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| Atlanta holds most efficient airport title Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:44 AM PDT  Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. – AFP pic Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest international airport, came top in the annual Global Airport Benchmarking Report released July 8 by research group the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS). The report, which looks at everything from traffic figures, delays, management and passenger figures, named Atlanta, which is the hub of US carrier Delta, as the most efficient for the sixth year running. Hong Kong also retained its crown as the most efficient airport in Asia, with Singapore in second place and Guangzhou in third place thanks to a boost of almost a third in efficiency from last year. In Europe, last year's winner Oslo International had to share the top efficiency award with Copenhagen Kastrup, which ATRS attributed to a strong financial performance from Copenhagen. The study also looked at the cost for airlines to operate (landing and passenger charges) in the world's airports, potentially providing some useful indicators of hubs that could grow quickly in the future. In Asia, the lowest costs were to be found in Kuala Lumpur, said ATRS, along with Chennai and Mumbai in India – the highest were in Japan's Kansai, Nagoya and Narita airports. In Europe, the charges were lowest at Brussels, Riga (Latvia) and Manchester (UK), while in the US they were lowest at Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA and Salt Lake City, UT. – AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Infineon Raceway adds solar panels for power, sheep for mowers Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT  The sweeping country of Infineon Raceway that is a haven for green energy. — Reuters pic The massive solar array was unveiled this month, and consists of 1,652 separate solar panels strategically located at five positions around the race track. Together, the 353 KW solar system will be able to provide up to 41 per cent of the racetrack's power usage. Panasonic began installing the HIT photovoltaic panels last fall, and only just completed it at the end of June. Infineon is getting some great publicity, and big cost savings to boot. Going green, saving green, that's the way it's gotta be. But it isn't the only green initiative Infineon officials have undertaken. A flock of about 3,000 sheep continually graze the fields around the track, and owl boxes around the perimeter lure the predators here to help keep the rodent and insect population down without using pesticides. Along with the installation of a new LED video board that consumes 50 per cent less power, this green raceway is among an elite few now drawing power from the elements around it, and cutting their energy bills down by big margins. Pocono Raceway made headlines last year after unveiling a 3 MegaWatt solar array on 25 acres that completely powers the historic racetrack, and will pay itself off in four to five years. It's not known how long Infineon's solar system will take to pay off, but you can't put a price on good, green publicity. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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