Dublin Airport opens new €40mn aviation fuel farm
A new €40mn aviation fuel storage facility has opened at Dublin Airport in Ireland.
The tank terminal has six times the capacity of the original facility with three new aviation fuel tanks capable of storing 15 million litres of fuel in total.
It is connected to a fuel hydrant system that enables delivering fuel directly into the aircraft via a hydrant dispenser that connects to a pit in the ground.
Thanks to this, fuelling long-haul flights can now be done less than half the time and the number of fuel vehicles on the apron area has reduced by 50%.
For Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison the project is “hugely welcome” given the surge of passengers travelling through the Dublin Airport.
“Dublin Airport’s passenger numbers has increased by 58% since 2011 from 18.7 million to 29.6 million in 2017. During that time Dublin Airport has welcomed 113 new routes and 22 new airlines customers’ requirements for fuel has significantly increased,” he added.
Spanish company CLH Group, which specialises in oil transportation and storage, was awarded the contract to design, finance, build, operate, and transfer under a concession arrangement for 20 years.
