Bombardier Completes Installation of Solar Panels at London Biggin Hill Service Centre to Power More of its Operations with Renewable Energy, Proactively Continues to Reduce its Environmental Footprint
16 Julio 2024 - 6:30AM
Bombardier announced today that more than 3,000 solar panels have
been installed on the roof of Bombardier’s London Biggin Hill
Service Centre located at the London Biggin Hill Airport,
underscoring its commitment to promote sustainable practices within
the aviation industry and to reduce its energy consumption at its
worldwide facilities.
The recently completed project was developed in collaboration
with Zestec Renewable Energy, a funder, developer and asset manager
of renewable solutions and part of the Octopus Energy group. The
new PV solar panels will generate more than 1.133 million kWh,
lowering the annual carbon emissions by up to 252 tons and
providing up to 32% of the facility’s total energy demand from an
on-site renewable source.
“At Bombardier, we are actively committed to ensuring that we
are making aviation more sustainable and this includes the design
and implementation of sustainability-related projects in our
service facilities around the world,” said Paul Sislian, Executive
Vice President, Aftermarket Service & Strategy. “This recent
installation is aligned with our company’s objective to manufacture
and service aircraft with the smallest possible environmental
impact and demonstrates our company’s commitment to lead the way to
a greener industry.”
Bombardier’s expanded London Biggin Hill Service Centre nears
250,000 square feet and provides customers with complete heavy
maintenance capabilities. It is fully equipped to perform scheduled
and unscheduled maintenance, modifications and avionics
installations for Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global
aircraft.
The addition of the solar panels at the London Biggin Hill
Service Centre is just the latest example of Bombardier’s ongoing
commitment to building and enhancing its service facilities through
a sustainable lens. Another example is Bombardier’s Singapore
Service Centre. Located at the growing Seletar Aerospace Park in
Singapore, the 290,000 sq. ft. facility was built with
sustainability at its core. The LEED Silver certified service
centre includes new solar panel installations, electric vehicle
charging and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) capability.
Bombardier’s sustainability commitment extends far beyond its
worldwide service centre development. The company is actively
seeking new environmentally conscious solutions and is committed to
ensuring a 25% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
relative to 2019 levels. Since 2023, Bombardier has also been
covering the totality of its flight operations with a sustainable
aviation fuel blend using a Book-and-Claim system and has become
the only business jet OEM to publicly disclose the environmental
impact of its entire product portfolio through the publication of
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for all its in-production
aircraft.
Finally, the company’s revolutionary EcoJet research project
initiated over 15 years ago and currently exploring the
blended-wing-body aircraft configuration targets to reduce business
jets CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to the current aircraft
generation through significant aerodynamics, propulsions and other
enhancements.
About Bombardier
At Bombardier (BBD-B.TO), we design, build, modify and maintain
the world’s best-performing aircraft for the world’s most
discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. That
means not simply exceeding standards but understanding customers
well enough to anticipate their unspoken needs.
For them, we are committed to pioneering the future of
aviation—innovating to make flying more reliable, efficient and
sustainable. And we are passionate about delivering unrivaled
craftsmanship and care, giving our customers greater confidence and
the elevated experience they deserve and expect. Because people who
shape the world will always need the most productive and
responsible ways to move through it.
Bombardier customers operate a fleet of approximately 5,000
aircraft, supported by a vast network of Bombardier team members
worldwide and 10 service facilities across six countries.
Bombardier’s performance-leading jets are proudly manufactured in
aerostructure, assembly and completion facilities in Canada, the
United States and Mexico.
For Information
For corporate news and information, including Bombardier’s
Environmental, Social and Governance report, as well as the
company’s plans to cover all its flight operations with a
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend utilizing the Book and Claim
system visit bombardier.com.
Learn more about Bombardier’s industry-leading products and
customer service network at businessaircraft.bombardier.com. Follow
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