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Biodiesel Introduction

November 25 - December 1st

LOCATION : TBA

Nanaimo / Cedar and south,

Vancouver Island

Instructor :

Adam Gagnon

COURSE SUMMARY

Welcome to Biodiesel Introduction, a six-day multi-presenter intensive, with Facilitator / Instructor, Adam Gagnon. This introduction to vegetable oil methyl esters (biodiesel), including history, feedstocks, production methods, safe handling, materials compatibility, co-product management and emissions reductions.

Mr. Gagnon is President of Crude Country Biofuels, a Calgary-based consultancy and technology provider in the realm of biodiesel and pure plant oil fuels and technologies for diesel engines. Since 2003 Adam Gagnon has been the Manager of Applied Sustainability at the Macleod Institute in Calgary, a non-partisan consultancy affiliated with the University of Calgary. On sabbatical, he toured to Oaxaca State, Mexico in 2004 using PPO fuels, and has spoken twice at international renewable energy conferences in Latin America. His focus is in biofuels and renewable energy (policy, technical issues, innovation and markets), and has experience in Aboriginal relations, transportation planning and government program evaluations working with Senator and former Alberta cabinet minister Elaine Mc Coy, QC.

Please check back here, for any updates and changes as they may come up.

COMPONENT CLASSES (session times)

Biodiesel Introduction (Full-Day Workshop)

9 am – 5 pm - Saturday, Nov. 25th, Brown Bag Lunch!

~ Adam Gagnon & guests

Student Project Design - Mentor Assistance

1 - 3 pm - Monday, Nov. 27th

Mentor Demo & Project Assistance

3 - 5 pm - Monday, Nov. 27th

How-to Knowledge: Theory, Regulations, Practical

6:00 – 9:30 pm, Mon. Nov. 27th to Fri, Dec. 1st

Mentor Demo & Project Assistance

1 - 5 pm, Thursday, Nov. 30th

COST

Students & Public: $325

INCLUDED IN THIS CLASS (Optional - available on WAIT LIST, until confirmed):

Possible Student-organized field trip to a Community Fuel Station

9 am - 12 noon, Friday, Dec. 1st

RELATED CLASSES (that may interest you)- By Waiting List ONLY

Oilseed Energy: Transportation & Power - Generation from Oilseed Crops (Half-day Workshop)

11:30 am – 3 pm, Sunday, Nov. 26th

~ Adam Gagnon

Pure Plant Fuel Oil / Veggie Vehicles (Six-day Intensive)

9 – 4 – Intro - Saturday, Dec. 2nd, Brown Bag Lunch!

… and continues weekday eves…

6: 30 – 9:30 pm - Mon, Dec. 4th to Thu, Dec. 7th

~ Adam Gagnon

Preparing Veggie Fuel (Demo)

6:30 – 9:30 – Fri, Dec. 8th – Shop Demo - Veggie Fuel Prep/Use

~ Adam Gagnon

Transportation & Home: Alternative Power**

9:00 am – 4 pm - Saturday, Dec. 9th, Brown Bag Lunch!

~ Adam Gagnon

• Car - Fuel Kit - 9 – 10:30 am

~ Jan Steinman

• Veggie Van - 10:30 - 12:00
• Home Power Choices – 12:30 – 4:00

OTHER DETAILS

Check back here for additional information, like student posted hikes, discussion topics, design-team & study buddies, and teacher office hours or fee-for-service public consulting times.

Outside Resources

To be announced.