2008 Conference Presentations & Handouts
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FRIDAY - JULY 18TH PRESENTATIONS
Case Study / The Dirty Hands Biodiesel Coop
- Lyle Rudensey, Biolyle.com, Seattle, WA
Case Study / Hudson Valley Biodiesel Coop
- Jerry Robock, Community Biofuels, Cottekill, NY
Introduction To Oil Chemistry & Transesterification
- John Bush, Colorado School of Mines, Biomass Energy and Carbon Corp
Case Study / Yoderville Biodiesel Coop
- Steve Fugate, Yoderville Biodiesel Coop
Case Study / The Biodiesel Coop at Prairie Crossing
- Kyle Capizzi, The Biodiesel Coop at Prairie Crossing
Getting The Most Out of Your Biodiesel Vehicle: Proper Maintenance and Optimization
- Tom Judd, Colorado Biodiesel
Biodiesel 101: Hands-on Mini-Batch Making Class
- Graydon Blair, Utah Biodiesel Supply, Syracuse, UT
Case Study / The Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute
- Brad Crafton, The Mississippi Mineral Resource Institute
Case Study / DieselGreen Fuels - Case study of DieselGreen Fuels,
a biodiesel distributor and vegetable oil hauler in Austin, TX,
which started out as a coop in 2005.
- Jason Burroughs, Diesel Green Fuels, Austin, TX
Development of Transportation Fuel from Algal-derived Feedstocks
- Dr. Al Darzins, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Proactive Management of An Increasingly Successful Biodiesel Marketplace
- Mark Roberts, Springboard Biodiesel, Chico, CA
Overall Analysis of Small Scale Biodiesel
- Greg Austic and Matt Rudolf, Piedmont Biofuels
SATURDAY - JULY 19TH PRESENTATIONS
Waste Oil Collection Strategies: Techniques and Contracting
- Medium-scale oil collection and processing for a small business" goes into details
of the equipment and resources needed to collect several thousand gallons of oil
or more per month, including vehicles, manpower, permits, and money.
- Jason Burroughs, Diesel Green Fuels, Austin, TX
Waste Oil Collection Strategies: Techniques and Contracting
- Steve Fugate, Yoderville Biodiesel Coop
Biodiesel Quality Testing
- Graydon Blair, Utah Biodiesel Supply, Syracuse, UT
Glycerol Options: Soap, Compost, and Anaerobic Digestion
- Andrew Kamerosky, Sarah Gold, Kelli Maurer, Dickinson College
Waste Oil Dewatering & Filtration
- Brad Crafton, The Mississippi Mineral Resource Institute
Applying Solar Heating to Micro-Scale Biodiesel Processing
- Jack Hunt, Colorado
Yes, You Can Automated Your Biodiesel Processing
- Shivayam Ellis, NGen Power, ERD Consulting
Biofiltration and Biodiesel Washwater
- Frankie Abralind, BiodieselSMARTER & POGoil
Small-Scale Seed Crushing and Oil Extraction
- Matt Rudolph, Piedmont Biofuels
Appleseed to Appletree:Scaling Up
- Kyle Capizzi, Biodiesel Coop at Prairie Crossing
Ins & Outs of Methanol Recovery and Reuse
- Gary Schmidt, Progressive Recovery
Technology Implemented at Piedmont Biofuels:
Small Scale Cavitation, Continuous Glycero Separation,
Purolite/Amberlite Column Design, and Quality Control
- Greg Austic, Piedmont Biofuels
Methanol Recovery: Basics, Fine Tuning & Energy Balance Issues
- Andrew Kamerosky, Sarah Gold, & Kellie Maurer, Dickinson College
SUNDAY, JULY 20TH PRESENTATIONS
Recent Technical Research: Ethyl Ester Biodiesel, Acid Esterification
Homebrew Flash Evaporators, Turk Burner Glycerin Trials, Appleseed Automation
- Maria 'girl Mark' Alovert, Biodiesel Community
Legal & Regulatory Issues - Explores the challenges of scaling beyond a club and into the business world.
The IRS, EPA, local and state government issues are covered, as well as permitting, tax credits and payments, and business structure.
- Jason Burrough, Diesel Green Fuels, Austin, TX
The Latest On Cold Weather Strategies
- Tom Judd, Colorado Biodiesel
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