Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We visited a number of airports in the Netherlands, as I am sure other members have told Mr. Jacobs. We were very impressed by Rotterdam airport in particular, where they have embraced the whole realm of sustainability. Along the entire runway there was a network of solar panels with anti-glare effect, which worked perfectly with landing and taking off aircraft. They also had a number of hangars in a development zone down the back of the airport where they were trialling everything from battery-powered aircraft, solar-powered technology for aircraft and a whole range of stuff – and, of course, hydrogen, which everyone is talking about, and sustainable aviation fuels, SAFs. Where is DAA at in that space in terms of positioning itself at the top of Europe on that league table?

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