Aeroports de Paris : Groupe ADP and Paris-Saclay conurbation to strengthen their cooperation to develop innovation and research
January 09, 2023 at 12:22 pm
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Groupe ADP is strengthening its cooperation with Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community in order to develop synergies in innovation and research, especially to meet the challenges of decarbonization, by relying on the University research and development ecosystem of Paris-Saclay. Paris-Orly Airport is a springboard for the economic development and attractiveness of the Paris-Saclay agglomeration, thanks to its national and international connectivity.
Fully integrated into its urban area, Groupe ADP's ambition for Paris-Orly is to be a pioneer in decarbonization, with a very ambitious objective of zero net emissions for all ground operations by 2030.
The merger between Groupe ADP and Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community is designed to give rise to concrete innovation projects:
- In terms of decarbonization and transformation of airport operations: carbon footprint, waste treatment, new mobility and access, new energies, biodiversity, new building materials, etc.
- These can be tested directly in real-life situations at the airport, or at its future "Green Lab" open innovation space, which will open in the second quarter of 2024. This physical space, located in the heart of the airport, will be a hub of innovation and a meeting place for innovators. It will be a real technological showroom and a place to accelerate projects by startups, young companies and researchers ; It will be opened to passengers and to the entire airport ecosystem.
The first concrete achievement of this new strengthened partnership will be acall for projects, from the entire Paris-Saclay innovation community, launched in the first quarter of 2023 - gathering hight schools and Universities, research and development laboratories, startups and young companies, - to feed the "Green Lab" project.
The Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community is associating with this entire process:
- The Systematiccompetitiveness cluster, a European Deep Tech cluster, which brings together and leads a community of nearly 900 member companies, including nearly 600 startups, SMEs and ETIs, 140 major groups, 140 academics and a college of some 20 local authorities.
- The French Tech Paris Saclay association, a community of start-ups at Paris-Saclay region.
"The strengthening of our territorial links and cooperation with the Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community should be a lever for innovation and attractiveness for the entire southwestern Paris-Ile-de-France region. To support its environmental transformation, Paris-Orly Airport is fortunate to be able to count on a neighboring ecosystem of innovation and research that is unique in the world. This new partnership will enable us to identify and deploy concrete innovation projects to meet the challenges of transforming our airport hubs, particularly in terms of decarbonization," said Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO of Groupe ADP.
"Paris-Orly Airport is a major national site that provides a structure for our region. Anything that helps optimize the integration of the airport into its environment is beneficial. This agreement therefore commits us both to a cooperation that will be fruitful in every respect," state Grégoire de Lasteyrie, Chairman of Paris-Saclay conurbation.
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Aéroports de Paris develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2023, the Group handled c. 99.7 million passengers at Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly, and c. 326.7 million passengers abroad. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, Aéroports de Paris is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities, upgrading quality of services and developing retail and real estate businesses. Sales break down by activity as follows:
- supply of airport services (32.9%): air traffic management, intermodal transportation and terminal management, telecommunication spaces, and installation of airport infrastructures, etc.;
- operating sales areas and services (30.5%): shops, restaurants, banks, exchange offices, etc.;
- real estate management (5.4%): land and commercial real estate property leasing (businesses, offices, hotels, logistics buildings, passenger registration and transfer, baggage handling, aircraft management (cleaning, guidance, storage and starting assistance, aircraft loading and unloading), etc.;
- other (31.2%): including international airport management, airport engineering services, specialized telecommunications services, etc.