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The oil is hydrogen-treated and made from recycled cooking oils.

A midlands business is planning to fuel its vehicle fleet with vegetable oil.

Grant's Engineering in Birr is making the move to H-V-O, and believes there's a big upside in making the switch for vehicles and homes.

Hydrogen-treated vegetable oil is a replacement for fossil fuels, made from recycled cooking oils and has a higher calorific value.

The company owns five trucks, as well as a few vans and cars, and the entire fleet will be powered by the biodegradable substance in a few weeks.

Stephen Grant from Grant's Engineering says it can easily substituted with diesel:

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