One hundred households from the four municipalities neighboring Brussels Airport will have the opportunity to sign up for a year of green energy offered by Brussels Airport Company.
Through this pilot project, in collaboration with the Bolt energy platform and as part of the European Stargate project, Brussels Airport aims to study the feasibility of such a scheme on a small scale. The airport operator is strongly committed to green energy, such as solar, with the ambition of achieving net zero carbon emissions for its own operations by 2030. The airport does not currently generate surplus green energy but is expected to do so next year. future.
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Residents of Zaventem, Machelen, Steenokkerzeel and Kortenberg can sign up through Bolt starting this week to receive a year of green energy from the Brussels Airport Company. From February 2025, one hundred households will receive green energy generated locally from solar panels at the airport at a more favorable tariff than the market price. This pilot project, part of the European Stargate initiative for Brussels Airport, seeks to explore the feasibility of a small-scale participatory scheme between the airport and the surrounding population.
Nearly 9,200 MWh of green energy is already being produced on site at Brussels Airport using solar panels. In 2024, an additional 65,000 square meters of solar panels, equivalent to about nine football fields, will be added to the cargo area. The airport aims to reach 27 MW, generating approximately 24,000 MWh annually, by 2027. This is in line with Brussels Airport Company’s strategy as airport operator to achieve net zero carbon emissions for its own operations by 2030.
Brussels Airport shares solar energy with neighbors via the Bolt energy platform
In practical terms, neighboring families can now subscribe to this unique offer through the Boltt Energy platform, which will undertake the practical implementation. Once 100 households have registered, the offer will no longer be available. Consumers do not need to take any further action; Bolt will ensure that its energy consumption is provided by solar energy from Brussels Airport. After this one-year pilot project, neighboring households will have the option of switching to another supplier through Bolt or choosing a different energy provider themselves.
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For this trial offer, Brussels Airport is offering a discount equivalent to around €124 off the annual energy bill of an average household. After the pilot project, feedback from the participating families will also be obtained, so that, in addition to practical experience, their user experience can be taken into account in the future and shared with other airports that are part of the Stargate project.
