Open Projects
From GoBiodiesel
- Legend - SITE - site committee; MIX - mixmasters; GREASE - greasemasters; BOARD - board; INREACH - Inreach; OUTREACH - Outreach; TECH - Tech; COPROD - Co-Products
- If no task is assigned to specific person, it is assumed to be assigned to a committee. The committee lead is responsble for sourcing people to complete this task.
- !! - denotes a task requiring a certain skill, ie !!Felix
Bio the Cat Feeding Schedule
- Brian = Bio is getting fed by the folks at OpenSourcery
Biodiesel Antigel
- BOARD - Find supplier of biodiesel anti-gel to sell to members. The anti-gel needs to be tested to make sure it will work first.
Biodiesel Bash November 11th, 2006
- INREACH - Need more items for silent auction. Contact Julee Welch
- INREACH - Need to hang up more flyers. Contact Hannah Friedman
BlueSky Site Changes
- November 2006
- Brian - submit site plans to city
- City - approval of site plans
- Pete - Clear bluesky area of remainder debris
- Brian - Obtain backhoe
- !!Felix - obtain plumbing permits
- Pete - updated floor plan for exterior shelter
- SITE - move methoxide shed to new location
- Zac - talk to Brian about coverage requirements for methoxide mixer
- !!Felix - List of plumbing and electrical conduit materials
- SITE - Purchase plumbing materials
- SITE - purchase conduit
- SITE - Dig trench
- !!SITE - lay conduit
- !!SITE - lay plumbing
- !!SITE - move BlueSky fuel pump
- !!SITE - attach and test pump with electrical
Brew Book Updates
- November 2006
- Zac - send out email asking for help fleshing out skimpy or non-done sections of brewbook
- MIX - Fill out needed sections of brewbook
- Zac - photocopy batch worksheets with new titration worksheet on back
Crude Buyers for Glycerin
- Peggy/Sheri - exhaust resources for possible buyers of crude glycerin/determine purity needed.
Dryer Upgrades
- November 2006
- SITE - move dryer to new location
- MIX - find out if plastic bottles will stand up to biodiesel washing
Empty Jug Recycling
- November 2006
- SITE - Consolidate sludge into one container
- SITE - Clean 5 gallon jugs with hot oil / glycerol
- SITE - Take 5 gallon jugs to dump for recycling
Exterior Shelter Complete
- November 2006
- SITE - purchase or find wood for perimeter forms; wheelchair ramp
- SITE - remove apple tree adjacent to roof
- SITE - give Pete time to mourn for lost apple tree
- SITE - lay wood perimeter forms
- SITE - construct wheelchair ramp
- SITE - mount flag pole
- SITE - find or purchase cord for flag
- Zac - hang flag
- SITE - find temporary sheeting for east wall; 1/2 or 5/8 inch plywood
- SITE - find or purchase screws or form nails for attaching sheet wall
- SITE - attach temporary sheeting to be removable; use screws or form nails
Fuel Quality Standards and Testing
- Amanda - schedule 2nd fuel testing with U of O in Corvallis
- Amanda - find local testing location for periodic testing
- Seth/Amanda - confirm PSU testing contacts yes/no
- Amanda/Felix - create ASTM-compliant testing and handling procedure for fuel
- Amanda/Felix - brainstorm how to meet these standards
- Brian - details of combined BlueSky/GoBiodiesel fuel pump
- MIX - find inline filter for current fuel delivery system
- MIX - brainstorm best method to raise fuel tote for gravity assisted fueling
- Brian - confirm details of co-use of blue sky pump; timeline; feedback to site committee/mixmasters
- Greg Rohde - notify coop if he finds 260 gallon tank for fuel
Flood Mitigation Steps
- Brian/Felix - brainstorm flood mitigation procedures/possible structures needed
Glycerin, Finding Crude Buyers
- Peggy/Sheri - Exhaust possible buyers of crude glycerin
- Zac - Discuss with Metro South Waste (see Oil Sludge Disposal)
Glycerin, Evaluating Commercial Degreaser
- COPROD - Wait for results of methanol still success
- COPROD - Test glycerin for list of impurities
- CORPROD - brainstorm ways to purify demethanolated glycerin if needed
Media Contact Position Fill
- OUTREACH - Find Media Contact to liason with media organization/show face at events.
- Contact: mailto:outreach@gobiodiesel.org
Methanol Recovery from Glycerin
- Zac - test new thermometer is functioning
- Zac - test distilling methanol from mixture of 10% methanol, 90% water
Mixmaster Scheduling
- Zac - Meet monthly to assign work days for making fuel
Mixmaster Training
- Zac - Follow up with Seth on training date for December 2006
- Zac - Schedule mixmaster training
Oil Pickup Find More People
- Eli - find more greasemaster workers
Oil Storage Upgrades
- November 2006
- Pete - Work with Gregg B. to brainstorm way to plug holes in collection tank
- Felix - attatch leveling pipe between oil collector and oil tote using T valve.
- SITE - Continue the oil transfer out of the 55 gal drums and into WVO totes
Oil sludge Disposal of existing stockpile
- November 2006
- Zac - meet with Metro South waste
- MIX - research acid esterfication of oil sludge
- SITE - consolidate sludge, empty existing jugs
- COPROD - find renderer to take existing sludge
Orientation Meeting Find Coordinators
- OUTREACH - Find more members to work as orientation Meeting coordinators
Processor Upgrade Code Review
- !!Felix - finalize processor plans for review submittal
Reimbursement Email Notice
- November 2006
- Zac - email announce list with reminder that reimbursement receipts be sent in promptly
- Zac - discuss with board reimbursement procedures
- Zac - post reimbursement procedures on web site and at fuel site
Reactor Upgrades
- November
- !!Felix/Gregg B. - finish attachment of eductors in #3 vessel
- Gregg B. - seal #3 vessel to be airtight
- !!MIX - test #3 vessel for mixing
Safety Upgrades
- November 2006
- Amanda - evaluate and create first aid kit requirements
- SAFETY - purchase/donate first aid items
- SAFETY - decide on ideal location for 1st aid kit and mount
- SAFETY - create large sign for first aid station
- Amanda - safety procedures for lye, methanol and HCL accidents
- SAFETY - create and post chemical procedures as big signs in/around conex
- SAFETY - upgrade eye wash station
- Ginger - organize conex shelves and the shed; label as necessary
- Ginger - contact Seth to come and help identify barrel contents & label appropriately
- Zac - email mixmasters list re: safety wear requirements
Site Coordinators Find More People
- November 2006
- Pete/Kevin - work together with existing site coordinators to create November work party calendar
Site General Maintenance
- November 2006
- SITE - paint straight and accurate orange line 75 feet south of house; use 3,4,5 rule
- SITE - remove remainder of tree limbs and apple tree to be removed (see Exterior Shelter)
- Kevin - remove remainder of blackberries
- Kevin - if available, donate big binders for fuel log
- Pete - obtain new bigger binder for fuel log and transfer sheets
Site Vendor Finalize Complete List
- November 2006
- MIX - HCl vendor
- Zac - get vendor contact to Mich for master contact list
- Eli - Get list of restaurants and full contact info to Mich
- OUTREACH - make sure vendors are invited to Bash
Tech Committee Lead Find
- Brian - We are in need of qualified, dedicated board members. Board members must have some level of operational experience, preferably in a cooperative.
Tote Cleaning
- November 2006
- SITE - Chip out paraffin from 4 new totes
- SITE - Clean out totes with mixture of water and glycerin
- SITE - Air dry totes
- SITE - Move totes to final storage location
Site Vendors Find
- Zac - Give Mich updates with current known site vendor contacts.
- MIX - Find HCL vendor
- SAFETY - Find First Aid materials vendor
Waste Water Disposal Solutions
- November
- Zac - work with Terraclean to pick up wastewater this month
- Zac - check on needed supplies for neutralization
- Zac - neutralize new wastewater
- Zac - Meet with Terraclean to discuss uses for alkaline waste water as potential cleaner
Work Party Scheduling
- Pete/Kevin - decide on process for scheduling Saturday work parties
- SITE - Contact members with agenda for November Saturday work parties
