Biofuels As Game-Changers

It may be too early to call biofuels game-changers for GSE but they do offer some exciting prospects. For one, their use – in certain mixtures – will not require changes to existing equipment. Wouldn’t that be nice? Imagine getting the benefits of reducing our dependence on oil – especially foreign oil – without incurring the expense of conversion. And the economic and environmental benefits, which should follow biofuels, without expensive investments would be very nice as well. Driven by the airlines’ needs to lower fuel emissions and fuel costs, biofuels could soon end up at an airport where you do business. Now is the time to start studying up. Sure – things will change and different mixtures will be tried. But unless we’re on top of the research and the studies we will not be in a position to make some very important decisions about the future of our fleets. Buy new electric GSE? Or convert to electric GSE? Or wait to try biofuels? What’s right for one company may not be right for yours. As with all equipment investment decisions – especially in this seemingly endless downturn in the economy – it’s important to have the data and make those decisions based on that data and your best projections of how different equipment would work for you – and the airports and aircraft you service.