Perth: Making Your Own Biodiesel Workshop
When: Saturday 19th April
Time: 9am to 1:30pm
Where: Hollywood Private Hospital Lecture Theatre, Monash Avenue, Nedlands, Perth
Cost: $110
Register: www.sustainability.ofm.uwa.edu.au/welcome/biodiesel
Jonathon Thwaites is the convenor of ATA’s Perth branch. The branch, along with the University of Western Australia, has been running biodiesel workshops for six years.
The aim of the course is show how easy it is to manufacture biodiesel and how biodiesel fits into the future of alternative energy.
Course Outline:
- Biofuels and biodiesel introduction
- Biodiesel demonstration, making a two litre batch in class and safety
- Morning tea and discussion
- Theory on biodiesel chemistry and testing
- Finish biodiesel lab
- Legal aspects, future of biodiesel and conclusion
For more information contact Jonathon Thwaites on jthwaites@admin.uwa.edu.au
Jonathon Thwaites has a wide ranging expertise in sustainable energy and alternative technologies. He has been running biodiesel workshops for six years, is a founder of the Perth Sun Fair and provides training courses for Bioworks, an Australian company that is establishing regionalised biodiesel factories for local industry and reactors suitable for backyard or farmyard use.
