Initiatives for the Environment
Measures against global warming including energy saving and the reduction of CO2 emission
Utilization of renewable energy (photovoltaic power generation business)
Aircraft sewage treatment in SD plant conforming to effluent standards
Clean energy
Installing megawatt-class photovoltaic power generation facility in Haneda Airport
Megawatt-class photovoltaic power generation panels are
installed in our company’s facility in the domestic cargo terminal of Haneda Airport.
We are introducing clean energy by generating electricity equivalent to the consumption of 270
households annually to cover some of the electricity consumed by the company’s facility.
This plan is implemented as a green project that contributes to resolving environmental issues,
including global warming, and some of the expenses for investment are financed through green bonds.
The photovoltaic power generation facility owned by our company annually generates electricity equivalent to about 3,100t emission of CO2 in total. We will continuously contribute to the reduction of CO2 emission through investment in renewable energy.
Reference: Photovoltaic power generation facilities of our company
Construction completed in | Name of facility | Location | Annual power generation | Annual reduction of CO2 emissions*1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2013 | Honsanrizuka Solar Power Plant | Narita City, Chiba Prefecture | Approx. 800,000 kWh | Approx. 390t |
March 2014 | Kagoshima Airport Hangar No.1, Hangar No.2, and warehouse (rooftop) |
Kagoshima Airport | Approx. 300,000 kWh | Approx. 150t |
January 2016 | Gifu Mizunami Solar Power Plant | Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture | Approx. 1.6 million kWh | Approx. 780t |
January 2018 | TRC Distribution B Building Rooftop Solar Power Plant | Ota-ku, Tokyo | Approx. 2.5 million kWh | Approx. 1,220t |
December 2020 | Domestic Cargo Terminal (rooftop) of Haneda Airport | Haneda Airport | Approx. 1.2 million kWh | Approx. 590t |
May 2023 | the engine plant(rooftop) in Seletar airport, Singapore | Seletar airport, Singapore | Approx. 457,000 kWh | Approx. 190t*2 |
*1: CO2 reduction = 0.489 (CO2/kWh) (Conversion factor based on the periodic report according to the
Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Security Ordinance)
*2: CO2 reduction = 0.416(CO2/kWh)
(Conversion factor based on Singapore's Operating Margin Grid Emission Factor)
CO2 reduction
Donation of CO2 reduction to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Regarding environmental efforts, in addition to initiatives regarding renewable energy, our group is making active efforts to reduce CO2 emissions through facility investment for environmental measures, improvement of operation methods, educational activities to raise environmental awareness among employees in their daily work, etc. Such efforts resulted in emission reduction by our company and Tokyo Airport Heating & Cooling Co., Ltd., our group company, exceeding the required reduction level based on the Cap-and-Trade Program of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (*1). In March 2020, we donated the excessive reduction (*2) to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Total reduction of CO2 emission by the Airport Facilities Group
*2 As for excessive reduction during the first period, the total of the required reduction and the excessive reduction is larger than the actual reduction because the emission factor was reviewed due to the occurrence of the Great East Japan Earthquake (please refer to the Guidelines on the Operation of Emission Trading in Mandatory Reduction Targets and Emission Trade System).
*2 As for excessive reduction during the first period, the total of the required reduction and the excessive reduction is larger than the actual reduction because the emission factor was reviewed due to the occurrence of the Great East Japan Earthquake (please refer to the Guidelines on the Operation of Emission Trading in Mandatory Reduction Targets and Emission Trade System).
Replacement to energy-saving equipment through the active use of LED lighting
Latest investments
Measures taken in small aircraft hangar at Hiroshima Heliport
- Outline
- Structure/number of stories: Steel-framed, two-storied
Use: Hangar for rotorcraft, office
Lightings inside the warehouse are changed to LED
- Outline
- Structure/number of stories: Four-storied logistics building and six-storied
office building
Use: Office, cargo-sorting site
SD plant
About SD plant
Aircraft sewage treatment facilities (SD plant), treating sewage by utilizing microorganisms to comply with effluent standards, are concentrating the know-how of our company acquired through many years’ experience, and are currently working in eight different airports in Japan.
They contribute in the conservation of the water quality of rivers and oceans. In Haneda Airport, construction of a new plant was completed in March 2020 in anticipation of an increase in demand.
- Aircraft contaminated water treatment flow
Area Heating and Cooling Business
We support aviation through area heating and cooling in Haneda Airport.
Haneda Airport is used by many people every day, not only for leisure and business travels, but also by people working within the airport area. Tokyo Airport Heating & Cooling Co., Ltd., our group company, supplies “heat,” which is a part of airport function infrastructure, just like electricity, communication, water and sewage, to support smooth and comfortable operation of Haneda Airport. In specific, we supply heat for air conditioning in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 and in complex of our company, and heat used for special purposes in addition to air conditioning for hangars, maintenance plants, in-flight meal factories and airport-related facilities.