ABB Ability™ Building Analyzer energy management system optimizes energy consumption and sustainability at Dublin Airport

Dublin airport controls an airspace network for short and long distances from two terminals, north of the country. It is “home” for a series of leading aviation companies, including companies from Ireland and the United Arab Emirates, as well as transatlantic aviation companies from the USA, controlled by airport operator DAA. With the capacity to accommodate around 15 million passengers yearly, Terminal 1 manages 25 exits for departure with an area of 137 221 m². Terminal 2 is equipped with the same capacity for passengers with a territory of от 142 007 m, which includes an exit wing with 19 passenger aisles for direct boarding of aircraft.

“The implementation of smart building technologies in Dublin Airport Terminal 2 began during its construction in 2010. At that time, the ABB Cylon® Building Automation and Controls system was implemented for comprehensive and efficient energy management. At a later stage, the airport administration begins a more in-depth analysis of the facility's energy consumption, tracking and identifying various opportunities for realizing energy savings through the ABB Active Energy solution," ABB informed BalkanEngineer.com.

Initially at Terminal, ABB Cylon® Active Energy connected with a total of 420 measuring instruments, used to monitor the different zones and systems, as well as HVAC, lighting and so much more. During 2017, new requirements arose, among which required all information from the measuring instrument to be combined in place, as well as the possible of generating different kinds of optical reports. This leads to the expansion of the system and the implementation of one of ABB’s latest developments – ABB Ability™ Building Analyzer. “It is the enhanced and rebranded ABB Active Energy solution, which is implemented throughout the airport, including the two terminals, the adjacent campus and the buildings surrounding it,” ABB explained.

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