1. Green Maintenance Vehicles
Company: Certified Aviation Services
Specifications: Certified Aviation Services (CAS) has begun using electric-powered vehicles as part of its efforts to become more carbon-neutral. For use by interior crews at Los Angeles International and San Diego International airports, CAS has added four Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) that feature an attached hitch for secure transportation of equipment. The GEMs will be rolled out over the course of 2020, and CAS says it hopes to introduce more electric cars throughout its 19 U.S. line stations, including replacing its larger step vans with electric-powered step vans.
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2. Eliminating Ozone Hazards
Company: Lufthansa Technik
Specifications: To reduce environmental risks from inspecting aircraft fire extinguishers, Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has started the Effect (Extreme Fast Fire Extinguisher Check and Test) project at its Hamburg component shop. Instead of temporarily purging, storing and processing ozone-depleting halon from the container for reuse, the Effect process entails placing the filled pressure tank in a special jig and heating it in a chamber, which triggers sound waves that can be used to determine whether there is damage to the tank. According to LHT, the process also cuts turnaround times to 90 min. or less.
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3. Reducing Carbon Emissions
Company: EcoServices
Specifications: EcoServices provides a closed-loop engine wash system called EcoPower that it estimates has saved customers more than 10 million tons of carbon emissions and more than a billion gallons of jet fuel. EcoPower cleans engines in 1-1.5 hr. with highly purified water while collecting engine wash waste, so aircraft do not need to be moved to a wash bay. The company says EcoPower improves the operational flow of aircraft washing while meeting airport environmental regulations, providing fuel-burn savings and reducing carbon emissions and maintenance costs. Washes can be performed at EcoServices’ global service centers or through an equipment lease program, and the service recently expanded to Madrid in February through EcoJet Aviation.
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4. Certifying Sustainability
Company: Intertek
Specifications: To help companies evaluate their environmental impact, Intertek launched its Total Sustainability Assurance (TSA) solution in 2019, which audits a variety of functions and provides independent certifications that enable companies to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. According to Intertek, it has worked with MRO customers to implement changes that reduce carbon footprint, conserve and reuse raw materials, and reduce waste. Part of TSA includes Intertek’s Inlight supply chain management solution, which helps businesses map their suppliers and identify possible environmental, human rights, and health and safety risks.
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5. Sustainable Airport Operations
Company: Harris Miller Miller & Hanson
Specifications: Consulting firm Harris Miller Miller & Hanson (HMMH) provides environmental planning services for airports to achieve regulatory compliance and more sustainable operations. HMMH conducts environmental studies for clients such as regulatory agencies and airframe and powerplant manufacturers to improve sustainability in the areas of renewable energy and reduction of noise, waste and emissions. The company has helped a variety of airports implement optimal positioning and noise-barrier systems for aircraft maintenance run-up facilities to reduce noise complaints. It also helped an airport reduce air pollution through use of electrically preconditioned air and electric ground power to reduce aircraft reliance on auxiliary power units and diesel ground power units.
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6. Reducing Fuel Burn and Emissions
Company: Avix Aero
Specifications: Avix Aero’s Strut Data Collection System (SDCS) is a sensor-based kit used to calculate and optimize an aircraft’s center of gravity, which improves aerodynamics and can help operators lower fuel burn and greenhouse gas emissions. The SDCS consists of pressure sensors installed in each landing gear, manifold, wiring harness and data-collection unit, which take rapid pressure readings that are converted within seconds to a center of gravity measurement using Avix Aero’s proprietary algorithms. Avix Aero has obtained supplemental type certificates (STC) for the Boeing 737 NG family and is working to achieve STC for Boeing 777, 787 and Bombardier CRJ family aircraft by late summer.
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7. Safer Aircraft Degassing
Company: NanoVapor
Specifications: NanoVapor’s patented degassing technologies are aimed at reducing downtime and creating a safer workplace. The NanoVapor system, composed of a delivery unit and chemical-based molecular suppressant, is an alternative to methods such as nitrogen tank inerting, water filling and air purging. NanoVapor says the nontoxic, eco-friendly system reduces aircraft degassing time to less than 1 hr. while minimizing the release of harmful volatile organic compounds and lowering maintenance costs.
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