Biodiesel

Many manufacturers and retailers in Illinois sell biodiesel to farms, fleets, cities, companies, and everyone in between. The good news for soybean farmers: Biodiesel performs as well as standard diesel and requires no equipment modifications. And because it helps parts in an engine move better and last longer, trucking companies, farms, and police departments can save money on repair costs when they use biodiesel.

Biodiesel also reduces the toxic exhaust that causes air pollution, and it's used in boats, where it causes less water pollution. In fact, biodiesel is the only alternative fuel to have successfully completed the health effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act, and biodiesel is gaining the support of state governments too.

Using biodiesel reduces our dependence on foreign oil, while strengthening our nation's rural economies.