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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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