Impact of Incandescent Light and LED on Electricity Fee and Carbon Emission Cost at an Airport in Malaysia

Abstract

Nowadays, the environment has been highly impacted by global warming and the greenhouse effect. Issues like carbon reduction, environmental protection and sustainability through energy saving have become common goals worldwide. The increasing usage of Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) in airports have cause a high cost in electricity fee. Thus, the objectives of this paper are to assess the cost assessment model with respect to Malaysia’s condition in terms of electricity fee with carbon emission cost. The proposed model will be applied to an airport that accommodates night operations hours focusing on approach lights. Comparison between the lighting cost of a traditional light source (incandescent light) and an energy-saving light source (LED light) is conducted by using electricity fee and carbon emission cost formulation respectively. It is found that by using existing infrastructure and replacing the light source, LED can produce much lower electricity fee and carbon emission costs. In conclusion, this paper will benefit airport operators in Malaysia in determining the reduction of electricity fee and carbon emission by using LED.