vermont

Biofuels
Cost: $300
6/18/10-6/20/10
or
8/27/10-8/29/10

Do you want to slash your fossil fuel consumption? This workshop will enable students to begin replacing fossil fuel with renewable fuel in a variety of applications. The heart of this intensive course is the adaptation of diesel engines to operate on straight vegetable oil. Students will perform all major operations in the design and construction of a heated fuel system, including electrical wiring, fuel filter and tank installation, coolant plumbing and controls. Lecture and discussion will cover biofuel home heating, electrical generation and transportation. We will explore briefly biodiesel use and production, ethanol, methane, and locating/ growing fuel sources. There will be the opportunity for up to three students to adapt their own vehicle during the workshop — please contact the instructors at least 6 weeks prior to course starting date to arrange materials (at an additional cost).

Note: This class will begin on Friday at 7pm.

"One of the goals of Green Diesels is to share the knowledge of vegetable oil use in a diesel engine. The two ways we do this are through teaching workshops and working hands-on with vehicle owners to convert their own diesels. We continually test new products and strategies to offer the most durable and user friendly products available. [...]

Green diesels designs and installs custom fuel systems that utilize pure vegetable oil as fuel. We charge $25/hour labor on these systems. The total price, with parts, ranges from $1000 to $1800 for a car. Trucks range from $1200 to $3200.

We work with the vehicle's owners to design a system that suits their needs. We encourage the owner to participate in part/all of the installation process. This gives owners an extra edge when it comes to maintaining their own systems.