Fleet specialist Carillion has begun a 6 month biofuel trial in
its contract with the British Army’s Catterick Garrison, with an
eye to rolling out biofuel technology on a larger scale if the
scheme proves successful.
With many lessees in the public sector looking to meet emissions
reduction targets in the coming years, the ability to provide a
biofuel offering could be a significant advantage to lessors
targeting government-funded customers.
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The project will see a diesel-engined Peugeot Expert van run on
used chip fat from the garisson’s 38 canteens, providing an
estimated £2,500 annual saving on the vehicle’s fuel bill.
The fuel is being processed by blending the fat with ethanol and
converting it into biofuel – a procedure that involves no waste
products, and takes around eight hours. Currently, it is being
produced at a rate of 40 litres per week.
The van is on its sixth tank of new fuel already.
Rupert Webster, of Carillion Planned Maintenance, commented:
“The Commanding Officer here already runs a hybrid vehicle and
since seeing our efforts is very keen to follow our progress. He
believes the benefits could play a vital role in helping to meet
Ministry of Defence targets to reduce emissions by around 20% by
2010.”
Fred Crawley
