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Air BP improves Bergen infrastructure to reduce footprint
Carbon reduction is high on the agenda for IATA, and the Air BP installations at Bergen will go a long way to meeting the targets. Upgrades are expected to save up to 300 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
Air BP Nordics general manager Thorbjorn Larsson and Avinor airport director Aslak Sverdrup.

Air bp has invested in upgraded infrastructure at the Dolvik terminal in Norway in order to provide a more efficient, lower carbon fuel supply. Improvements at the BP-owned terminal include an upgraded pipeline and new fuel tanks with the capacity to store eight million litres of Jet A-1 fuel. This will offer greater security of supply to help meet the increasing demand for fuel at Bergen, Norway's second largest airport.

The project involved rebuilding three fuel tanks, constructing a new jetty, integrating two fuel systems to optimise storage, improving on-site safety mechanisms and enhacing control systems. It is anticipated that delivering fuel direct by pipeline, as opposed to via road, will save around 300 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

General manager of Air bp Nordics Thorbjorn Larsson states: “Our highly skilled technical team has worked exceedingly hard in challenging conditions to deliver a modern terminal that will optimise operations. I am delighted that Air bp's investment here will not only enhance efficiency but it will take trucks off the road and help reduce carbon emissions associated with the supply of Jet A-1 fuel."

Avinor airport director Aslak Sverdrup adds: “Over the last decade Avinor has invested over five billion NOK to meet passenger expectations and demand at Bergen. Air bp's modern and efficient fuel terminal will secure timely and predictable fuel deliveries to the airlines and will contribute to the further development of the airport. Avinor will also continue to work closely with Air bp to develop and make sustainable biofuel available at the airport.”

IATA has set several carbon reduction targets, which include a 1.5 per cent average annual improvement in fuel efficiency from 2009 to 2020, carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and a 50 per cent absolute reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.

Air bp serves commercial, general aviation and military customers at Bergen airport and, as part of its low carbon solutions offer, has been supplying the airport with BP Biojet since August 2017.

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