Yanmar’s B20 Engines Biodiesel Ready

Biodiesel is one of the most thoroughly tested alternative fuels on the market today. That research includes studies performed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and even engine makers like Yanmar.

Now Yanmar engines has announced availability of B20 compatible diesel engines across their product line.

Biodiesel is the first and only alternative fuel to have completed the rigorous Health Effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act. Biodiesel has been proven to perform similarly to diesel in more than 50 million successful road miles in virtually all types of diesel engines, countless off-road miles and countless marine hours.

“The development is less the result of end-user response and more the product of internal corporate mindset,” said Jeff Williams, Yanmar’s national sales and marketing manager for the Industrial Engine group. “Our researchers were investigating this possibility long before biodiesel fuel became a catch phrase by the public. We even have a dedicated facility designed to elevate biodiesel fuels to mainstream’s center stage.”

Yanmar’s newest Research and Development operation is located in the biomass rich regions of Malaysia and will be the center of all Yanmar’s efforts into this discipline. This new facility is officially called the Yanmar Kota Kinabalu R&D Center (YKRC). YKRC also conducts long term engine durability tests with biodiesel fuels, monitors and supervises biodiesel projects in India and the United Kingdom and continually analyzes the effectiveness of biodiesel fuel as well as biolubricants.