OLGA Project Featured on CORDIS: Advancing the Decarbonisation of Europe’s Airports

The OLGA project has been featured in a Results in Brief article published on the CORDIS website as part of the Green Deal Call Results Pack. The article is available in six languages and presents how the EU-funded initiative is contributing to the decarbonisation of Europe’s airports.

The OLGA project brings together airports, industry partners, researchers and public authorities to test and scale innovative solutions aimed at reducing aviation’s environmental impact. With a budget of €34 million and 43 partners collaborating across four major European airports, the project demonstrates how airports can become key drivers of the green transition.

OLGA is developing and trialling more than 40 sustainable solutions addressing multiple areas of airport operations. These include reducing CO₂ emissions in flight operations through measures such as sustainable aviation fuel availability and hydrogen hub concepts, as well as improving passenger, staff and cargo transport at airports. The project also focuses on improving air quality through real-time monitoring, increasing energy efficiency and deploying renewable energy, enhancing biodiversity protection and ecosystem management, and promoting circular economy approaches alongside improved waste management.

The initiatives range from solar panels installed on boarding bridges and energy-efficient lighting systems to hydrogen infrastructure, AI-based biodiversity monitoring and TaxiBot engine-off aircraft towing. Together, these solutions demonstrate how innovation can transform airport operations both inside and outside the terminal environment.

Through these activities, OLGA highlights how airports can actively contribute to climate neutrality, energy resilience and more sustainable mobility across Europe.

The Results in Brief article is available on the CORDIS website: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/464147?WT.mc_id=exp Explore the full Green Deal Results Pack: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/464142?WT.mc_id=exp