North Carolina Crazy
Last night at about 7pm I got into the Mercedes with Terri, Maud, and about 40 gallons of biodiesel. We pointed the car east and drove for about 13 hours. Why? Because of the Grassroots Biodiesel Conference held by Piedmont Biofuels and the Central Carolina Community College.
The conference is a two day discussion about the issues affecting small scale biodiesel producers.
The drive was largely uneventful, with the only problem being a brief shot climbing the mountains in West Virginia where the temperatures dropped to 9 degrees F, which was too cold for our 85% biodiesel blend. Our filters plugged up, the fuel gelled, and we slowed to about 20MPH. However, we added a little more petroleum diesel, a little more anti-gelling additive, and when the sun came up, we sped back up, and zoomed the rest of the way in.
We are staying with the good people at Piedmont, who have been very accomodating, and have done a great job of understanding their non-corporate audience. I expect good things to come from this weekend, and will be back in town on Monday. Wish us luck!
Friday 28 Jan 2005 | Sam | Energy
Why to go, son. Your interest and commitment to bio-diesel is inspiring. I hope the community feeling you get at the conference will keep you going for a few more months. Enjoy! Dad.
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WAY to go, son.