Climate-Neutral by 2030
Munich airport has spent about €25 million on its new cogeneration power plant. Thanks to the highly efficient gas engines, the airport now generates about 46,000 t less carbon than a conventional power plant.
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Munich airport wants to become carbon-neutral by 2030. The air-
efficient, powerful MWM TCG 2032 V16 engines. The older diesel gas
port‘s natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant, whose six MWM
engines are now kept for emergency backup purposes.
gensets cover about 70 percent of the airport‘s power demand,
In 2018, the airport aquired another TCG 2032 V16 engine in order to
represent an important step towards this ambitious goal. Using the
minimize downtimes during major maintenance work. Considering
exhaust heat from the engines, it is even possible to cover about
the high number of operating hours that the MWM gensets at
75 percent of the heating and cooling demand from the on-site
Munich airport are subject to — namely more than 6,500 operating
plant without obtaining any extra energy.
hours a year per engine — this was a truly smart move. With the
When the airport opened its gates in 1992, it had seven MWM diesel
seventh TCG 2032 V16 engine, the airport is now able to quickly
gas engines. In 2002, two additional MWM TCG 2032 V16 engines were
replace any engine during scheduled major maintenance measures
purchased. When the need for a new cogeneration power plant arose
or whenever unexpected events occur and go live speedily. Currently,
in 2015 in order to supply the growing infrastructure with power, heat,
the total output of the cogeneration power plant is about 26 MW
and cold, the diesel gas engines were replaced with four new highly
of electricity.
Prevailed in competition – Partner for 27 years – MWM Service Center South and Munich airport. “The investment in the powerful MWM engines has proved worthwhile, as they deliver high performance and maximum operating hours without any major outages or malfunctions”, explains project manager Sebastian Ruhland of the Munich airport. “For the airport operations, it is vitally important that the cogeneration power plant works smoothly around the clock.” Another advantage of the MWM generator sets is the proximity to the MWM Service Center South, which has been supervising Munich airport for 27 years. “We enjoy a long-standing partnership with the Service Center South. Whenever we need technical assistance or whenever maintenance work needs to be done, the MWM crew is on the scene without delay.”
Sebastian Ruhland, Project Manager, Service Department Engineering, Munich Airport. © Munich Airport