CASCADE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY TARGETS AIRPORT ENERGY AND EMISSIONS SAVINGS
September 1st, 2014
A NEW software and sensor system designed to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs by 20% in airports is being trialled at Rome’s Fiumicino and Milan's Malpensa airports. This new CASCADE system has been developed through a EUR2.6 million European Union (EU) research project. The goal is saving these pilot airports at least 6,000 MWh energy consumption annually, equalling 42,000 tonnes of CO2 and EUR840,000 in bills. Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has backed the project, supporting its wider use from 2015. Nicolas Réhault, coordinator of the ...
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