KANEOHE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The military wants to move away from oil, turning to a "green" alternative to fuel its vehicles. Bio-diesel will help power two tactical vehicles at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.
The bio-diesel is a 20% blend of petroleum diesel and used cooking oil from around the base.
"Here in the island, it's hard to get diesel. Everything is powered by diesel, you have to ship it all in, here you can grow it yourself," said David Chavez, an environmental engineer with Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
"The key to this is that we're creating bio-fuel for the battlefield," said Col. Robert Rice, Commander at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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