Prague 6-Suchdol On Monday, 5th November 2012 at 2pm, the exhibition organized by the municipal district of Prague-Suchdol in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague in the premises of the Faculty was officially launched. The exhibition was open for the general public; it lasted until 12th November 2012. Now is the majority of presented materials installed in the Municipality Office of Prague-Suchdol where it is open for general public again untill the end of the year.
The exhibition presents three projects: EPTA, INVOLVE and D AIR, which share a common topic of transportation and mobility and transport solutions in accordance with the requirements for preservation and improvement of environmental quality. The D AIR project, which is being implemented by the PAR association, is specifically focused on measures for reduction of CO2 emissions from the ground operation of the Prague airport and transport in its vicinity. One of the objectives of the project is the establishment of the Northwest Transport Forum as a platform for the dialogue regarding issues in ground transportation and transport infrastructure around the Prague airport.
The introductory speech was presented by Mr. Hejl, mayor of Prague Suchdol, followed by prof. Vladimír Bejček from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of CULS, who appreciated hitherto collaboration with the district of Prague Suchdol on the EPTA project. These speeches were followed by presentations of individual projects and the Wheeltug company, partner of D AIR. Jan Váňa, director of Wheeltug (the company specializes in manufacture of electric motors for front landing gears of airplanes) described the advantages connected with the use of electric motors. These allow airplanes to roll before start and after landing using just a small amount of fuel, thus producing considerably lower emissions from ground airport operation.
Filip Drápal, representative of the Regional Organiser of Prague Integrated Transport, expressed the company's interest in the resolution of complicated transport situation between the station Dejvická and Prague Suchdol. Jiří Pos, the Director of Václav Havel Airport Prague, pointed out the fact that the airport entered the second stage of the Airport Carbon Accrediation process with the aim of reducing its carbon footprint by 9% by the year 2017 (compared with 2009, when the airport entered the programme). The official launch was concluded by Dora Ramazzotii, SRM Bologna, Italy – in representation of the EPTA project's foreign partner as well as Province of Bologna and D AIR partner – by wishing all mentioned projects success so that the subject implementing them could be looking forward to concrete results of their work.