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University of Illinois Engineering Biodiesel

Mr. Sievers chaperoned nine students, Kierra Barnett, Doug Bright, Chris Griffin, Larry Doss, Chad Collins, Robert Cooper, Tapiwa Saliji, Britney Tucker, and Kaneesha Joe to the University of Illinois on March 25th, over spring break to visit the biodiesel facilities.  The students went to the Waste Management Resource research lab, meet with U of I students and a WMRC employee, and gained a great deal of knowledge and saw a working “appleseed” biodiesel processor.  Biodiesel is cheap, clean fuel made from used cooking oil.  Two students, Doug Bright and Kierra Barnett helped edit Biodiesel grants written by Mr. Sievers.  Mr. Sievers won two grants, one from Toyota and one from Amoco to make biodiesel at Thornridge and he has been in touch with and he has established a partnership with students at the University of Illinois who are working on the biodiesel project there. Next year, students and Mr. Sievers plan to build and operate a biodiesel processor as part of the biodiesel grant projects. Further trips to the University of Illinois and planned to continue the cooperative biodiesel program between Thornridge and the University of Illinois.

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