AIRPORT POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY April 2016 Workshop «air pollution and airports»
An independent administrative authority 2 ACNUSA: The first independent administrative authority in the environmental domain set-up by the Law of July 12, 1999
An ten members assembly 3 Fields of activity : Public Law, Medicine, Acoustics, physiology, Air Navigation, Air quality Appointed by decree, non-renewable, non removable Mandate not compatible with any elective mandate, any activity relating to airports, any holding of shares in an aeronautical or airport sector company
An independent administrative authority 4 Missions: Reopen communication channels Rebuild trust Ensure that the development of air transport does not penalise residents
Specific jurisdiction over France's twelve largest airports 5 There are 2 criteria used to determine ACNUSA affiliation for airports. The main is that they must have posted more than 20,000 movements of aircraft with maximum-mass equal to or greater than 20 tonnes upon take-off, within the last 5 civil years. The 12 ACNUSA Airports: Bâle Mulhouse Beauvais - Tillé Bordeaux Mérignac Lyon Saint-Exupéry Marseille Provence Nantes Atlantique Nice Côte-d Azur Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Paris Le Bourget Paris Orly Strasbourg-Entzheim Toulouse Blagnac
Specific jurisdiction over France's twelve largest airports The Authority is consulted on : - Draft plans to fight noise pollution and exposure to noise - Regulatory texts setting out measures to ensure the platforms sound environment is protected - Regional climate and air quality plans and air protection plans -Any and all regulatory provisions likely to carry administrative penalties Define applicable instructions for noise measuring stations Proposing studies and issuing recommendations on any issue connected to environmental pollution generated by air transport at and around airports Checking of the commitments taken (charters and codes of good practice) 6
Sanctionable breaches 7 Non-respect of orders issued by the French Civil Aviation Orders such as: Curfews Permanent or temporary restrictions for the use of certain types of aircrafts Permanent or temporary restrictions of certain activities Respecting flight paths And so on Either an individual or company
Working group Air quality and Airports o Created in 2013 8 o Goal : objectify the impact of activities related to airport on the quality of local and regional air o 3 main points : To choose a set of indicators to survey the impact of the airport on its environment To define good practices to survey air quality (measurement and monitoring) To define good practices for emissions inventory o with whom?: stakeholders and independent experts
Working group Air quality and Airports 9 Set of indicators to better understand and survey the impacts of an airport on its environment 3 kinds of indicators : Indicators of emissions such as number of flights, number of passengers, time of taxi-in/taxi-out, aircraft emissions, APU emissions. Impact indicators for example pollutant concentrations (PM10, PM2,5 and NO X ) Indicators to evaluate solutions used to reduce pollutants : number of stands equipped with 400 Hz fixed generator and Pre-Conditioned Air system (PCA), etc.
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Working group Air quality and Airports 11 Emission Inventory and recommendations Pollutants : NO x, PM10, PM2,5, VOC et SO 2 Sources of emissions : Aircraft (LTO cycle) and APU Ground support equipment Ground access vehicles Fuel storage Power plant generation Maintenance workshops Frequency : every 5 years (at least)
Working group Air quality and Airports 12 Measurement and monitoring Pollutants : PM10, PM2,5 et NO X are systematically measured and depending on the context : other pollutants such as benzene, VOC, etc. Monitoring : measurements should be in compliance with European Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Frequency of extensive measurement campaigns: every 5 years (at least)
Working group Air quality and Airports 13 Improving knowledge about : Aircraft : PM10 and PM2,5 emissions APU : certified emission factor and running times Ground support equipment (GSE) emissions
Working group Air quality and Airports 14 Study on the stopover at Toulouse Blagnac airport Toulouse-Blagnac: all pier stands are equipped with 400Hz fixed generator Observations of 70 stopovers + pilots and handling agents interviews Mid-March to mid-june 2014 and Temperature between 6 and 27 C Results : average stopover time : 45 minutes (approximately) For 82 % of stopovers : use of 400 Hz and : Use of APU : 22 minutes (approximately) Use of 400 Hz : 25 minutes (approximately) Use of APU + 400 Hz simultaneously for 7 minutes (3 min after landing and 4 min before take-off) APU Emissions decreased by a factor of 2 when 400 Hz equipment is available
Working group Air quality and Airports Some propositions to reduce emissions on the platform - Aircraft : Taxi-out with n-1 engine APU limitation of running times 15 - Ground access traffic : improving surface access and promoting public transport - GSE : encourage the development of greener ground support equipment
15 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Contact : Nathalie Guitard nathalie.guitard@acnusa.fr