FedEx starts work on green hub

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BRIGHT FUTURE: FedEx exports green initiatives from US.

US express giant FedEx has begun construction on its new Central and Eastern European hub at the Cologne/Bonn airport in Germany.

Covering a 50,000m² area, the facility, which is due to come online in 2010, is set to have a new ramp and a fully automated sorting system.

"Moving to Cologne enables FedEx to plan effectively for the future," said Robert W. Elliott, president, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent, FedEx Express.

"With the availability of space to expand and more flexible night flight regulations, we have found innovative and practical solutions to meet the needs of our customers worldwide."

The installation will have a 1.4-megawatt solar power system, generating approximately 1.3 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, and will be the company's largest solar facility, and its first outside the US.

This facility is just the latest in a line of FedEx's renewable energy investments, which include a solar-electric system at its regional hub in Oakland, followed by similar additions at its sites in Whittier and Fontana (both California). In Europe, FedEx relies on geothermal power at its facility in Geneva.

"On-site renewable energy generation has been extremely efficient and successful for FedEx, and we are continuously looking for new investments," announced Mitch Jackson, director of environmental affairs and sustainability, FedEx Express. "The solar-energy installation at our new Cologne hub is set to nearly double FedEx's use of on-site solar energy."

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