The airport hosts 27 airlines manages more than 1 000 flights each week and handles over 10 million passengers every year.
Solar panel airport india.
Cochin international became the world s first solar powered airport in 2015 when it transformed a patch of land previously reserved for cargo handling into a 12 megawatt solar plant.
August 18 2015 11 30 pm edt c ochin international airport in the southern indian state of kerala became the world s first entirely solar powered airport on tuesday unveiling a new system that.
The world s first ever fully solar powered airport has been launched in the southern indian state of kerala.
This new energy source provides all the power the airport needs and even generates surplus for the state grid according to the bbc.
Fed up with their hefty electricity bill managers at cochin international airport in southern india took matters into their own hands.
Entering or exiting cochin international airport in india s southern kochi city it is hard to miss the sea of solar panels glinting under the sun on a vast stretch of land on one side of the road.
Cochin airport india s fourth largest international airport will has become the first airport to function completely on solar energy marking a major milestone on our planet.
Cochin airport became the world s first airport to be powered entirely by solar energy this past fall thanks to its 12 megawatt solar plant which has more than 46 000 solar panels news media reported.
Cial is the first solar powered airport in the world and also india s first airport to run on solar power.
There are similar examples such as the cochin international airport and kempegowda international airport bangalore in india and gautam buddha international airport in nepal that have used a similar approach for supplying energy to keep airport operative alive.
Solar plant for gautam buddha international airport image credit.
The trend in airports incorporating solar panels into their energy systems is taking off.
Three years ago they began adding solar panels first on.