Reduce aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions through immediately feasible and affordable gate electrification
@article{Greer2021ReduceAG, title={Reduce aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions through immediately feasible and affordable gate electrification}, author={Fiona Greer and Jasenka Rakas and Arpad Horvath}, journal={Environmental Research Letters}, year={2021}, volume={16} }
Aircraft at airport gates require power and air conditioning, provided by fossil fuel-combusting equipment, to maintain functionality and thermal comfort. We estimate the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic implications from electrifying gate operations for 2354 commercial-traffic airports in the world. Here we show that complete electrification could yield GHG reductions of 63%–97% per gate operation relative to current practice, with greater reductions correlated with low…
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