Exemplary commitment shown at Lyon-Saint Exupéry
Lyon-Saint Exupéry’s environmental action plan, spearheaded by VINCI Airports as operator of the airport since 2016 – reduced the airport’s direct CO2 emissions by 94% between 2013 and 2025. The net-zero target, set for 2026, was met one year early. The airport has fully LED lighting, benefits from on-site solar generation and uses 100% green electricity. Its heating systems run entirely on biogas, with heat recovered from cogeneration. The airport’s fleet of vehicles has been streamlined and electrified. In partnership with TotalEnergies, fast and slow electric vehicle chargers have been installed in the car parks. When booking a parking space, passengers can choose to offset their carbon emissions by contributing to reforestation projects carried out with the French national forestry agency (ONF) and NéoSylva. The airport is committed to sustaining the above reduction over time by keeping its emissions below 500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year and offsetting its residual emissions through local reforestation projects awarded a low carbon label.
66airports accredited under ACI’s ACA programme – including 6 at ACA Level 5, the highest level possible – in recognition of their efforts to manage and reduce their CO2 emissions.
innovation
MONITORING APU USAGE
Auxiliary power units (APUs) are kerosene-powered turbine engines that provide electrical power when aircraft are parked and their main engines are switched off. VINCI Airports is testing thermal and acoustic cameras developed by the start-up Waltr to optimise APU run times during ground operations, with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions and noise pollution.
