Consumer Priorities: ECO-EFFICIENCY
Kochi, India ā Cochin International Airport has become the worldās first entirely solar-powered airport.The airportās solar power plant comprises more than 46,000 photovoltaic solar panels across 45 acres of landThe power plant will produce 48,000 units of energy per day300,000 tons of carbon emissions will be saved over the next 25 years ā the equivalent of planting three million trees
Sustainability is no longer a buzzword, but an expected standard. An eco-efficient approach aims to minimise ecological damage while maximising the efficiency of the company and its production processes. This could be through reduced use of energy, material and water, or through recycling, or cutting hazardous emissions and by-products. In short, the focus is on maintaining production, but with fewer resources, and less waste and pollution.
On a larger scale, Rio de Janeiroās latest cultural addition, the Museum of Tomorrow, has been designed to improve the quality of the environment around it. Not only will the museum host exhibitions exploring and reflecting on possibilities for the future (including an outlook on sustainability) but the building itself has been designed as an exercise in making a building as sustainable as possible. Not only does it use cold water from the surrounding Guanabara Bay in its air conditioning system but the water is filtered and returned to the bay via reflective pools that cool the surrounding air by up to 2°C. Other sustainable features, include solar panels which supply 9% of its power.
Kochiās International Airport has become the worldās first entirely solar-powered airport. Using more than 46,000 photovoltaic solar panels, the power plant will produce 48,000 units of energy per day