By switching to biofuel from conventional gasoline, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a part of the SATS Group, would reduce carbon emissions from its ground support equipment (GSE) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by 80%.
WFS GSE, including tow trucks, self-propelled aircraft steps, ground power units, loaders, airplane pushback vehicles, baggage belt loaders, freight transporters, and air start units, will be powered by biofuel as of this month. The airport uses these to manage more than 2,850 aircraft annually.
To support 82% of its annual GSE energy demand, WFS will use more than 400,000 liters of Biofuel HVO100 from supplier Campus, a part of Avia Group. Waste and leftovers, such as animal fat, industrial waste, and waste water, are used to make HVO 100, a renewable diesel.
In support of Heathrow’s objective for all airport vehicles to be zero-emission or employing biofuels by 2030, this most recent endeavor comes after WFS began testing HVO Biofuels at London Heathrow in July. HVO biofuel will be introduced gradually throughout the WFS fleet of 77 airside vehicles, which move about 130,000 trucks annually for airline clients at Heathrow, provided the first three-month trial involving the airside transport fleet is successful.
Tags: Biofuel, GSE Carbon Emissions, WFS
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