Sustainable Electricity Generation from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka: A Milestone for Green Energy in Aviation

Airports, as a key infrastructure of the air transportation system, are the junctions of air and ground transportation. It is an extremely energy-intensive area. This is due to the large buildings (both passenger terminals and non-passengers areas) equipped with heating and air-conditioning systems, and the high-power demand for lighting and electric equipment, and the energy requirements from the many facilities located within the airport vicinity. Higher energy consumption arises the concern of leaving a higher amount of carbon footprint, which has a substantial impact on the environment and their local communities unless the energy is green. The aim of this paper is to indicate the possibility of generating green energy by applying the road power generation (RPG) concept to the airport. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh's largest airport has been considered for this scenario. A conceptual design of power conversion mechanism has been developed by widely used computer-aided design software in the Aviation industry named CATIA-V5. The electrical energy that can be potentially generated based on the current and future fleet of Bangladeshi passenger airlines has been predicted. The study shows that a considerable amount of green energy can be generated from this system.