Graz Airport is switching its vehicle fleet to HVO 100, thus saving more than 210 tons of CO2 a year.
Feldkirchen bei Graz, 17.07.2024: Following a successful three-month test phase, from the beginning of August the entire diesel vehicle fleet at Graz Airport will be fuelled with the synthetic diesel fuel HVO 100, which saves up to 90% of CO2 in comparison to traditional diesel.
“The introduction of HVO 100 once again brings us a large step closer to our goal of becoming CO2 neutral by 2030”, state Wolfgang Grimus and Jürgen Löschnig, the two Managing Directors of Graz Airport. “This fuel made from renewable raw materials will help us above all with our large vehicles such as snow blowers or tractors, which are not yet available in eMobility versions. The comparatively low additional costs will be more than compensated by the ecological benefit.”
The stimulus for the trial operation that has just been completed came from employees of Graz Airport, who have long observed the developments in the sector very closely and critically: “We got in touch with comparable companies who already had experience of the new fuel”, explains Norman Gass, manager of the vehicle workshops. “We were finally persuaded during face-to-face conversations on the spot by how simple it is to introduce HVO 100.”
Flughafen Graz Betriebs GmbH has around 165 vehicles, 26% of which are electrically operated (= around a third of the vehicles that currently could be technically switched to running on electricity at all). Six vehicles are hybrid, the rest run on diesel. So around 110 vehicles will be operated with the new emission-saving fuel from now on, which will lead to a saving of more than 210 tons of CO2.
What is HVO 100?
HVO 100 (Hydrated Vegetable Oil) is a diesel fuel which is up to 100% manufactured from renewable raw materials such as oils and fats from waste and residual materials, as well as from plant oils.
This fuel reduces
the C02 emissions by up to 90%,
fine particle emissions by approximately 33%
carbon monoxide emissions (CO) by approximately 24%
and nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) by approximately 9%.
