Biodiesel is already used in UB?EUR??,,????'???s fleet of dump trucks, garbage packers and other noncritical equipment, said Paul Hoffman, fleet maintenance supervisor. By April, it will fuel the university?EUR??,,????'???s commercial lawn mowers as well.

Engines that run on diesel do not require conversion to run on biodiesel.

?EUR??,,????'??Our intent is to put it in any diesel-powered vehicles,?EUR??,,????'?? said Hoffman. ?EUR??,,????'??I?EUR??,,????'???m presuming that by next winter, we?EUR??,,????'???ll be running all of our fleet on biodiesel.?EUR??,,????'??

Hoffman said University Facilities is working with Robert Baier, executive director of the Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces and professor of oral diagnostic sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, to test the emissions of the equipment that is running on biodiesel versus petroleum diesel.

To ensure ?EUR??,,????'??solid data,?EUR??,,????'?? the emissions tests will run on several commercial lawn mowers that are ?EUR??,,????'??brand new and identical,?EUR??,,????'?? said Hoffman.