Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla esikhumulo sezindiza eSan Francisco: ZERO!

"Njengomholi wemboni ekusimeni, siyaziqhenya ngokuba yisikhumulo sezindiza sokuqala emhlabeni ukufeza indawo eqinisekisiwe yeZero Net Energy," kusho uMqondisi weSikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe eSan Francisco u-Ivar C. Satero. "Lokhu kusho ingqophamlando emizamweni yethu yezemvelo, futhi sihloniphekile ukwaziwa yi-Airports Council International - eNyakatho Melika ngale mpumelelo."

Isikhumulo sezindiza saseSan Francisco (SFO) sihlonishwe njengesikhungo sokuqala emhlabeni seZero Net Energy (ZNE) esikhumulweni sezindiza. I-Airports Council International - INyakatho Melika (i-ACI-NA), emele izinhlangano ezilawulayo ezingabanikazi futhi ezisebenza ezikhumulweni zezindiza e-United States naseCanada, yamukele i-SFO ngomklomelo wayo we-Environmental Achievement Award engqungqutheleni yezindiza i-Airports @ Work eyayiseSalt Lake City, e-Utah. I-SFO ithole umklomelo esigabeni Sokuphathwa Kwemvelo nge-Airfield Operations Facility yayo, esanda kuqinisekiswa njengesikhungo seZero Net Energy yi-International Living Future Institute (ILFI).

Iphothulwe ngo-2015, isikhungo sezindiza sakwa-SFO yisikhungo sokuqala sezindiza emhlabeni ukusebenzisa amandla we-zero net. Ngonyaka odlule, lesi sikhungo sikhiqize ugesi omningi kunalowo owawusebenzise, ​​ngenxa yelanga elisophahleni elakha amandla angama-kilowatts ayi-136. Ngenxa yalokho, i-Airfield Operations Facility empeleni yayingumkhiqizi wamandla kagesi, ithumela amandla angadingeki emuva kugridi. Icisha ugesi ongena-carbon ongama-100% futhi isebenzisa izibaseli ezimbiwa phansi ekusebenzeni kwalesi sakhiwo. Izikhungo ze-SFO zesikhathi esizayo zenzelwe ukuhlangabezana nokuhlosiwe okuqinile kwamandla, kanye nokufaka amandla elanga lapho kungenzeka khona, ukuqhubekisela phambili inhloso yekampasi ebanzi yeZero Net Energy.

Ngo-2017, i-SFO yabeka umgomo wokufuna ukufeza imfucumfucu engu-zero eya endaweni yokulahla udoti, ukungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni, ne-Zero Net Energy kuyo yonke inkundla yezindiza. Kusukela lapho, i-SFO inciphise ukusetshenziswa kwayo kukagesi ngamahora angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-4 zama-kilowatt, yonga ugesi owanele ukunika amandla izindlu ezingaphezu kwama-600, futhi yengeza ngaphezu kwe-megawatt eyodwa yamandla elanga esikhumulweni sezindiza.

Lo ngumklomelo wesithathu we-ACI-NA otholwe yi-SFO ngobuholi bayo kwezemvelo, futhi ngumklomelo wayo wesibili esigabeni sokuphathwa kwemvelo. Ngo-2013 i-ACI-NA yamukela i-SFO ngoHlelo Lwayo Lokusebenza Kwesimo Sezulu, oluchaza imizamo eyahlukahlukene ehlose ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi engcolisa umoya okuphathelene nokusebenza kwezikhumulo zezindiza. Ngonyaka olandelayo, i-ACI-NA ihloniphe i-SFO nge-Recovery Action Plan yayo, eqinisekisa ukuvikelwa kwezinhlobo ezimbili ezisengozini endaweni engamahektare angama-180 engakathuthukiswa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngo-2016, i-SFO yanikezwa i-Level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation yi-ACI-NA, ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyisikhumulo sezindiza sokuqala eCalifornia futhi kwaba eyesibili kuphela eNyakatho Melika eqinisekisiwe kuleli zinga.

Ukuthola eminye imininingwane ngezinhlelo zemvelo kwaSFO Chofoza lapha.