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Aiming to become a complete emission free airport by 2050, Copenhagen Airport wanted a charging solution that was easy to use for all types of passengers as well as their staff and handlers inside the facility. Having a flexible system ready to scale to changing charging needs, while offering end-users a subscription-free setup was a must for the company.
With more than 30 million people traveling through Copenhagen Airport in 2019, the Danish node is a vital part of northern Europe’s infrastructure. Despite the crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic, CPH Airport stayed committed to their ambitious climate goals and implemented an electric charging infrastructure strategy for passengers and partners.
For passengers, CPH airport wanted the charging experience to be just as natural as parking your car. Hence, having to download a new charging app or sign up to a new subscription were two barriers they wanted to avoid.
About the Partnership
The official partnership is between CPH Airport and the energy company EWII. EWII owns the charging infrastructure. Zapp Mobility is the charge point operator; ABB delivers the chargers, while Monta serves as the sole software provider.
| Preparing EV charging to 1200 electric vehicles airside | 1350 charge points | QR stickers |
| EWII use Monta as CPMS in their partnership with CPH Airport | App clips | Use flexible pricing and shares charge points with the public |
Park, scan, charge – and off you go
EWII won the tender from CPH Airport and decided to use Monta as their software provider. With Monta installed on the charge points in the CPH Airport, passengers only have to scan a QR code to start charging. Once scanned, the passenger can choose between a variety of payment options and tap in an email address if a receipt is needed.
Having both AC and DC chargers installed from ABB, EWII can control pricing on all of their charge points as well as provide special offers to different customer groups if they please.
Besides offering this flexibility for passengers, CPH Airport wanted the same features for internal use. Having their own EV fleet and multiple partners meant they needed a similar solution airside.
En route to turn airside vehicles fully electric
CPH Airport is planning to turn their 400 vehicles fully electric. Just as importantly, their partners airside have approximately 1200 vehicles, which are all going to run on electricity in the future. This massive demand for airside charging is managed via Monta’s flexible and scalable setup that allows new companies to be added to the system with their own settings.
Needless to say, electrifying transportation to and from the airport by 2030 requires a lot of planning. In order to make correct predictions, CPH Airport will use the charge points in more ways than one.
Using charging data to always be in front
As a forward-thinking company, CPH Airport will be using the charging data collected by Monta to plan ahead and possibly iterate their charging infrastructure strategy. Knowing when, where, and what time as well as the utilization rate, CPH Airport plans to use their data to accommodate their passengers.
Load Management: An engineers view into controlling of EV charging infrastructure
As EV adoption surges, so does the strain on local electrical infrastructure. Monta’s Load Management system ensures that even the most constrained sites, such as fleet depots, public hubs, and workplace chargers, can scale safely and intelligently, without costly grid upgrades.
