Manchester Airport Airside EV Chargers

Manchester Airport, the largest UK airport outside of London, is proud to connect the north with around 200 destinations served by more than 50 airlines. More than 28 million passengers travelled through the airport last year.

The airport is undertaking a £1.3bn investment programme to transform the passenger experience and provide world-class facilities.

Executive Summary: As one of three partners appointed to MAG’s Civil Engineering Framework, Bethell was contracted to undertake the design and installation of two airside EV chargers to be used by MAG and airlines to charge airside fleet, allowing the airport to meet its target to become carbon net zero by 2038. 

Scope of Works: Bethell undertook the design and installation of two 120kW Schneider EVlink Pro DC EV charging units, which were installed onto the airport’s private LV network. The charging units are backed up by Schneider’s EVlink dynamic charge management, meaning that the EVCs intelligently load manage the energy allocated to each vehicle, with metering linked into the existing BMS for the airfield, to allow compliance with the airport’s high-security IT protocols. 

In addition, Bethell facilitated the installation of dual port rectifier modules, dual port rectifier modules, charging facilities and the cabling and installation of the LV distribution board. Bethell Construction completed all associated civils works, including layout design, roadmarking and fitting of A-SAFE safety barriers. 

Bethell’s existing presence at the airport through our place on the MAG framework allowed us to utilise our existing airside experience to minimise disruption to the 24 hour/365 day operations and provide compliance with security both in and out of the airfield. In addition, consideration was needed to minimise impact of debris on planes on the runway, mitigated through the enforcement of strict CDM. 

As the chargers are visible from the T2 departures, the completed chargers will leave a positive legacy for passengers every time they depart.