1. SPEAR Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility

2. Biodiesel at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Biodiesel Initiative: A Visual Tour

3. How did it get started? Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Wilderness Skills instructors wanted to travel more green Top ten finalist for Eco-Magination Construct and test a pilot system Began the construction of the biodiesel shed Summer 2007 Finished construction… Began production!

5. Biodiesel Shed Located at the intersection of Vanderbilt Place and 24th Avenue South inside the gate of the Power Plant

6. Biodiesel Shed

7. The Process

8. Starting Materials Vegetable Oil Methanol Base Catalyst

9. Vegetable Oil Collected from – Rand – Commons – Jackson’s Bar and Bistro – And others VBI registered as a 501.c3 non-profit organization so any oil donations are also tax deductible.

10. Vegetable Oil

12. Filter Wand Used Window Screen to filter chunks

13. The Process

14. Methanol Glycerin Biodiesel Powder + Biodiesel Synthetic talc powder

15. KOH: Potassium Hydroxide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Potassium_hydroxide.jpg

16. System

17. Separation

20. Glycerin Soap

21. To date VBI has produced over 1,300 gallons of biodiesel and 100 gallons of soap for Vanderbilt.

22. Production Capacity Running a batch (~120 gallons) about every other week. Operating at full capacity, in theory 360 gallons per week. Currently limited by the amount of waste oil collected and personnel to run the system.

23. Cost ~$1 per gallon

24. Who is involved?

25. Biodiesel in Use

28. Who can buy the fuel? Not the general public, due to regulatory issues

29. Summary

30. Getting Involved

31. For More Information