International Airport Review
Gabriel Higgins
13 Jan 2025
Avinor has brought a new biogas plant into operation at Svalbard Airport, delivering fossil-free electricity and heating and significantly reducing emissions in Arctic conditions.
A new biogas plant at Svalbard Airport (LYR), Longyear, enters operation on 12 January, providing a fossil-free solution for both electricity and heating. Using liquefied biogas as its energy carrier, the plant represents a major step in reducing emissions from Avinor’s own airport operations in the Arctic.
“This is a very important climate measure for Avinor. Based on figures from 2022, emissions from electricity and heating at Svalbard Airport accounted for around 20 per cent of Avinor’s total emissions. With this solution, we are taking a clear step in the right direction,” says Anders Kirsebom, Chair of the Board of Svalbard Airport Ltd.
“The energy plant is a key measure to reduce Avinor’s own climate emissions and demonstrates how the company takes an active role as a driver and facilitator of emission reductions – even under demanding Arctic conditions,” says Karianne Helland Strand, Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Infrastructure at Avinor.
Avinor launches Biogas Plant for fossil-free Energy - International Airport Review - 13 Jan 2025
