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Auckland Airport launches NZ$3 million energy efficiency programme

22 August 2014

by Richard Forster

A new initiative has been launched that will see Auckland Airport, New Zealand, working in partnership with tenants to achieve ambitious energy-saving targets.

Supported by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), the programme is the first collaboration of its type between a large-scale commercial landlord and tenants. Auckland Airport is New Zealand’s largest airport, with more than 100 tenants throughout its terminals and wider business district.

“Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s most significant commercial property owners, as well as being a strategic asset for the country,” said Mike Underhill, EECA Chief Executive. “It’s already improved energy use significantly throughout its terminals, but this programme breaks new ground in taking a proactive partnership approach with tenants. The company has ambitious goals to reduce energy use and carbon emissions, and has identified that it must work in partnership to achieve these.”

The programme will see Auckland Airport invest more than NZ$3 million (US$2.5 million) in projects to measure and manage energy over three years. It aims to save six gigawatt hours of energy, enough to power around 750 homes every year and worth more than NZ$2 million (US$1.67 million). It will also reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 tonnes per year.

EECA is supporting the project under its group-wide energy management programme that targets savings and helps embed energy management across the operations of large energy users.

“We are at a point in time that enables us to build on the excellent energy efficiency work undertaken over the past few years, to create an airport of the future that is efficient, resilient and sustainable,” said Adrian Littlewood, Auckland Airport Chief Executive. “To do this we need to expand our focus beyond our operational boundaries to our airport hub, our airport business district and the growing airport community.”

The first stage of the project will see an energy monitoring system installed, to help identify energy use and potential savings in businesses across the Auckland Airport business district. Throughout the programme, Auckland Airport will work directly with at least eight tenant companies to help improve energy use, with workshops and guidance developed for the wider group. Tenants cover a diverse range of sectors including freight, logistics, commercial, retail and hospitality.

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