Homebrew Biodiesel, but how can I do it?

On September 23rd and 25th, we organized two conferences at Sotogrande International School on home made biodiesel. For the first time ever in Spain, and thanks to the support of the local media, particularly Euroweekly and Sur in English, we had a great audience, and as you know only too well, it is an interested audience which makes a conference a success. In our case, both David Taylor, director of Etruk, the leading UK company producing processors to convert waste vegetable oil into biodiesel and Sean Johnson, chemistry teacher at the Sotogrande International School were delighted by the interest the audience showed. David Taylor, who has given many lectures on the subject, told me that he would not find such a diverse mix of people, with such enthusiasm back in the UK.
Also, we received some great feedback from participants, which I am delighted to share:


Thanks for the e.mail and it was good to know that we, the audience, proved to be a good one. I personally thought that the subject matter was excellent and that all the speakers’ explanations were extremely good.
I do however feel that the young lad who acted as the translator should be given a medal. He was confident; obviously knew the subject and projected extremely well. Sean should be proud of his student.....
Many thanks
Patrick Hill


Many thanks for a fantastic seminar, it was very very interesting something that I wish to follow up on!

I have booked and paid to attend the course on 25th October with you and wondered if my 9 year old Son could come along. He is very interested in chemistry and I think he would enjoy it.
Many thanks
Kind regards

Dave Herring


A substantial proportion of the attendees have already enrolled in the hands on training courses starting Oct 4th. If someone wants to participate please reserve for Oct 25th or any Saturday in November, as the first three Saturdays are fully booked by calling 952 78 56 31

On Thursday, October 2nd, you may want to tune in on Canal Sur TV and watch Andalucia en Directo, who will do a piece on our project.

Both the Periodico de Sotogrande & Europa Sur de Algeciras have kindly run articles in Spanish on the subject.

http://www.sotograndedigital.com/noticia.asp?ref=3764

http://www.europasur.es/algeciras/detail.php?id=239224

UN forecasts boom in 'green jobs'

The UN says millions of new jobs will be created worldwide over the next few decades by the development of alternative energy technologies.

More than a million people already work in biofuels, but a UN report says that could rise by 12 million by 2030.

It says "green jobs" depend on a shift of subsidies from oil and natural gas to wind, solar, and geothermal power.

New jobs could also include the expansion of recycling and making environmentally friendly vehicles.

The report, 'Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World', was commissioned and funded by the UN's Environment Programme (Unep).