Under the contract, Endesa will develop a pilot program devised by Aena to assess the feasibility of replacing the conventional vehicles it uses in airport operations with EVs.
As part of the pilot program, Endesa will oversee the acquisition and installation of recharging infrastructure for the supply of power that will be integrated into Aena’s airport systems.
The four airports participating in the pilot scheme will share the 53 recharging points to be included in the network.
Based on a technological development of GE, Endesa’s solution allows for efficient energy usage as recharges can be scheduled based on an airport’s actual energy demand.
Endesa said the recharging solution includes a conventional recharging system using advanced smart technology, which allows recharging stations to be hooked up to a control centre at each airport to handle data on power curves, recharge curves and each vehicle’s range in real time, among other functionalities.
