Rune Lind Pedersen

With over six years at ITW GSE, Rune currently serves as the strategic marketing manager, where he identifies innovation opportunities and helps develop the company’s innovation strategy. Previously, as area sales manager, Rune managed sales across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. He is passionate about moving the aviation industry toward sustainability and played a key role in the rollout of the world’s first battery GPU. Passionate about running, Rune will run his first marathon in 2025.

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Harnessing solar power: the OLGA project's vision for sustainable airports

The OLGA project, involving Groupe ADP, aims to enhance airport sustainability and efficiency through innovative solutions. It focuses on optimizing energy consumption, reducing carbon emissions and integrating renewable energy sources, fostering collaboration among stakeholders to create a more environmentally friendly infrastructure. In line with these goals, the project will experiment with solar energy by installing photovoltaic panels on a telescopic boarding bridge at Charles de Gaulle Airport. These will charge a battery that will supply the 400Hz ground power unit, which in turn will supply the aircraft with emission-free generated electricity, only relying on 50Hz supply as backup.

The audience will learn:

• Recognizing the role of collaboration among various stakeholders in developing environmentally friendly infrastructure and solutions for tomorrow
• Understanding how to integrate solar energy, battery systems and ground power units to support efficient airport operations and enhance sustainability
• Exploring the use of photovoltaic panels on boarding bridges as a practical application of solar technology in aviation