Amsterdam's Schiphol lowers airport heating by 1°
It is now an everyday story, gasoline and diesel are increasing, as well as electricity and especially gas, the [...]
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It is now an everyday story, gasoline and diesel increase, as does the energy electric and especially the gas, whose supply from the Russia Inevitably conditions Europe.
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As of March 14, the airport in Amsterdam Schiphol decided to turn down the heat of the entire airport of 1 degree, this will save a lot of energy.
But Amsterdam's Schiphol has long been active in the environmental, As of 2018, in fact, the airport serves at the 100% of electricity that comes from Dutch wind farms. It also has a system of accumulation of geothermal energy: the system stores energy in the form of heat e cold from the soil, gradually releasing it as needed.
With this policy, gas consumption for heating is small, allowing Amsterdam Airport to cut costs and be more environmentally sustainable.
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High fuel prices have forced several airlines to cut some hours or even flights. Thanks to Schiphol's initiative, many Dutch citizens are following the example of the airport and are lowering their own heaters by home, so as to reduce consumption.
"Because of the war in Ukraine, we are willing to become less dependent on natural gas, which is also good for the environment and saves money.
If the whole country lowered the heating by one degree, about 6% of energy could be saved."
Amsterdam Schiphol
But the Dutch capital's airport is no stranger to such initiatives; over the years it has carried out several interventions aimed at energy efficiency and especially the preservation of theenvironment.
First, most of the vehicles (about 750) serving the airport are electrical and environmental impact zero. The airport also used grass cut of his land as material by construction, grafting it into roofs and walls, as well as furniture and floors, so as to isolate thermally the structure.
The special planting day
It will take place in the spring and will be organized by the airport itself. The goal is to plant more than 5000 saplings At 5 different locations at the airport.
They will be trees of birch, And they were not chosen at random. The roots in fact they are not very deep, so as not to interfere with the pipes and the implants underground. In addition, birch trees do not attract many birds, Making the runway safer for landing and takeoff.
In short, many initiatives that turn to reduce our carbon footprint and lend a hand to the environment. Schiphol Group has promised to donate The amount saved by decreasing heating to Lap 555.
It is a Dutch nonprofit organization active in the field of humanitarian and helping populations in need. Right now Giro 555 is focused on providing all the aids possible at the ukrainian population devastated by war. As of March 1, the organization has already managed to collect more than 137 million of euros to be allocated as humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
What do you think about this initiative? Will you lower the heaters in your house even by 1 degree?
