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Pure Plant Oil Fuel / Veggie

December 2nd - 8th

LOCATION : TBA

Nanaimo / Cedar,

Vancouver Island

Instructor :

Adam Gagnon

COURSE SUMMARY

Welcome to the Pure Plant Oil & Veggie Fuel, a fast-paced, six-day intensive workshop with Instructor / Facilitator Adam Gagnon. In this summary we will outline online resources, classroom assignments, and general information about this class. This introduction to Pure Plant Oil (PPO) fuel includes basic principles, conversion kits, technical performance, feedstocks, emissions, oil procurement, quality standards & risk management, lifecycle energy and materials balances and niche markets.

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.

COURSE COMPONENTS

Pure Plant Oil Fuel - Intro

9 am – 4 pm, Saturday, Dec 2nd, Brown Bag Lunch!

Transportation & Power - Generation from Oilseed Crops (One-day workshop)

11:30 am – 3 pm, Sunday, Nov 26th

~ Adam Gagnon

Student-run Design Sessions

9 am - 12:00 pm, Mon. 4, Tue. 5, Thur. 7th

~ Teaching Assistant Facilitator: TBA

Plant Oil Project Student Design - Mentor Assistance

1 - 3 pm, Mon. 4, Tue. 5, Thur. 7th

~ Adam Gagnon

Plant Oil Mentor Demo / Q & A for Projects

3 - 5 pm, Mon. 4, Tue. 5, Thur. 7th

~ Adam Gagnon

How-to Knowledge: Theory, Regulations, Practical

6:00 – 9:30 pm, Mon. Dec. 4th through Thurs, Dec. 7th, plus ...

Preparing Veggie Fuel (Public Demo)

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

COST

Students & Public: $325

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

Possible Student-organized Visit to a Community Fuel Station

TBA - 9 am - 12:00 pm, Fri, Dec. 1st

~ Teaching Assistant Facilitated: TBA

Transportation & Power - Generation from Oilseed Crops (One-day workshop)

11:30 am - 3 pm, Sun, Nov 26th

~ Adam Gagnon

Transportation & Home: Alternative Power

9 am - 4 pm, Sat, Dec 9

9 - 10:30 am - Adam Gagnon - Car Fuel Kit

10:30 - 12:00 noon - Jan Steinman - Veggie Van

12:30 - 4: 00 pm - Jan Steinman - Home Power Choices

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

Biodiesel Introduction (Full-Day Workshop)

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

~ Adam Gagnon & guests

Biodiesel Student Project Planning - Mentor Assistance

1 - 3 pm, Mon, 27th & Thurs, 30th

~ Adam Gagnon

Biodiesel Mentor Demo & Project Assistance

3 - 5 pm, Mon, 27th & Thurs, 30th

~ Adam Gagnon

Biodiesel How-to Knowledge: Theory, Regulations, Practical

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

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.