Problem / challenge
Lelystad Airport wants to take the lead on sustainability and is preparing for a major electrification push, greening its own buildings and facilitating more electric cars and aircraft. All these developments will significantly increase the airport's power demand. However, due to grid congestion in the region, there is no possibility to increase grid capacity in the short term. The airport therefore needed a strategy to grow its available power while working within the constraints of grid congestion.
How NRG2fly solved it
NRG2fly kicked off the electrification strategy by mapping the airport's current energy supply and comparing it against future power demand forecasts. These forecasts revealed that the arrival of electric aviation will create large, short peak demands during the day that exceed current supply, particularly during charging cycles. NRG2fly identified that these temporary peaks can be effectively managed by integrating a smart Energy Management System (EMS), intelligent charging infrastructure, and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The BESS charges during low-demand moments and discharges when energy is scarce. The EMS determines when to draw from the BESS and sets the maximum charging power for the smart charging infrastructure, keeping total power demand within the available limit at all times.