Fraport Receives EUR 8.7 Million in Funding for Emissions-Free Ground Power at Frankfurt Airport

By Public Technologies
  • Fraport secured about EUR 8.7 million in German federal funding to expand emissions-free aircraft ground power and cabin cooling at Frankfurt Airport.
  • EUR 8.5 million will fund preconditioned-air systems at 18 Terminal 1 aircraft stands by 2029, reducing reliance on kerosene-powered auxiliary engines.
  • A further EUR 227,000 will support two battery-electric ground power units, bringing the fleet to 18.
  • All 252 Frankfurt aircraft parking positions are to have grid connections or battery-electric ground power by 2030.
  • The modernization supports a target to cut Frankfurt Airport’s annual emissions to 50,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030.


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