DeKalb Peachtree Airport is considering building a solar farm as Georgia airports look to develop new revenue streams in a recovering economy, the airport's director said this week.
Mike Van Wie didn't offer any additional details during a Sunday discussion at the American Association of Airport Executives' annual conference in Reno, Nev., according to a Monday report in Aviation News Today. The session was dedicated to discussing the creative ways airports are diversifying by developing new businesses.
From the News Today story:
Mike Van Wie, A.A.E., director of DeKalb Peachtree Airport (Ga.), said his airport's non-aeronautical ventures include a storage facility, auto sales lot, and a DeKalb county sanitation transfer site. The sanitation site is totally indoors and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified. A side benefit of the site is that it has aided county and airport efforts to mitigate wildlife hazards, he said. A development idea currently under consideration is using one piece of property for a solar farm, he added.
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