Transition to electric and other actions
Aeroporto di Bologna recognises the importance of a gradual transition to electric vehicles. For this reason, it has started to replace its company fleet - cars, vans and operating vehicles - with new vehicles equipped with electric motors or alternative fuels.
6 electric and 3 hybrid vehicles have already been added to the fleet. Two electric lifts were also purchased for the movement and boarding of passengers with reduced mobility.
Another 7 cars and 6 electrical fittings will be added soon, and 6 hybrid cars will also be added.
For staff travel outside the airport grounds, it is also possible to use the electric car-sharing vehicles of Corrente, thanks to an agreement with the car-sharing company of the same name.
Charging stations and reserved parking spaces
Aeroporto di Bologna has installed charging stations in all car parks and created reserved parking spaces. The charging stations, currently being activated, will soon be available to passengers using our car parks. In the operating areas, 11 charging stations were also installed for the vehicles of Aeroporto di Bologna and airport operators, generating 22 kW each, as well as a 240 kW fast-charging station.
Use of alternative fuels
A feasibility plan is being studied for the use of alternative fuels (HVO Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil) for airport vehicles and for the launch of an incentives plan for the use of SAF fuels (sustainable aviation fuels) for aircraft.
Staff home-work commuting
Aeroporto di Bologna also promotes the use of green and sustainable means of transport in order to minimise the emissions of employees on their home-work commute. In 2020, in collaboration with local authorities and transport operators, an integrated system was activated for the staff of the entire airport community among the various alternatives to the use of private vehicles. A MaaS (Mobility as a Service) pilot project has been launched, with a single integrated metropolitan tariff system, which goes beyond the concept of an urban, suburban and extra-urban network, encompassing the Marconi Express monorail, and urban, suburban and extra-urban buses in one subscription, as well as a package of minutes from TPER’s “Corrente” electric car sharing. Since 2022, the season pass for staff also includes regional trains and the transport of bicycles on the train. In the future, the single fare system could also be extended to passengers.
The monorail reduces environmental impact
With the activation of the Marconi Express, the electric-powered monorail that connects the airport with the central railway station of Bologna, the environmental and logistical impact of the movement of passengers and workers to and from the airport has been reduced.
The service is 100% environmentally friendly, with 1,904 photovoltaic panels installed that provide around 35% of its energy needs with the remaining energy required obtained on the market from certified green suppliers. Marconi Express therefore does not produce carbon dioxide, it reduces it instead, removing thousands of cars from the roads every month.
