Arid Lands Environment Centre: Biodiesel Workshop

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Biodiesel Workshop

BIODIESEL WORKSHOP

Make Your Own Biodiesel for 25 c / litre

When: Sunday 24th May 2009, 9 am to 2 pm
Location: Andy McNeill Room, Alice Springs Town Council, 93 Todd St, NT
Cost: $70 + $7 gst food not included
Speaker: Jonathon Thwaites, University of WA and the Alternative Technology Association WA

To book: http://www.sustainability.fm.uwa.edu.au/welcome/biodiesel

Jonathon has been running biodiesel workshops for 6 years and provides training courses for Bioworks, one of the few Australian companies establishing regionalised biodiesel factories for local industry and reactors suitable for backyard or farmy use.

The aim of the course is show how easy it is to manufacture biodiesel and how biodiesel fits into the future of alternative energy.

Workshop outline
Biofuels and Biodiesel Introduction
Biodiesel Demonstration
making a 2 litre batch in class
Safety
Morning tea and Discussion
Theory - Chemistry and Testing
Finish Biodiesel Lab
Legal Aspects, Future of Biodiesel
Conclusion

Contact: Jonathon Thwaites jthwaites@admin.uwa.edu.au

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