A Digital Twin for Schiphol Airport

A need to optimise their entire HVAC system

Schiphol Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. With the change to more sustainable energy generation through heat and cold storage in the ground, as well as heat pumps, they discovered the need to optimise their entire system.

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“We wanted good insight into the functioning of the installation. There were times when the flows were not getting where we thought they should and complaints arose. We saw an imbalance in power generation and distribution and sharing, and we really wanted to get our finger on that,” says Andrew van Weers of Schiphol Airport.

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375 tons of carbon savings per year

Hysopt's Digital Twin simulations make it possible to understand the performance of an HVAC system. Making the right choices for optimisation has never been easier. Schiphol Airport applied this for Terminal 3. Using Hysopt's Digital Twin, they gained insight into their cooling system and discovered various bottlenecks that would cause comfort problems (over time). The result? An 88% pump energy savings in the installation while maintaining comfort. On an annual basis, this means a cost reduction of approximately 82,000€, and an additional CO2 savings of 375 tons per year!