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Learn the fundamentals of this alternative fuel source that can be used in any diesel engine. For industrial producers as well as grassroots brewers, the workshop will examine the emerging world biodiesel markets.

Participants will make biodiesel fuel with locally available materials, visit existing small scale production plants, and learn from top biodiesel industry specialists.

Recomended Reading: Biodiesel Power by Lyle Estill of Piedmont Biofuels. This book chronicles the story of Piedmont Biofuels. It covers the passion, people and politics of the biodiesel movement, and will inspire everyone from the homebrewer to the industrial producer of biodiesel. The SEI Biodiesel Workshop will tour both of Piedmont's facilities, and this book will give the particpant an intimate knowledge of the hard work (and the good humor) it took to get to where Piedmont Biofuels is today.

For more details on workshop schedule and instructor profiles, visit the Piedmont BioFuels website.

For more details on the surrounding area, visit the Abundance Foundation website.

Additional Reading: Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy by Greg Pahl

• Safe biodiesel production
• Making and using biodiesel in both small and large-scale applications
• Converting diesel engines to run off straight vegetable oil
• Making a small scale biodiesel processor
• Engine care when using biodiesel
• Advances in biodiesel technology
• Legislation and grassroots initiatives
• National and International business models
• Discussions with experts in the biodiesel field

Biodiesel America by Josh Tickell

Quotes from Past Participants

I've been to several biodiesel seminars, but this was hands down the best! A bold reassessment of my will to live!
-- Biodiesel workshop participant, 2006

The entire workshop was a delight. It was great knowing that there are other like-minded, wonderfully eclectic citiznes of this planet who understand the urgency of the development of alternative fuels as expeditiuosly as possible. I look forward to many future projects in concert with SEI.
-- Gunn Haydon, Biodiesel 2005 workshop participant

I've never been in a group so dynamic and inspiring in my life. This is cutting edge stuff. Phenomenal!
-- 2002 Biodiesel Fuel workshop participant

Workshops begin at 9 am unless otherwise noted. Please show up at 8:30 am the first day.