Airport News
East Midlands Airport goes green
Thu, 18 Oct, 2007
East Midlands Airport is planning to generate ten per cent of its power using wind turbines, a spokesperson has said.
She claimed that the facility is showing its rivals how to be truly eco-conscious, something that was reflected in its recent receipt of the World Travel Awards title for greenest airport.
The World's Leading Eco Friendly Airport Award, as it is officially known, is recognition for the work it has undertaken and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2012.
Furthermore, she noted that she it is "the only UK airport to have successfully retained the international environment standard ISO14001 for four years running".
The turbines, which are to be installed by a company based in Lancaster, will stand at 31.5 metres above the airport site. Officials believe that they will be operational by spring 2008.
Penny Coates, East Midlands Airport's managing director, hailed the new installations as "fantastic news".