Apologies for the big crosspost, and for the size of this email. I'm teaching or co-teaching a few biodiesel classes coming up on the East Coast, and have dates for a few of them set. I am working on a few other class dates in the Midwest as well, which is why this got posted to some Midwest biodiesel groups. It looks like I will be out on the road for three months teaching between August and October.
I'm still trying to set dates for the classes Id like to do in the Midwest. I'll send out a separate email about this in a few days. To make this post even more confusing, I will also be traveling across the country in Mid-July (helping two California people buy vans from the East Coast), and though I have not scheduled any classes for that trip, I would be willing to teach people, if you could organize something on this short notice (would be weeknight presentations, probably a pretty local sort of event) Here's a few details: ********************* 1. Biodiesel Intensive, North Carolina: The biggest news is that we're doing a three-day Biodiesel Homebrew Intensive extravaganza the weekend of September 10,11,12, , at Central Carolina Community College and at Piedmont Biofuels near Pittsboro NC (Chapel Hill area). The course will cover several kinds of biodiesel processes, building biodiesel system equipment, washing and other processing, quality testing and quality control, ethanol biodiesel and acid-base biodiesel reactions, testing for soap and glycerides, disposal and use of coproduct, some discussion of commercial techniques, and methanol recovery processes. We will build reactors for a few students in the equipment portion of this course. Please email me if you would like to come to this class and build a reactor or a system (cost is about $200 for parts if you supply a water heater and a closed-head barrel) There will be a lot of hands-on practice making and testing biodiesel, and the class will include a session at Piedmont Biofuels homebrew 'refinery'. The class is taught by Rachel Burton of CCCC and Piedmont Biofuels, Leif Forer of Piedmont Biofuels (please see www.biofuels.coop), and Maria 'Mark' Alovert ( for my work please see www.berkeleybiodiesel.org and www.biodieselconsumers.org, along with www.veggieavenger.com/media ) The cost of this class is $50-$100 sliding scale of your choice depending on ability to pay, no one turned away for lack of funds. To register, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put 'pittsboro class' in the subject line. ********************* 2. September 18 and 19: Homebrew Biodiesel Comprehensive class and Biodiesel Equipment Building class: Berlin, Maryland, 7 miles west of Ocean City: All of the above material will be covered, with less hands-on practice than the Intensive in Pittsboro. I will split it roughly into Homebrew Comprehensive Workshop on Saturday and Equipment Building on Sunday, and you do not have to attend both days,. although some advanced homebrew material will be covered on Sunday. Class fee: $40-$100 sliding scale for both days. Please email me if you would like to build a reactor as part of this class, costs will be about $200 and you will need to procure an electric water heater and a closed head barrel. ********************************* 3. Asheville, NC, October 9 and 10: Comprehensive Biodiesel workshop and Equipment Building Workshop in Asheville NC See 'maryland workshop' for details. ******************************** 4. Midwest class dates: I'm also speaking with folks in a few places in the Midwest about doing some classes there ****************************** 5. It is also possible that there will be a Washington DC area biodiesel class on July 11, email me for details. This class would be cotaught by Rachel Burton, Leif Forer, Jennifer Radtke, and me. ****************************** 6. possible spur-of-the-moment, shorter classes/equipment building opportunity in mid-July?: I am flying out that weekend to pick up a friend's new van, and driving it back to California from Maine. (we're that desperate for diesel vans in California). I would be available to talk to/teach groups along I-80 (we think that's the route) the week of July 19-23 on our way back. I will have built a reactor for my fuel for the trip back, so you would see a system in action. I've posted in the past that I am willing to build Appleseed reactor systems for people, for $200 labor, $200 parts, and whatever the cost of your water heater tank is (might be free, might be another $200 or so) is, as a fundraiser for my fall trip (like helping me get my own van for the August-October tour so I don't have to do it in a smoky pickup truck). This same offer stands for this July trip. Please email me if you are along I-80 and are interested in some kind of class/reactor built for you/short weeknight presentation for groups, that week. ******************************** Piedmont Biofuels is hosting an Elsbett straight vegetable oil conversion class, with Aleksander Noack of Elsbett, on August 6-8th. See www.biofuels.coop for details. ********************************** Southeast Energy and Environment Expo, North Carolina, late August: Here's what was posted on biodieselnow.com recently about this renewable energy fair: Greetings again to bio-diesel fans in the South! This is to invite folks interested in promoting & educating the public about bio-diesel to think about attending this year's 4th Annual Southern Energy & Environment Expo, August 27-29th, just south of Asheville, N.C. Last year we drew 5,000 visitors over three days and held our first 'Clean Air Car Fair', featuring alternate vehicles and fuels. Needless to say, biodiesel was a hot topic then and should be even more so now! If your in the bio fuel business, it's a great way to find contacts, and if you already drive a bio vehicle, you could get free admission and a place to display your car or truck! More information is www.seeexpo.com , but please feel free to email me, or at info at seeexpo dot com, or call anytime to 828 696 3877. Hope to hear from you! Ned Ryan Doyle, SEE Coordinator ******************************** And, last but not least, the Central Carolina Community College (Pittsboro NC) 'Biofuels' course, and a course called 'Understanding Energy', starts in late August- see www.biofuels.coop. Mark ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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