Biodiesel-fuelled New Holland tractors are going to further increase the green credentials of the world-renowned Glastonbury Festival, which has always strived to promote environmentally-friendly technologies in the UK. Glastonbury may be the largest performing arts festival in the world, but it is also a working dairy farm. Michael Eavis started the event in September 1970 and even though the festival has gone from strength to strength, the farm at Pilton near Glastonbury has remained an important part of his life.
Most New Holland machinery powered by engines equipped with mechanical fuel injection can run on 100% pure biodiesel (B100) to EN14214 standard, with the use of an adaptation kit and specific maintenance programme. By following New Holland technical guidelines, operators can use 100% pure biodiesel to fuel over 70 models in the blue brand`s range, both tractors and harvesters. Details of the models that can run on B100, as well as New Holland`s requirements and recommendations, are available at all New Holland dealerships.
“We`ve always supported green action,” points out festival organiser and dairy farmer Michael Eavis. “Using biodiesel in the tractors this year shows we are making a special effort.” When Michael Eavis started the festival he stipulated that ‘a large green area of the Festival should be set aside for demonstrations and displays of environmentally-friendly technologies and techniques’ as well as providing a forum for debating environmental, social and moral issues. Working with fuel-supplier, Fleetsolve, Glastonbury has ensured that the supply of biodiesel is from certified sustainable sources in the UK.
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