Penn State B100 exploration "Effective"

University finds "no sign of degraded performance or power" in tests of B100 in New Holland tractors
from The Daily Collegian (Penn State)
By Elizabeth Murphy Collegian Staff Writer

Penn State's exploration into the effects of using 100 percent biodiesel fuel in farm tractors is now showing promise that could turn the grass greener and make the sky bluer.

The tractors, fueled by biodiesel, have shown no negative effects in two years, Glen Cauffman, Penn State manager of farm operations and facilities, announced Jan. 28. There has been no sign of degraded performance or power, he said.

"[Using biodiesel] is the right thing to do because it is contributing to the greening of Penn State," Cauffman said.

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