\n\nCochin International airport… has scripted another chapter in
\naviation history<\/p>\n
by becoming the first airport in the world that
\ncompletely operates on solar power. Hon. Chief Minister Mr.Oommen
\nChandy inaugurated the 12 MWp solar power plant, on 18th August
\n2015, comprising of 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres near
\ncargo complex. Now, Cochin airport’s solar power plant is producing
\n50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day to be consumed for all
\nits operational functions, which technically make the airport ‘
\nabsolutely power neutral’.\n<\/p>\n
\nCIAL, which has always been adhered to the philosophy of sustainable
\ndevelopment, ventured into the Solar PV sector during March 2013, by
\ninstalling a 100 kWp solar PV Plant on the roof top of the Arrival
\nTerminal Block. This was a trend setter in the field of
\ngrid-connected solar PV in the State of Kerala….
\nAfter the successful commissioning of this plant, CIAL
\ninstalled a 1 MWp solar PV power plant partly on the roof top and
\npartly on the ground in the Aircraft Maintenance Hangar facility
\nwithin the Airport premises….\n<\/p>\n
\nBoth these plants are equipped with a SCADA system, through which
\nremote monitoring is carried out. After commissioning, these plants
\nhave so far saved more than 550MT of CO2 emission contributing to
\nthe efforts of CIAL towards minimizing environmental degradation.\n<\/p>\n
\nInspired by the success of the above plants, CIAL decided to set up
\na larger scale 12MWp solar PV plant as part of its green
\ninitiatives. This was set up in an area of about 45 acres near the
\nInternational Cargo complex….
\nThe project components include PV modules of 265Wp capacity
\nmanufactured by Renesola, and Inverters of 1MW capacity manufactured
\nby ABB India. With the commissioning, this installation is expected
\nto generate around 48000 units per day, which along with the
\nelectricity generated from the existing 1.10 MWp plants, making the
\ntotal output around 52,000 units a day, and would be sufficient to
\nmeet the power requirement of the Airport. This is a grid connected
\nsystem without battery storage and a power banking module with the
\nKerala State electricity board (KSEB)has been worked out; wherein,
\nCIAL gives as much power it produces (in day time) to (the grid
\nof) KSEB and ‘ buy ‘ back the power from them when needed (especially
\nin night).\n<\/p>\n
\n“When we had realized that the power bill is on the higher side, we
\ncontemplated possibilities. Then the idea of tapping the green power
\ncame in. We consume around 48,000 unit (KWh) a day. So if we can
\nproduce the same, that too by strictly adhering to the green and
\nsustainable development model of infrastructure development that we
\nalways follow, that would transcend a message to the world. Now this
\nhas become the world’s first airport fully operates on solar power ”
\n-Said Mr.V.J.Kurian IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International
\nAirport Ltd. ” Infact, we are producing a few megawatt of extra
\nenergy which is being contributed to the state’s power grid “-added
\nMr.Kurian.\n<\/p>\n
\nThis plant will produce 18 million units of power from ‘ sun ‘
\nannually-the power equivalent to feed 10,000 homes for one year.Over
\nthe next 25 years, this green power project will avoid carbon
\ndioxide emissions from coal fired power plants by more than 3 lakh
\nmetric tons, which is equivalent to planting 3 million trees or not
\ndriving 750 miles.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nLook at all those nice flat acres next to the Valdosta airport terminals:<\/p>\n
\n
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