Gatwick Airport has agreed a five-year contract to eliminate the use of natural gas from across its entire site.
London’s second-biggest airport has partnered with specialist renewable energy provider Vital Energi on a £250m decarbonisation programme, which is designed to reduce Gatwick’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions to net zero by 2030.
It includes the airport generating its own energy and eliminating reliance on gas in 50 buildings, including the North and South terminals, engineering facilities and office space.
Under the contract, Vital will support Gatwick to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings and deliver zero carbon heat solutions, such as heat pumps, across the airport.
The collaboration will focus on enhancing not only the airport’s sustainability, but also its operational resilience.
Mike Cooke, managing director of Vital Energi, said the company’s in-house team of more than 100 design engineers will support the airport to achieve its ‘ambitious’ 2030 net zero target.
