Fresh research on today's airport energy challenges
Grid constraints. Resilience and reliability issues. Rapid load growth from terminal expansions and electrification. Emissions targets.
U.S. airports are navigating a new era of “energy turbulence” and AlphaStruxure is working with many of them to find solutions. In this peer-reviewed article originally published in 2025 in the Journal of Airport Management, we share what we’ve learned across several case studies, including large hubs and regional airports.
Key topics covered
Constrained energy supply
• Workarounds when grid power is hard to come by
• Current wait times airports are seeing for adding grid capacity
• The importance of load studies and other analyses
• Current wait times airports are seeing for adding grid capacity
• The importance of load studies and other analyses
Resilience, reliability, and emissions
• How airports are bolstering resilience in a time of a shakier grid
• Exploring microgrids for decarbonization and resilience
• The opportunities and challenges of electrification
• Exploring microgrids for decarbonization and resilience
• The opportunities and challenges of electrification
Cost predictability and creative financing
• Protecting against rising energy rates
• Using public-private partnerships for energy infrastructure
• Solving energy cost pressure in both capital and operating expenditures
• Using public-private partnerships for energy infrastructure
• Solving energy cost pressure in both capital and operating expenditures
Read the free article
The Journal of Airport Management article is freely available to you in its unedited form at the link below.
