BOONE—Experts from Appalachian State University’s Energy Center will lead a workshop on community-scale biodiesel production June 19 and 20.

This workshop will be held in Room 178 Harper Hall on campus and will include field work at the university’s Biodiesel and Education Research Lab.

The workshop will focus on sustainable community-scale biodiesel production with classroom and hands-on components.

The workshop costs $150 for students and $300 for nonstudents. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 19. The workshop runs from 1-6 p.m. June 19 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 20.

For more information about the university’s biodiesel facility, visit http://biodiesel.appstate.edu/.

To register for the workshop, visit http://wind.appstate.edu/ and click on 2009 Renewable Energy Workshops and follow the appropriate Web links.

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