November: An Exciting Time...

The past two months have encompassed some of this organization's most prolific achievements. Among them:

• A likely space to build our processor has been located at the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) in Morgantown.
• The Project recently placed third out of 90 entries in the WV Student Business Plan Competition. We will compete in the second round of the competition in Charleston, WV, on Nov. 12 for $1,000, a personal business adviser, and a chance to compete in the final round for $10,000.
  
• The Project is establishing a corporate identity by printing business cards, stickers, calendars, posters, among others, in order to advance ourselves as a professional entity at WVU and in the business world.
• Visit our New Google Group to find Meeting Minutes, current discussions, and up-to-date info on what we are doing. We are continuing to update the group with the latest information on our progress.
• The Project met with Clement Solomon, WVU Sustainability Director, to discuss the university's support for the implementation of biodiesel across campus with the Project's help.

As has been the case in the past, the Project has run into obstacles involving a space for our processor, funding, and organizational development. Currently, we have made significant progress in overcoming these obstacles and envision a bright, sustainable, clean future for Morgantown and our organization. A quote passed on by Lucas Ellis, the Project's founder, sums up the organization's dedication to our cause:

 "Never under estimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world.  Indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." - Margaret Mead

 -WVU Biodiesel Project
  wvubiodieselproject[at]gmail[dot]com

Summer!

Welcome to the WVU Biodiesel Project's blog. We are currently out for the summer; however, we will reconvene at the start of the 2008-2009 academic year.

One of the most common questions that people have asked this summer to members is:

Where does the Project stand?

Answer:

At the end of the Spring 2008 semester, we presented a proposal letter to former President Mike Garrison and Dean Cilento (Engineering) that voiced our need for a space to house our production facility. With our design plans still in review, the Project's biggest challenge at this point in time is finding a space to house the production facility that will produce 120 gallons of biodiesel per week from the Waste Vegetable Oil collected at the dining halls across WVU's campus.



In summary, the WVU Biodiesel Project awaits the new academic year with great anticipation and enthusiasm for the future.



Until then, have a wonderful rest of the summer!



-Adam Johnson

WVU Biodiesel Project Publicist



PS- The photo above is the official 2009 WVU Biodiesel Project spiral bound calendar that we had printed with the help from the SGA and Mimi Moore, a supporter of alternative energy sources. Interested in one? Contact wvubiodieselproject [at] gmail [dot] com for more info.