AlphaStruxure announced an agreement to design, construct and operate an integrated microgrid infrastructure at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
AlphaStruxure is an Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider. The company is leading the decarbonization efforts of the largest international terminal at JFK. The microgrid will be 11.34 megawatts and transform the NTO into the first fully resilient airport transit hub in the region. With the new microgrid, the terminal can function off-grid during power disruptions.
AlphaStruxure rendering
The new microgrid will give the NTO a more sustainable, strong, locally generated and cost-predictable form of energy. It will provide immediate greenhouse gas emission reductions of 38 percent over the grid-sourced energy, thus leading to cleaner air for the surrounding communities by removing the emission of criteria pollutants.
The microgrid will be capable of producing enough electricity to power 3,570 average U.S. homes for one year. The 7.66-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) system consists of over 13,000 solar panels, creating the largest rooftop solar array in New York City and on any U.S. airport terminal. Solar panels will be used on all available and visible rooftop areas.
The NTO was developed by a joint effort of labor, operating and financial partners. This effort includes Ferrovial, Carlyle, JLC Infrastructure and Ullico. It is being built as a privately-financed world-class all-international terminal at JFK, in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).
The new terminal is 2.4 million square feet and will act as a global gateway for the New York area. It is estimated to provide over 10,000 jobs and the first gates are expected to open in 2026. Full completion of the project is projected to be by 2030.
After it is completed, the NTO will be the first strengthened airport transit hub in the New York region, able to function independently of the power grid and maintain 100 percent of airport operations despite possible power interruptions. This off-grid reliability spreads across 23 gates and over 177,000 square feet of dining, retail, lounges and recreational spaces.
The NTO microgrid will consist of 11.34 megawatts, 7.66 MW of rooftop solar, 3.68 MW of fuel cells and 2/4 MW hours of battery energy storage. This will utilize reclaimed heat to create chilled water and heat hot water. The microgrid will be comprised of four “power islands” with each island acting as a local and integrated energy system. These islands will have sources of generation, storage, advanced automation and control.
The microgrid will be delivered by AlphaStruxure as a joint venture of the global investment firm Carlyle and Schneider Electric. This venture will design, build, own, operate and maintain the tailored energy infrastructure. Carlyle is financing the microgrid and Schneider Electric will be delivering microgrid technology, software and services.
The project will be delivered through an EaaS contract and a long-term agreement, guaranteeing predictable operating costs and a definite performance without upfront capital expenditures.
Groundbreaking at the JFK NTO
The performance of the new system will be managed by AlphaStruxure’s Integrate, which is a cyber-secure digital platform to optimize microgrid operations by using and interpreting data across the infrastructure.
The company has 24/7 operators to predict and respond to the system in real-time, with the AlphaStruxure Network Operations Center. Once the microgrid is in place, the terminal will have a goal of eliminating power disruptions, while maximizing distributed energy resources for resilience.
“This New Terminal One infrastructure project illuminates a new pathway to decarbonizing the air transportation sector,” AlphaSuxure CEO Juan Macias said. “We’re thrilled to provide a holistic microgrid solution that will keep NTO powered through outages and advance the city, state, and Port Authority’s ambitious decarbonization goals.”
“This project is paving the way for all transportation hubs and municipalities across the country,” Macias said. “Not only is it about resilient energy, it’s about decarbonization, risk transfer, and cost predictability via the Energy as a Service business model.”
“Sustainability and resilience have been core values for the New Terminal One, and we are proud to unveil our partnership with AlphaStruxure to achieve these goals,” said Dr. Gerrard Bushell, CEO of The New Terminal One Development at JFK. “This is the future-focused infrastructure that will facilitate the transition away from fossil fuels and sets a new standard for large-scale renewable development in New York and in the air transit sector. The partnership with AlphaStruxure also provides New Terminal One with a resilient energy solution that has price certainty, de-risking the terminal from the volatile energy markets.”
“Further, the local community of Southeast Queens will benefit from cleaner air, economic development, and the jobs accompanying this investment,” Bushell said. “AlphaStruxure’s microgrid is a fundamental building block of this terminal, and we look forward to the many benefits it will provide to travelers and the community for decades to come.”
The AlphaStruxure microgrid solution has been designed to achieve sustainability mandates from New York State, City and the PANYNJ. This will contribute to the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The CLCPA requires 70 percent of electricity generation from renewable resources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040.
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