[FIG-ALL] David Blume: 2 Days to Energy Independence Workshop 2/14-15

Tue Feb 10 10:18:44 PST 2009

Hi All,

See below for an interesting workshop this weekend on energy independence.

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From: Anderson, Daniel
[mailto:aslan at uiuc.edu] 

Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009
10:38 AM

To: uie

Subject: FW: David Blume: 2 Days
to Energy Independence
Workshop 2/14-15

Fellow Alcohol Fuel Activists: this it
the time 

to take a lead in the renewable energy revolution that is
happening NOW!

Don’t Miss the Opportunity
to Invest in Your Future!

Enroll now in David Blume’s 

Two Days to Energy
Independence workshop 888-737-6228

(An Intensive Alcohol Fuel and Permaculture Entrepreneurs
course)

http://www.alcoholcanbeagas.com/store/alcohol_workshops

Supported by ISU, the Center for Sustainable Communities and

the American Corn Growers Association

the workshop runs Saturday and Sunday, February 14 & 15,
2009

At Illinois
 State University’s
Schroeder Hall, room 130 

Normal, Illinois http://www.admissions.ilstu.edu/visit/directions.shtml

The course runs 9 am to 5 pm both days and costs $267.00 per
person.

As a Special
Bonus the first 75 registrants receive a coupon for a

$100.00 discount on the
purchase of an Alcohol Fuel Conversion Kit

that will allow you to run your car/truck on the up to 100%
alcohol fuel you’ll learn to produce!

http://www.alcoholcanbeagas.com/store/conversion_kits_front

The time is now! 

David Blume's "Two Days to Energy Independence"
workshop will provide insight and information on every aspect of producing your
own energy for personal, group, or community needs. It is the ideal launch pad
for those planning to go into business or seriously interested in every step of
the alcohol fuel process, covering optimal crop choices, fuel production right
through establishing a fuel station. 

Who should attend?

- People who want to make fuel for themselves or as a
lucrative small business 

- Farmers looking for new, more profitable ways to use their
land 

- Mechanics who want to start doing alcohol conversions 

- Activists who want to start driver-owned alcohol stations
in their neighborhoods 

- Experimental aircraft pilots who want to stop using
expensive leaded Avgas 

- Anyone who owns a high-performance/race vehicle that
needs high-octane fuel 

- ... And anyone who is disgusted every time they fill their
tank with gasoline or diesel! 

Those looking to find their place in the renewable energy
boom will find many profitable opportunities from which to choose. As the
production of petroleum continues to wane, integrated alcohol fuel production
will be necessary to provide our communities with a soft energy landing, local
food security, and robust employment.

Our two-day workshops cover the full curriculum in the
course outline below.  Subjects are covered at a high level of detail with
illustrations and photos from actual producers, as well as vital information
about equipment and other topics not available anywhere else.

Register today: http://www.alcoholcanbeagas.com/store/alcohol_workshops

Have any questions? Write info at permaculture.com, or phone
888-737-6228. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

David Blume and the 

Alcohol Can Be a Gas team

www.alcoholcanbeagas.com

Course Outline

Day One - Introduction 

• State of current fuel situation 

• Peak Oil and what it means 

• The environmental effects of fossil fuels and
post-petroleum fossil-alternative fuels proposed 

• Oil shale, tar sands, coal, methane hydrates, hydrogen and
nuclear power 

• History of alcohol fuel use around the world 

• From the Whiskey Rebellion to the present day 

• Where alcohol is being used today and in the near future 

Busting the Myths 

• Does it take more energy to produce alcohol than you get
from it? 

• Can we produce enough? 

• Do we have to choose between food or fuel? 

• Is ethanol practical without tax subsidies? 

• Does ethanol increase pollution or global warming? 

Agriculture and Ethanol 

• How energy crops grow 

• Soil, water, photosaturation, monoculture versus
polyculture. 

• Energy crops 

• Discussion of many crops that can be used for fuel 

• How to select feedstocks for alcohol production 

• Farmers 

• Waste products 

• Urban/suburban feesdstock choices 

Feedstock Preparation and Fermentation 

• The sugar method 

• The starch method 

• Cellulosic feedstocks 

• Advanced techniques 

Distillation 

• Primer on heat and energy 

• Distillery design and principles 

• Vacuum distillation 

• Continuous distillation 

• Alternative sources of energy for distillation 

• Azeotropic distillation—getting the last 4% of water out
of your ethanol 

Alcohol Co-Products 

• Animal feeds 

• Fertilizer/compost 

• Mushroom production 

• Aquaculture 

• Mariculture 

• Earthworm products 

• Methane 

• Carbon dioxide 

• Single-cell protein 

• Yeast 

• Surplus heat 

• Biomass fuels 

Designing Your Integrated Feed/Fuel 

Operation 

• Micro-plants (less than 10,000 gallons) 

• Small plants (10,000 to 100,000 gallons) 

• Medium plants (1 to 5 million gallons) 

• Selecting equipment 

• Tanks, pumps, grinders, agitators, heat 

exchangers, methane digesters, safety, and storage 

Alcohol Versus Gasoline as a Fuel 

• Myths about ethanol as a fuel 

• Burns hotter, emissions, mileage, corrosion, blending 

• Alcohol and octane 

• Starting alcohol engines in cold weather 

Day Two:

Converting Carbureted Engines 

• Main metering 

• Idle 

• Acceleration 

• General carburetor issues 

• Electronic Carbs 

Converting Fuel-Injected Engines 

• History of fuel injection and how it works 

• General issues of alcohol and fuel injection 

• Oxygen sensor, catalytic converters, and EFI 

• Throttle body and multiport fuel injection 

• Older fuel injection systems 

• Newer fuel injection systems 

Coldstart Systems for E-100 

• Addition of volatiles 

• Use of a coldstart device—multiple strategies 

Tuning for Alcohol 

• How ignition timing works 

• Making timing changes 

• Mechanical systems 

• Electronic systems 

Assorted Conversion Enhancements 

• Taking advantage of alcohol’s properties 

• Increasing mileage 

• Increasing horsepower 

High-Compression Conversions 

• Mechanical 

• Non-mechanical 

Smaller Engines 

• Motorcycles 

• Utility engines 

• Two stroke engines 

Flex-Fuel and Dual-Fuel Systems 

• Origins of ﬂex-fuel and E-85 

• Basics of system design 

• Modiﬁcation of ﬂex-fuels for better mileage 

• Variable-compression FFVs 

• Propane/alcohol dual-fuel 

Cogeneration 

• Producing both electricity and heat from your alcohol 

• Cooking, cooling, and other ways to reduce energy use with
alcohol 

Diesel Engines and Alcohol 

• Five methods for conversion 

The Business of Alcohol 

• Economics 

• Tax credits 

• Legal considerations 

• Business structures 

• Legalities of car conversion 

• Legalities in production 

• Filling out the federal alcohol, tobacco, and ﬁrearms
permit 

• Dealing with local permitting 

Community-Supported Energy 

• Driver-owned stations 

• How to set one up 

• How to set up a CSE farmer/consumer system 

Taking Action 

• Where do you go from here?

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