Biodiesel, the renewable fuel made right here in Wisconsin, has been approved for use in most engines by machine manufacturers. Here are some facts:
- In September, Caterpillar, Inc, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, approved the use of B20 (20% biodiesel and 80% conventional diesel) in their machine’s engines. [Source: “Caterpillar Approves Use of B20 in Compact to Mid-Size Industrial Engines,” http://www.cat.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=38622&x=7&id=1050140, accessed 10/23/08]
- Case IH, headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, has approved the use of B5 in the engines of all machines they manufacture, as well as the use of B20 in over 90% of machines they produce. [Source: Case IH Statement on Biodiesel, http://www.caseih.com/highlights/highlights.aspx?navid=121&recordid=193&RL=ENNA , accessed 10/23/08]
- John Deere Company has approved the use of B5 and B20 in the engines of most of the machines they produce. [Source: John Deere Statement on Biodiesels, http://www.deere.com/en_US/rg/infocenter/infoevents/pr/2007/biodiesel.html, accessed 10/23/08]
