The Biodiesel Collective Conference July 18-20th, Golden, Colorado

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2008 Speaker List

Lyle Rudensey, Seattle, WA
- Case Study / The Dirty Hands Biodiesel Coop
- Panel Discussion
Jerry Robock, NY
- Case Study / Hudson Valley Biodiesel Coop
John Bush, Colorado School of Mines
- Introduction To Oil Chemistry & Transesterification
Steve Fugate, Iowa
- Case Study / Yoderville Biodiesel Coop
- Waste Oil Collection Strategies: Techniques and Contracting
- Moderator / Community and Ethics
Kyle Capizzi, Illinois
- From Appleseed to Appletree or, Scaling Up from Homebrew Biodiesel Processing
- Case Study / The Biodiesel Coop at Prairie Crossing
Tom Judd, Colorado Biodiesel
- Getting The Most Out Of Your Alternatively Fueled Diesel Vehicle - Proper Maintenance and Optimization for Performance, Emissions, and Efficiency
Graydon Blair, Utah Biodiesel Supply, Utah
- Biodiesel 101: Hands-on Mini Batch Making Class
- Quality Testing 101
Brad Crafton, Mississippi Mineral Resource Institute
- Case Study / Mississippi Mineral Resource Institute
- Waste Oil Dewatering and Filtration
Jason Burroughs, DieselGreen Fuels
- Case Study / DieselGreen Fuels
- Waste Oil Collection Strategies: Techniques and Contracting
- The Radar Really Isn't That High Off The Ground or; Business Planning, Paying Taxes, Filing Permits, and Other Means of Enlightenment Through Biodiesel
Dr. Al Darzins, Ph.D, Nationaol Bioenergy Center, NREL, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
- Development of Transportation Fuels from Algal-Derived Oil Feedstocks
Mark Roberts, Springboard Biodiesel
- Proactive Management of an Increasingly Successful Biodiesel Marketplace
Andrew Kamerosky, Sarah Gold, Kellie Maurer, Jamie Panunzio, Dickinson College
- Glycerol Options: Soap, Compost, and Anaerobic Digestion
- Methanol Recovery: Basics, Fine Tuning, & Energy Balance Issues
Jack Hunt, Colorado
- Applying Solar Heating to Micro-Scale Biodiesel Processing
Shivayam Ellis, NGen Power, ERD Consulting
- Yes, You Can Automate Your Biodiesel Processing or, Breaking Through the Cost and Complication Barrier of Automation
Frankie Abralind, Biodiesel Smarter Magazing & POGoil
- Biofiltration for Biodiesel Washwater
- Moderator / Biodiesel Safety
David Ortolf, Soledad Mountain Coop
- Moderator / Risk Management & Insurance Issues
David Blythe, Prairie Sun Biofuels, Inc
- Moderator / Economies of Scale
Matt Rudolf, Piedmont Biofuels
- Small-Scale Seed Crushing and Oil Extraction
Gary Schmidt, Progressive Recovery
- Ins & Outs Of Methanol Recovery And Reuse In Biodiesel Manufacturing
Greg Austic, Piedmont Biofuels
- A Discussion of Recent Technological Advances Implemented at Piedmont Biofuels: Small Scale Cavitation, Continuous Glycerol Separation, Purolite/Amberlite Column Design, and Quality Control
Maria "Girl Mark" Alovert, Biodieselcommunity.org
- Advanced Topics With Maria 'girl Mark' Alovert: Making Biodiesel With Ethanol, New Uses For Glycerine: Testing, Acidulating and Using Glycerine In Your Production Process, Soap Testing, Recent 3/27 Test Research, Acid Catalyzed Esterification of High-FFA Oil, Using Glycerine In a Turk Oil Burner For Process Heat

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