Northwest Biodiesel Forum 2005

3rd Annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum: Growing Regional Economies and Cleaning Up the Air

Forum Summary

The 2005 Northwest Biodiesel Forum was a great success. We had about 400 visitors, 12 exhibitors and vendors and many speakers. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help and those who visited the forum.

Photographs

Hundreds of photos were taken at the event!

By Ray Brown (overview of event)

http://ray017.home.att.net/2005Biodiesel/index.htm

by Matt Moreno - Turbofroggy Biodiesel (mostly outdoor):

http://www.turbofroggy.com/event_photos.htm

hosted by Northwest Biodiesel:

http://gallery.phred.org/CS/photos/northwest_biodiesel_forum_2005/default.aspx

Email alex at phred dot org if you took photographs, would like to share them on our website, and need help posting them.

Announcement

Invitation

Join the Northwest's top energy researchers, municipal fleet transportation managers, environmental agency experts, and concerned consumers at the 3rd Annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum on March 19, 2005 at the Phinney Neighborhood Center in Seattle. Get an up-close look at biodiesel – a cleaner-burning renewable fuel used in any diesel engine – and its immediate potential as a "breakthrough" domestically-produced energy resource.

Presented By

The Northwest Biodiesel Network -- a public group comprised of consumers, distributors, producers, and others interested in promoting biodiesel in the Northwest -- sponsors this annual event to educate the public and raise the visibility of biodiesel. This renewable fuel is an important component of the region's and nation's proactive programs to embrace the vision that Europe has already aggressively embraced -- a vision becoming reality as many governments mandate solutions to offset the effects of carbon-based emissions into the environment.

What You'll Learn at the March 19 Event

Technology Exhibits. See advances in technologies that allow consumers and entrepreneurs alike to process simple vegetable oil from canola, mustard seed and other crops (or even used restaurant oil) for energy use -- with demonstrations of how crushed oilseed crops produce virgin oil ready to process into biodiesel as a cleaner burning, renewable fuel for transportation, home heating oils, marine applications, etc.

Panel Discussions. Experts including municipal fleet managers and the region's environmental agencies -- King County Metro, Washington State Ferries, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency -- will speak on urgent economic, environmental and social issues driving the switch to cleaner burning fuels. Advocates for reducing global warming, weaning our society off fossil fuels, and establishing a regional market for domestically grown fuel sources -- including Climate Solutions and WSU's Climate Friendly Farming and Biofuels Programs -- will share how everyone can get involved to support our region's farmers to grow biodiesel feedstocks and advocate for legislators to create incentives to grow a regional biodiesel industry.

About the Northwest Biodiesel Forum

This year's event brings together the region's consumers seeking ways to empower themselves to combat the effects of global warming; municipal fleet managers interested in aggregating demand to prompt regionally produced biodiesel fuel feedstocks, and Northwest agricultural experts beginning to source biodiesel crops as a part of a paradigm shift to help our country establish domestic fuel supplies and reduce the use of fossil fuels. The Forum attracts all those inspired by the promise of the biodiesel story, which crosses both sides of our region's mountains. This new industry affects urban consumers driving diesel cars and trucks, municipal fleets seeking ways to reduce air pollution, and farmers and university researchers looking at healthy ways to farm oil feedstocks and begin marketing superior industrial crops to improve our air quality, power the machinery used to propagate the crops, and fill the needs of our municipal infrastructure systems charged with becoming more environmentally responsible.

Agenda

1:00 PM - Welcome: Aaron Kahn, Northwest Biodiesel Network

Introductory Remarks - Bill Dunbar, State Director, Senator Maria Cantwell's Office

“Biodiesel 101” - Dan Freeman, Dr. Dan’s Alternative Fuelwerks

Panel Introductions - Madhuri Hosford, Northwest Biodiesel Network

1:15 PM - Panel #1 Better Breathing: Biodiesel's Environmental and Health Impacts

* Sam Bryant, Sound Biodiesel

* Cathy Britell, M.D.

* Darlene Madenwald, American Lung Association

1:40 PM - Panel #2 When the Fleets Come Marchin' In: Buses, Ferries, Marine Traffic Building Demand for Cleaner-Burning Biodiesel

* Dave Kircher, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

* Lawrence Molloy, Commissioner, Port of Seattle

* Lynn Best, Seattle City Light

* Tina Stotz, Washington State Ferries

2:15 PM – Break: Visit Indoor Exhibits and Outdoor Demonstrations

2:45 PM - Panel #3 Our "Tri-State Oil Patch": How to Build Jobs and Strengthen Communities through Regional Domestic Clean Fuel Production

* Carrie Dolwick, Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuel Werks

* Peter Moulton, Climate Solutions + Harvesting Clean Energy

* Chad Kruger, WSU's Climate Friendly Farming Program and Biofuels Program

* John Plaza, Seattle Biodiesel

3:15 PM - Call-to-Action - Transition to the Post-Petroleum Era: What You Can Do Today

* Lyle Rudensey, Breathable Bus Coalition

* Carrie Nyssen, American Lung Association

* George Robertson, AIA, Beacon Hill Biodiesel Cooperative Sponsor

* Dan Freeman, Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuel Werks

3:45 PM - Visit Outdoor Demonstrations* and Indoor Exhibitors**

* Ballard High School Hands-On Biodiesel "Home Brew" (Outdoor Demos at 1:15 PM, 2:20 PM and 4:00 PM)

* Billings Middle School (Biodiesel School Bus)

* Carter Volkswagen

* "Frybrid" – Straight Vegetable Oil / Waste Vegetable Oil Conversion

* Northwest School (Biodiesel School Bus)

* Mog Productions Unimog

* Vertigo High Access Services

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** American Lung Association

** Breathable Bus Coalition

** Climate Solutions/Harvesting Clean Energy

** Columbia Oilseed LLC

** Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation

** EnviroCitizen

** Flexcar

** French Fry FoOLs (University of Washington)

** Greener Lifestyles

** Harbour Pointe Middle School (Mukilteo) - Biodiesel in School Buses

** Mr. Spot's Chai House

** Northwest EcoBuilding Guild

** People for Puget Sound

** Seattle Biodiesel

** Seattle City Light - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program

** Sustainable Industries Journal

** Sustainable Ballard

** Sustainable Systems

** WSU's Climate Friendly Farming and Biofuels Programs

When, Where, and How Much

3rd Annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum

Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 1 to 4 PM

Free (donations accepted)

Phinney Neighborhood Association

6532 Phinney Ave. N

Seattle WA 98103

Who Will Be There

Typically up to 200 people -- ranging from consumers eager to learn about Biodiesel 101, to municipal fleet managers expanding the use of biodiesel, to crushing facilities beginning to produce biodiesel in the region -- show up to hear updates of policies, regulations, and incentives for biodiesel adoption; see examples of who's using biodiesel and how it affects the air we breathe and the economy we depend on; and get some hands-on experience with real-life demos of making biodiesel.

For More Information

Click BiodieselForumPoster to see the poster for the forum.

To inquire about the event or about exhibiting related information at the Northwest Biodiesel Forum, contact Madhuri Hosford (mhosford@centerforsmartenergy.com) or (206) 478-6621 or Dulane Crist (silkworm@spiderhollow.com) or (425) 398-8615.