Envision Digital and SITA to Develop Net Zero Carbon Solutions for Airports Worldwide

(12 Nov 2021)  Envision Digital, a Singapore-based company that specialises in Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SITA to jointly build end-to-end net zero carbon solutions for airports worldwide.

Gimpo Airport (GMP) in Seoul, South Korea. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

The collaboration will harness Envision Digital’s strengths in digitalization, data management, and artificial intelligence applied to energy and smart building solutions, and SITA’s strengths in air transport technology and operations to support airports in their journey towards net zero carbon emissions.

Michael Ding, Global Executive Director at Envision Digital, said, “ Airports have been progressive in their ambition to reach net zero, and this partnership combining our AIoT leadership with SITA’s technology capabilities, will create the end-to-end net zero carbon aviation solution needed by the industry to reach their goal.”

Both companies will work together to build a carbon reduction solution that connects and facilitates real-time data flows in an airport to monitor its real-time carbon footprint, gain data-driven insights, and manage emissions.

Airports will be able to harmonize energy silos, drive efficiencies, and reduce energy consumption while maintaining high traveler comfort levels and enabling more efficient operations as the aviation industry rebounds.

Sergio Colella, SITA President for Europe, said, “According to ACI, 235 airports across Europe have committed to net zero by 2050, and more than 90 airports are now set to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. With Envision Digital and SITA working together, we can help these airports in their journey towards meeting their sustainability commitments, combining solutions that optimize airport operations to reduce local emissions while optimizing infrastructure-related energy consumption.”