# Fraport Gets €8.7m Grant for Airport Electrification

> Fraport secures €8.7m German grant to electrify ground power at Frankfurt Airport.
- Title: Fraport Gets €8.7m Grant for Airport Electrification
- Summary: Fraport secures €8.7m German grant to electrify ground power at Frankfurt Airport. Fraport will install battery-electric ground power systems at Frankfurt…
- Keywords: fraport, frankfurt airport, ground power, battery-electric, preconditioned air, europa, germany, federal funding, startups, business, Gets, Grant
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/163469-fraport-lands-8-7-million-grant-to-electrify-ground-power-at-frankfurt-a
- Published: 2026-10-18T01:38:33+00:00
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- Topics: fraport, frankfurt airport, ground power, battery-electric, preconditioned air, europa, germany, federal funding, startups, business
## Grant Details
Fraport has secured roughly €8.7 million in German federal funding to expand battery-electric ground power and preconditioned air systems for parked aircraft at Frankfurt Airport.
## Funding Breakdown
The larger share, about €8.5 million, will fund preconditioned air systems at 18 parking positions in Terminal 1's Concourse A by 2029, with plans for 22 by 2029.
## Endgame Target
Fraport aims to equip all 252 aircraft parking positions with either fixed ground power connections or mobile battery-electric GPUs by 2030 to meet net zero emissions goals.
## Key takeaway

Fraport will install battery-electric ground power systems at Frankfurt Airport by 2030 to cut emissions.