The airport operator has said that it is looking to extend the current range of classic fuels in its filling stations to include newer energy sources for cars such as electricity, CNG and LNG. To achieve this, new filling stations will have to be built.
Brussels airport currently has two publicly accessible filling stations on its grounds, one near the exit of the airport site and one at Brucargo. As the contract for operating these two stations expires within a year, so a new tender is being issued. The environment is high on the agenda at the airport and Brussels Airport Company has already invested in the purchase of service vehicles running on CNG and there is a current tender for electric buses for transporting passengers on the tarmac. The airport operator ideally wants the new filling stations to provide the current range of fuels and energy sources for vehicles, but with sufficient flexibility built in to expand the offer to other sources of energy, such as hydrogen.
