Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) - The aircraft will continue to fly with kerosene for the foreseeable future, but Frankfurt Airport is increasingly relying on electric drives on the ground. With 690,000 euros in state funding, the corresponding charging infrastructure is to be expanded and two new passenger buses with electric drives are to be purchased, as the company announced on Wednesday.
Investments of around 1.2 million euros are planned for the charging infrastructure by the end of 2024. Overall, Fraport wants to expand the network by 34 fast charging points. This also includes two mobile "charging parks" each with nine charging points that can be flexibly positioned on the apron. Currently, 570 vehicles are electrically powered at the largest German airport. This corresponds to a 16 percent share of the entire fleet.
The operator Fraport wants to operate Frankfurt and the other majority-owned airports CO2-free on the ground by 2045 at the latest. This is also served by a large-scale photovoltaic system, which is being built parallel to Frankfurt's west runway and is intended to generate up to 13 megawatts of solar power in the future. Further solar systems are planned on the airport site.
