REMINDER: Biodiesel Use for Municipal and County Fleets Friday, June 30 Harrisonburg, VA
- From: "Blue Ridge Clean Fuels Inc." <brcfi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Virginia Biofuels Forum <biofuels-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:58:11 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
You are invited to a free workshop on â??Biodiesel Use for Municipal and County
Fleets,â?? Friday, June 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rockingham County
Government Center, Board of Supervisorâ??s Room, in Harrisonburg, VA. We will
have coffee, snacks, and a box lunch at the end of the workshop to either eat
on the premises or to take away with you.
PLEASE PASS THIS INVITATION ALONG TO FLEET MANAGERS IN YOUR AREA.
With soaring energy costs and increased air pollution throughout the Shenandoah
Valley region, the Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development Council and
its partners Blue Ridge Clean Fuels (supported by a grant from the Virginia
Div. of Energy)and James Madison University have teamed to provide information
on how your fleet can use biodiesel . Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel that
reduces emissions, provides premium performance to reduce wear and tear and
increases engine efficiency, supports the farm economy, and reduces dependence
on petroleum.
9:00 a.m.: Welcome and logistics
9:15-9:45 a.m.: "Biodiesel 101 - The Basics of Biodiesel:"
9:45-10:30 a.m.: "Biodiesel Handling and Use - How to make a Successful
Transition to Biodiesel Use in Your Fleet; (Biodiesel Availability and Local
Supply)
10:30-10:45 a.m.: BREAK
11:00-11:45: "Current Biodiesel Use in Fleets:"
11:45-12 noon: Q&A
Noon: LUNCH
Speakers include:
Joe Biluck, Fleet Operations Manager, Medford Township, NJ
Chad Freckmann, Director, Blue Ridge Clean Fuels
Dr. Chris Bachmann, Alternative Fuel Lab, James Madison University
In order to assure an accurate lunch count, please RSVP to Kathy Holm
kathy.holm@xxxxxxxxxxx
or Lorraine Cormier at (540) 248-3321 by Friday, June 23, 2006.
Directions to the Rockingham County Government Center: 20 East Gay St.,
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
From north or south of Harrisonburg: I-81 north or south to the 33 West
Harrisonburg Exit. Follow 33 West, until Mason Street, (Mason St. is before
Court Square/downtown Harrisonburg). There is a traffic light at Mason St.,
take a right on Mason St., get in the left lane and take a left on Gay St.,
(Gay St. is approximately two traffic lights past the intersection of Mason and
33 W). 20 East Gay Street is the address of the Rockingham County Government
Center; you will see the clock tower.
Government Center phone: (540) 564-3000
Chad Freckmann
Director
Blue Ridge Clean Fuels
tel: +1 434 336-4388
cell: +1 434 996-4473
brcfi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.blueridgecleanfuels.org
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