Cost Savings
Aviation Renewables endeavours to save clients’ money without compromising the solution. You can trust Aviation Renewables to do an in depth analysis of your site to ensure our recommendation not only meets your budget but also works with your site parameters, site logistics, potential expansion plans, and most importantly meets your expectations.
With 2 decades of experience in the industry we have an excellent understanding on the scope of aviation products to reduce electricity consumption and therefore save money. This ranges from solar powered LED PAPIs that are essentially maintenance free and do not require high priced labour to trench miles of cable, to LED apron lighting that far out performs old-style power-hungry fixtures, to facility grid tie solutions that offset your buildings electrical load and help reduce your carbon footprint.
Our familiarity with airports and heliports around the world provides us with an excellent handle on what is required to reduce installation costs and basically eliminate maintenance costs for simple or challenging projects. Our team has traversed the globe and worked on installations that span solar powered LED PAPIs in the South Pacific, defence projects in the Middle East and Africa, outfitting full airfields on remote islands in the Caribbean, to portable runway lighting for airfields in northern Canada. We are in regular contact with pilots, ATC, management, and maintenance crews. We know what works, what people like, what is a waste of time and what will save money.
PROJECT REPORTS
Portable Airfield Lighting is Ideal for Unexpected Emergency Situations
Synopsis Portable Airfield Lighting. Aviation Renewables has been awarded a contract to supply, deliver, train and commission two portable LED airfield lighting systems for a central East African Civil Aviation Department. After careful consultation with the aviation authority, each portable LED airfield lighting system will consist of LED runway lighting, LED threshold lighting, LED taxiway lighting, LED REILs (Runway End Identifier Lights), LED PAPIs and remote control operating systems in order to ensure safe operations and proper system deployment. Challenge The client required pilot training for day and night landing and take off operations. At the completion of a factory acceptance test, delivery of each portable LED airfield lighting system allowed the East African Civil Aviation Authority to provide the training requirement. In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority will retain the ability to respond to unforeseen emergency situations such as electrical power failures, natural disasters and necessary maintenance requirements such as construction works, electrical airfield ground lighting maintenance, secondary back up runway lighting or training exercises. Solution After careful consultation with the client, Aviation Renewables designed a portable LED runway lighting system. The portable nature of the LED runway lighting system and the LED PAPI provides maximum flexibility for the client. The portable LED PAPI can be used to quickly displace a threshold when main- tenance activities or temporary obstructions are present. The portable lighting on a street-legal trailer can easily be towed to a different airport should the need arise. Having the portable LED lighting system in the management network will increase the reliability of all airports, not just the airport at which the lights are stored. View the complete Project Report and find more about Portable LED Airfield Lighting here. Portable Airfield Lighting Supplied by Aviation Renewables
LED Apron Lighting Installed at LPIA, Bahamas
Synopsis Aviation Renewables completed a high mast LED Apron Lighting retrofit project at Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in Nassau, Bahamas. The new LED apron lighting system offers exceptional savings in electricity, maintenance and equipment costs with a 10-year warranty on performance, parts and labour. Challenge This important international airport is the primary gateway to the country. As a 24/7 airport with a large terminal serving both domestic and international flights, the airport uses high mast lighting to illuminate dozens of aircraft stands during the night. The existing HPS lighting fixtures were costly to operate and maintain. As a result, the airport sought assistance from Aviation Renewables to design a solution that would decrease operating costs, reduce their carbon footprint, and increase the safety of operations by providing superior illumination that meets or exceeds ICAO requirements. Solution Aviation Renewables conducted a thorough site visit and in-depth energy analysis with its manufacturing partner Musco Lighting. A customized retro-fit solution was designed to utilize the existing poles that were still in good condition and to save cost. The new LED apron lighting is mounted on new crossbars that contain all the wiring internally, reducing damage caused by the salt-laden air and tropical UV rays. New enclosures on the pole base contain the LED drivers, making the retro-fit process quick and easy. The remote enclosures allow the likely failure points to be mounted at an easily accessed location. This, combined with the durability of the LED fixtures, mean the pole-tops never need to be serviced or accessed in routine maintenance and troubleshooting; a significant savings in time, parts and staff-training cost. The airport was eager to complete the installation prior to the holiday rush. With a team of local electrical contractors, the previous HPS Apron Lighting was decommissioned, and the new LED Apron Lighting was installed without impacting ongoing airport operations. The entire process, including commissioning, was completed in 2 weeks. A customized dimming system is incorporated into the system that adds further savings. The dimming system allows each pole to be grouped into ‘zones’ and/or controlled individually. During slower periods of the night, the lights are scheduled to dim down to 50% intensity to save on electricity costs. The entire system is backed by a 10-year, 100% warranty, meaning there are no costs to the airport (other than electricity) for 10 years after installation. With a large network of technical representatives strategically placed worldwide, any issues that happen during the warranty period can be dealt with swiftly, regardless of the remoteness of the location. Savings The calculated Return on Investment for this project through energy savings alone will be achieved within two years with USD 1.65 million in financial savings. With dimming levels estimated at 75% usage rate during night time operations, more than 2,702 tons of carbon saved over the next ten years. The entire system is backed by a 10-year, 100% warranty consisting of parts, labour and light levels, meaning there are no costs to the airport (other than electricity) for 10 years after installation. With a large network of technical representatives strategically placed worldwide, any issues that happen during the warranty period can be dealt with swiftly, regardless of the remoteness of the location. View the complete Project Report and find more about LED Apron Lighting Systems here. LED Apron Lighting Delivered & Commissioned by Aviation Renewables at LPIA, Bahamas
LED Apron Lighting Installed and Commissioned at Caribbean International Airport
Synopsis Aviation Renewables completed a high mast LED Apron Lighting project at an international airport in the Eastern Caribbean. The system was designed to meet ICAO illumination standards, and was installed within a 4-day period without impacting airport operations. The new LED apron lighting system offers exceptional savings in electricity, maintenance and equipment costs with a 10-year warranty on performance, parts and labour. Challenge As the primary gateway to the country, the Eastern Caribbean International Airport is a large international airport as well as a major hub for the Caribbean region. As a 24/7 airport with a large terminal and cargo apron, the airport uses high mast lighting to illuminate dozens of aircraft stands during the night. Electricity in the Caribbean is quite expensive due to the need to import diesel fuel to power the nation’s electrical grid. As a result, the existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting fixtures were costly to operate and maintain. The airport sought assistance from Aviation Renewables to design a solution that would decrease operating costs, reduce their carbon footprint, and increase the safety of operations by providing superior illumination that meets or exceeds ICAO requirements. Solution Aviation Renewables conducted a thorough site visit and in-depth energy analysis with its manufacturing partner Musco Lighting. A solution utilizing new poles and pre-cast concrete bases was designed to minimize installation time. The new LED apron lighting has a special coating to resist corrosion in the salt-laden air and tropical UV rays. In addition, all wiring is placed internally for the poles, crossarms and fixture mounts. This enables the provision of a 10-year warranty on the light levels. The only cost to the airport will be electricity, as all parts of the system, labour and maintenance are covered under this warranty. The system provides illumination to a part of the apron that was previously not lit. The new LED Apron Lighting provides a start contrast to the existing HPS fixtures that are adjacent, with a large reduction in glare for pilots approaching the aircraft stand. In addition, the lights use roughly 40% of the electricity of the existing HPS fixtures when at 100% intensity. In order to further reduce the electricity usage during slow periods in the overnight period, a dimming system was mount- ed in the control tower. Dimming the lights to 50% intensity for several hours per night provides significant savings, and the ROI on the entire system is estimated at 2.5 years, when compared to an HPS solution. Outcome The airport was eager to complete the installation prior to the winter holiday rush. Aviation Renewables was on site and worked with a team of airport employees and local contractors to install the system. The pre-cast foundation slip fit system allowed the entire system to be installed and operational within 4 days. The dimming controller mounted in the ATC tower was set up easily using existing conduit runs. The dimming controller contains a system monitor that allows remote monitoring by a central monitoring center in the USA using an LTE data connection. This allowed the monitoring center to perform a health check on each individual fixture and deliver a commissioning report within minutes of activation. View the complete Project Report and find more about LED Apron Lighting here. LED Apron Lighting Installed & Commissioned by Aviation Renewables