The trial started on 1 July with two airside transport vehicles and WFS will increase the use of biofuel across its fleet of 77 airside vehicles based on the trial’s outcome.
The 77 vehicles carry out 130,000 truck movements a year, supporting 10 airline customers.
Airport Energy, part of WP Group, is providing the biofuel for the trial.
Paul Carmody, Managing Director UK Cargo at WFS, says, "This trial will help us determine if biofuel is suitable for our operation and, if it is, we will move more vehicles over to HVO (hydrotreated or hydrogenated vegetable oil) over the next 12 months.”
James Golding, Head of Cargo at Heathrow Airport, adds, “Heathrow is committed to decarbonisation, and as part of our Heathrow 2.0 sustainability strategy and cargo strategy the end goal is for all airside vehicles to be zero emissions.
“Biofuels play an incredibly important role in this journey, so we support WFS’ biofuel trials across their diesel trucks, which will help reduce lifecycle carbon emissions at Heathrow, benefiting both people and planet.”
WFS has swapped its diesel airside vans to electric models, supporting Heathrow Airport’s Heathrow 2.0 sustainability strategy and WFS’s sustainability initiatives, and its airside fleet meets Euro 6 environmental standards.
WFS is also renewing and upgrading its fleet, it is preparing to trial an electric truck at Heathrow Airport and training drivers to drive in more environmentally friendly ways.