As the moderator of BioFuel_WI, I will be attending this year and hope to see some of our membership there. Like it was posted, bring something to "show-off"...
I just got this on Monday from my local fire department. It is geared toward biofuel production, and not so much distribution. The fire dept. is uneducated...
Coincidentally, I spoke to the Deputy Fire Chief at my local department today. He's retiring, and will be going into fire inspections part-time, so he was...
I deal a lot with the DNR in my job, yes there is regulation but it is in a huge gray area. WVO is not hazardous material, it is an edible product. Flash...
Yes your right about the washing material, it can be hazardous waste, careful with the glycerin also. So far the DNR has told me they are not worried about...
If you've found a way to dispose of methanol-containing mixes, you need only dilute them with water to lower their hazard level. This is just a matter of...
WVO is not hazardous material, it is an edible product. Read Page 17 of the Biofuels Facility Guide pdf file. The EPA has very specific rules about this. What...
Wisconsin Biodiesel Brewer Get-Together Where: At the MREA Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair <http://www.the-mrea.org/energy_fair.php> Custer, WI ...
In winter of 2006 when I looked at a lot of this stuff I ran a situation of extracting the methanol out, the water and methanol then would be used in my ...
... situation of ... in my ... than ... DNR ... Creative solution, but unfortunately, not available to me or those I am trying to bring into compliance. So...
The following comes from a DNR official's reply to my inquiry. It may be useful to some of you. The biofuels industry is a new industry sector for the...
We're opening at last Here's the press release. In short, it will be on Saturday, July 28 from 5 PM to 9 PM at Future Green, 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave in...
2007 Hybrid Fest <http://www.hybridfest.com/index.htm> Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI Sat & Sun, July 21 & 22, 2007 EcoSquared <http://www.ecosquared.org/>...
... seems it has become more about money than sensible living. 10$ fee, and more vendors seem to be carpet baggers looking to cash in on sensible minded...
I should take some of this back, there are many good vendors and services/ideas at this fair. I just get irked whenever I encounter a bad one, plus the high...
This was the first year I attended the MREA show. It worked well for alot of people to meet at one central location for the BioFuel Get-to-gether, plus most of...
... locate the area where the meet was in in time. The bio-fuel area took some time to locate as it seems it is being forced underground. Prior years the...
The Milwaukee, WI biodiesel homebrewing class this weekend is at an enormous warehouse space, so there's room for any last-minute attendees. If you wish to...
I had a great time- we packed the house, and the students included everyone from contractors to welders to a firefighter to a bunch of high school teachers to...
Barry is a new member to the group. I know a few teachers from Bloom had attended the Biodiesel workshop in Milwaukee in August and there are some powerpoint...
Fellow biodieselers, As a part of our schools' biodiesel program, we recently developed a QC test for our incoming KOH (and NaOH). We purchased our first 50#...
We've used acid-standard titrations for purity determination, though only for determining the extent of catalyst carbonation. The purity specifications...
Fellow Biodiesel-ers, I have decided that water washing is for the birds. My 100L first batch from weeks ago is still terribly emulsified and won't separate...
