Adelaide Airport triples capacity of its self-consumption system thanks to Iberdrola Australia

Iberdrola Australia has finished setting up more than 3,800 solar panels on the rooftops of Adelaide Airport's domestic and international terminal, almost tripling its previous self-consumption capacity.

All of Adelaide Airport's electricity already comes from renewable sources, combining solar-powered systems at the complex itself and Iberdrola's wind farms at Lake Bonney in South Australia.

The new 2.3 MW solar self-consumption system now generates approximately 3,282 MWh of energy a year, bringing the airport's total capacity to 3.5 MWp, enough to supply around 1,000 households.

With this project, Iberdrola Australia has contributed to a significant increase in solar production at the airport, which previously had a farm on the roof of the multi-storey car park and a smaller one on the roof of one of its terminals, with a combined output of 1.28 MW.

In December 2024, Adelaide Airport became the first major airport in Australia to achieve carbon neutrality. The main airport in South Australia's capital city, it is the fifth busiest down under. It handles more than 8 M passengers a year.