Royal Schiphol Group is going to collaborate with network operator Liander to create a new high-voltage substation. This will provide Schiphol with more capacity on the grid. The new high-voltage substation, to be built in 2027, will supply power to the terminal and offices, among other locations, and will contribute to making the terminal more sustainable.
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chiphol’s ambition is for all its own buildings at the airport to be off the gas grid by 2030. On 13 July, Schiphol and Liander signed a cooperation agreement for the construction and management of the new station.“
“Sybren Hahn, director Asset Management: “We are pleased that with this signing of the agreement with Liander, realization has started. Schiphol has been working for years to make the airport more sustainable. We have already achieved a lot, but we still have a long way to go. We are busy accelerating our sustainability goals. The construction of this new high-voltage substation contributes to accelerating the energy transition at Schiphol, for example, in our ambition to phase out gas in terminals 1 & 2.”
Sybren Hahn, director Asset Management
Construction of new station
The new station will not have a standard layout. A robust, future-proof power source is being realized by Schiphol in collaboration with BAM, partly for the benefit of Liander. The buildings will blend into the landscape like a hill by covering them with a green dome on which a mix of trees, shrubs and herbs grow. In combination with the adjacent water storage, this creates space for biodiversity and nature. The station is a robust and future-proof power source that will last 40 to 60 years. Construction is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2024.
