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WORKSHOP GUIDE EVENT SCHEDULE 2011 ENERGY FAIR MAP EXHIBITORS
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TRANSPORTATION & FUELS (continued)
170. Getting Started with Ethanol Fuel: Learn about the
basics of Ethanol fuel and learn about living with
ethanol. (Beginner) Jeff Lindow. Sunday 3:00 p.m.
in Brown Tent.
171. Living with an Electric Vehicle: A panel will discuss
living with an electric vehicle. The panel will discuss
everything you’ll need to know before considering
an electric vehicle. (Beginner, Intermediate) Ryland
Erdman, Bob Dahse and Benjamin Nelson. Saturday
10:00 a.m. in Brown Tent.
172. Ride your Bike to the Energy Fair: Learn and
discuss questions on how to prepare to ride your
bike to the Energy Fair. (Beginner) Bjorn Berman,
Vernon Co. Farm to Schools and Jeremy Gragert,
UW-Stout Community Coordinator. Saturday 12:00
p.m. in Brown Tent.
173. Run your Car on Used Cooking Oil (Demo): Come
watch a diesel vehicle being converted to run up
to 100% on SVO (straight vegetable oil). SVO can
even be waste oil! We will explain how it works as
well as comparing our kit to other kits. (Beginner
- Advanced) Sye Clark and Ramy Selim. Saturday
11:00 a.m. in Clean Energy Car Show Demo.
174. Run your Car on Water (Demo): This year, Sye and
Ramy will convert a vehicle to run 30% on water.
This is a hydrogen assist kit, which generates the
water to low-grade hydrogen on the vehicle itself.
This can be done on any vehicle, either Diesel or
unleaded. (Beginner- Advanced) Sye Clark and
Ramy Selim. Friday 11:00 a.m. in Clean Energy Car
Show Demo.
175. Rural Car-Free Living: Learn about rural
transportation options, such as ride sharing, car
sharing, public transportation, and year-round
bicycling. They’ll have their bikes and other
equipment they use. (Beginner) Bjorn Berman,
Vernon Co. Farm to Schools and Jeremy Gragert, UW-
Stout Community Coordinator. Friday 11:00 a.m. in
Brown Tent; Sunday 2:00 p.m. in Brown Tent.
176. Sustainably Fueling America’s Farms: Learn how
farmers can become fuel-independent by using the
current infrastructure to grow oilseed crops for both
feed and fuel. We will describe steps from planting
oilseed crops to fueling vehicles and everything in
between. (Intermediate) Zach Biermann and Jake
Wedeberg, Organic Valley. Friday 2:00 p.m. in Brown
Tent; Saturday 5:00 p.m. in Brown tent; Sunday 12:00
p.m. in Brown Tent.
177. The Reality of Vehicle Maintenance and
Efficiency: Learn about some of the basic vehicle
maintenance and how to increase your vehicle’s
efficiency with some basic and simple tips.
(Beginner - Advanced) Sye Clark, Green Auto.
Friday 12:00 p.m. in Brown Tent; Sunday
10:00 a.m. in Brown Tent.
WIND SYSTEMS
178. Distributed and Community Wind Energy: An
important emerging part of the 20% wind future.
The workshop includes case studies, policy
options, and challenges to a robust distributed
and community wind market, including the wind
for schools initiative aimed at the emerging
wind work force. (Intermediate) Larry Flowers,
American Wind Energy Association. Friday 12:00
p.m. in Blue Tent.
179. Intro to Small Wind: An overview of small wind
energy technology. Understanding the wind
resource, technology, performance issues, and
financial assistance available for small wind
projects. (Beginner) Rich Hasselman, Focus On
Energy. Saturday 5:00 p.m. in Blue Tent.
180. Intro to Wind: Learn about small and large wind
turbines and their associated parts. Learn about
types and applications, with a tour of the MREA
systems. (Beginner) Sam Simonetta, MREA
Instructor. Friday 10:00 a.m. in Blue Tent; Sunday
10:00 a.m. in Blue Tent.
181. Intro to Wind: Learn about small and large wind
turbines and their associated parts. Learn about
types and applications, with a tour of the MREA
systems. (Beginner) Jenny Heinzen, Lakeshore
Technical College. Friday 11:00 a.m. in Blue Tent;
Saturday 11:00 a.m. in Blue Tent.