5 Airport will be one of the first airports in the country to have access to fossil-free aviation fuel. Local purchases of Biojet also stimulate the biofuel market, which means increased opportunities for future local production while reducing the climate impact of air travel.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is developing hydrogen flights Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is also working on the development of hydrogen flights. In 2021, the goal is to reach an agreement with industrial partners to jointly develop hydrogen flights<\/p>\n
\u2013 The ongoing green transition is a prioritized development area for us. We are proud to be at the forefront and to be able to contribute to driving development. In order to create a better living environment for our children and grandchildren, it is necessary to combine innovation with long-term measures, and the right choice of partners is crucial. I look forward with great confidence to what our planned efforts in 2021 will result in for us as a seriously committed climate-smart airport \u2013 and for the industry as a whole, says Skellefte\u00e5 Airport CEO Robert Lindberg.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The Skellefte\u00e5 region has unique conditions for developing fossil-free aviation. The access to expertise in battery technology, electricity supply and airport operations, as well as several potential flight routes that can be operated by fossil-free aircraft, makes the location optimal for leading and driving the green transition, says project manager Henrik Littorin.<\/p>\n
FACTS ABOUT SKELLEFTE\u00c5 AIRPORT:
\nSkellefte\u00e5 Airport is V\u00e4sterbotten's second largest airport with a strategic location between Lule\u00e5 and Ume\u00e5. The airport opens up the route to Norrland and Swedish Lapland and shortens distances to both business connections and holiday resorts. Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is owned by Skellefte\u00e5 Municipality and offers domestic scheduled flights with daily departures to Arlanda, regular international flights to Gdansk and well-developed charter traffic.<\/p>\n
Would you like to know more about Skellefte\u00e5 Airport with strategy and solutions for a fossil-free airport?<\/p>\n
Contact:
\nHenrik Littorin project manager Tel: 073-433 19 98
\nRobert Lindberg, CEO Tel: 070-551 70 75 E-mail: robert.lindberg@sft.se<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pressmeddelande 12 mars 2021: Skellefte\u00e5 Airport \u00e4r en av Sveriges, Europas och v\u00e4rldens f\u00f6rsta fossilfria flygplatser Skellefte\u00e5 Airport \u00e4r en av Sveriges, Europas och troligen v\u00e4rldens f\u00f6rsta fossilfria flygplatser. Flygplatsen hade \u00e5r 2020 f\u00f6r f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen ett nollutsl\u00e4pp av fossil koldioxid, n\u00e5got som m\u00e4tningar genomf\u00f6rda i enlighet med Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nyheter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}