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Could your business help Bristol Airport ACT now to help decarbonise aviation ?
Bristol Airport has launched a new fund to support innovative research and projects to decarbonise aviation .
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The £ 250,000 Aviation Carbon Transition ( ACT ) Programme is open to any organisation or business in the South West , or businesses with innovative projects applicable at Bristol Airport . The ACT Programme is a fund to kick start and fast track decarbonisation initiatives in the South West , focusing on ‘ Scope 3 ’ emissions from flight and transport at Bristol Airport . These Scope 3 emissions are those outside the airport ’ s own operations , such as planes and passenger road transport .
The ACT Programme will make individual grants of up to £ 50,000 to organisations developing technology that could help the aviation industry transition to zero carbon emission flight . As this is the inaugural year of the Act Programme , Bristol Airport are not capping the number of applications being awarded and will look favourably on matched funded projects .
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Applications can be made through the airport ’ s website . Projects should address at least one of the following priority areas :
1 . Hydrogen including storage , handling , aircraft refuelling / defueling , distribution , and associated technologies at Bristol Airport .
2 . Electric including charging , storage , handling , batteries , electric distribution , and associated technologies at Bristol Airport .
3 . Local projects to generate positive carbon reduction which can be used to offset emissions from Bristol Airport where applicable .
4 . Research into new technologies and future demand scenarios for airside use of green hydrogen and electricity at Bristol Airport .
Simon Earles , Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Director at Bristol Airport , said , “ Our region has a unique cluster of aerospace companies ,
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expertise , and world-leading universities . The ACT Programme will provide them with funding to kick-start exciting new initiatives to move aviation towards net zero , with option of the airport being available as a testbed for new technology .
“ We are committed to net zero operations by 2030 with the ACT Programme part of our efforts to work in partnership and cut emissions from flights . We ’ re excited to see what ideas come forward .”
The launch of the ACT Programme follows Bristol Airport announcing it will achieve carbon neutrality later this year for its own operations , four years ahead of its target . It aims to have net zero operations by 2030 .
To find out more and to apply visit go to : www . bristolairport . co . uk / about-us / environment / aviation-carbon-transitionprogramme
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