"Njengenkokheli yoshishino ekuzinzeni, siyaziqhenya ngokuba sisikhululo seenqwelomoya sokuqala emhlabeni ukuze sifezekise indawo eqinisekisiweyo yeZero Net Energy," watsho uMlawuli weSikhumulo sezindiza saseSan Francisco u-Ivar C. Satero. "Oku kubonisa isiganeko esibalulekileyo kwiinzame zethu zokusingqongileyo, kwaye siwongekile ukuba samkelwe liBhunga le-Airports Council International-North America ngale mpumelelo."
Isikhululo senqwelomoya saseSan Francisco (SFO) siwongelwe njengesixhobo sokuqala seZero Net Energy (ZNE) kwihlabathi kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya. IBhunga leeZikhululo zeZikhululo zeZizwe ngezizwe-eMntla Melika (i-ACI-NA), emele amabhunga olawulo aphetheyo kwaye asebenze kwizikhululo zeenqwelo moya eUnited States nase Canada, yamkele i-SFO ngeBhaso lokuPhumelela kwezeNdalo kwiNdibano yeAirports @ Work eSalt Lake City, eUtah. I-SFO ifumene ibhaso kwiCandelo loLawulo lokusiNgqongileyo ngeZiko lokuSebenza kweNdiza yoMoya, ebesandula ukuqinisekiswa njengeziko leZero Net Energy liZiko leHlabathi eliPhila ngokuPhila (ILFI).
Kugqityiwe ngo-2015, indawo yokuSebenza kweMihlaba ye-SFO yindawo yokuqala ye-moya ehlabathini ukuba isebenzise i-zero net energy. Kunyaka ophelileyo, eli ziko lavelisa umbane ongaphezulu kunalowo uwusebenzisileyo, enkosi kuphahla lwelanga eluphahleni elenza amandla eekhilowathi ezili-136. Ngenxa yoko, iZiko lokuSebenza kweNqwelomoya yayikwangumvelisi wamandla, ithumela amandla angabuyiswanga kwigridi. Ibaleka i-100% yombane ongenakhabhoni kwaye isebenzisa i-zero zeefosili ekusebenzeni kwesakhiwo. Izibonelelo ze-SFO zexesha elizayo ziyilelwe ukuhlangabezana neethagethi ezingqongqo zokusebenzisa amandla, kwaye zibandakanye nelanga apho kunokwenzeka khona, ukuqhubela phambili ikhampasi ebanzi yeZero Net Energy.
Ngo-2017, i-SFO yamisela iinjongo zokuba kufezekiswe inkunkuma eya kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma, ukungathathi cala kwekhabhoni, kunye neZero Net Energy kuyo yonke ikhampasi yayo. Ukusukela ngoko, i-SFO inciphise ukusetyenziswa kwayo kombane ngaphezulu kwe-4 yezigidi zeekhilowathi, isindisa amandla aneleyo ukunika amandla kumakhaya angama-600, kwaye yongeze ngaphezulu kwe-1 megawatt yamandla elanga kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya.
Eli libhaso lesithathu le-ACI-NA elifunyenwe yi-SFO ngobunkokeli bayo bokusingqongileyo, kunye nebhaso layo lesibini kudidi lolawulo lokusingqongileyo. Ngo-2013 i-ACI-NA yaqaphela i-SFO ngeSicwangciso sokuSebenza seMozulu, esichaza iinzame ezahlukeneyo ezijoliswe ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse enxulumene nokusebenza kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Kunyaka olandelayo, i-ACI-NA yawonga i-SFO ngeSicwangciso sokuSebenza sokuBuyisa, esiqinisekisa ukukhuselwa kweentlobo ezimbini zezilwanyana ezisemngciphekweni wokuphela kwindawo engekaphuhliswa yeehektare ezili-180 kwiSikhululo seenqwelo-moya. Kwi-2016, i-SFO yanikezelwa kwiNqanaba lesi-3 seSikhululo seSikhululo seCarbon Accreditation yi-ACI-NA, ngelo xesha yaba sisikhululo seenqwelomoya sokuqala eCalifornia kwaye sisesibini kuphela eNyakatho Melika eqinisekisiweyo kweli nqanaba.
Ngolwazi oluthe kratya kumanyathelo okusingqongileyo kwi-SFO, Cofa apha.
