SWEDISH AIRPORT BECOMES FOSSIL FUEL-FREE TWO YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
August 1st, 2018
VISBY airport, serving the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Gotland, has achieved fossil fuel free operations, two years ahead of schedule. Its operator Swedavia said from mid-June, the airport, which served 491,000 passengers in 2017, had replaced all vehicles that run on fossil fuel energy – from fire engines to snow removal equipment – to electric. It has also moved away from fossil fuels for static installations to renewable and other green energy, and undertaken energy efficiency measures. Gunnar Jonasson, Visby airport director, said that in 10 years, ...
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