ALIGHT

ALIGHT is an EU-funded Smart Airport project. With Copenhagen Airport as the lighthouse an example of the sustainable airport of the future will be created. The project will both focus upon infrastructure for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable energy sources for ground activities. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) represent the most obvious means to reduce the carbon footprint of aviation. More than 99 % of airline emissions and approximately 50 % of airport emissions are related to the combustion of jet fuel. ALIGHT aims to make the use of SAF more efficient and cost-saving by means of improving the logistics chain and SAF uptake process in airports. Logistics, implementation of SAF into existing fuel supply network, accounting methods, cost-benefit analysis, sustainability analysis and measurements of air quality in Copenhagen Airport area are among the tasks. ALIGHT will integrate smart energy and transport infrastructures at Copenhagen Airport. Integration of renewable energy in terms of solar energy (photovoltaic-systems), heat pumps and battery energy storage are among the initiatives. A smart energy system will ensure utilization of renewable energy and energy savings. Transport will be electrified and EV-chargers will enhance e-mobility. All in all, ALIGHT will showcase the way towards sustainable aviation. Hence, best practice handbooks will be developed to ensure that the ALIGHT concept can be replicated in other airports. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreeement No 957824.