| Name of eco-innovation demand | Sustainable rainwater harvesting and utilization system at the airport |
| Company / organisation | Budapest Airport Zrt. |
| Country | Hungary |
| Website | www.bud.hu |
| Description of required eco-innovation / solution / technology / resource / knowledge / product / service | Budapest Airport Zrt. are looking for an environmentally friendly solution regarding the management and treatment of airport rainwater. |
| Background | Budapest Airport has been developing its environmental performanc for years, where protection of groundwater and surface water is a key issue. Airports are suitable for rainwater harvesting at a larger scale, because they have institutional and infrastructural advantages compared with cities. |
| Description of challenge to be solved | Separate sanitary sewer systems have been built at the airport. Rainwater from the vicinity of Terminal 1 flows, via a gravity drainage system, into the water reservoir lake located at the airport, and is then pumped, via a pressurized sewer, into the gravity water drainage system operating at Terminal 2. From there, rainwater is channelled via a gravity conduit into canal number 171 and 17. Canal 17 flows into the Maglódi canal, which in turn is a tributary of the Gyáli creek. The problem recently is that the rainwater collected during winter time can contain differents pollutants from deicing acivities, namely urea and glycol. |
| Preferred stage of development of solution | Preferred stage of development of the solution / technology: Technology readiness level (TRL): TRL 7 or above. TRL 7. System prototype demonstration in operational environment; TRL 8. System complete and qualified; TRL 9. Actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies) |
| Preferred form(s) of cooperation, collaboration | Open to negotiation |
| Language(s) of communication | English, Hungarian |
| Contact at the company / organisation | For more information, technical requests please contact the organisation: Budapest Airport Zrt. BUD International Airport 1185 Budapest HUNGARY Email: kornyezetvedelem <at> bud.hu |
| Keywords | #eco #demand #innovation #technology #solution #system #airport #aviation #rainwater #waterharvesting #water #utilization #wastewater #sewer #drain #pollutant |
