Join us Wednesday, September 15, 2010 for this informational workshop featuring guest speaker Hoon Ge, a chemical engineer with 25 years in the petroleum industry including refining, additive formulation and alternative fuels. He has conducted over 200 educational seminars on topics of diesel, biodiesel, fuel additives, the refinery process and ethanol.
Hoon has testified before the MN state legislature regarding the technical benefits of biodiesel. Hoon Ge has provided technical support to all segments of the diesel and biodiesel industries by troubleshooting and solving filter plugging issues by operating the National Biodiesel Board's Biodiesel Hotline and the Minnesota Diesel Helpline.
Hoon started MEG Corp in 2005 in order to provide consulting services to a wide variety of customers including fuel distributors, biodiesel marketers and fleet managers. Prior to starting his own company, Hoon worked for several well known companies, including Koch Refining and Schaeffer Manufacturing. While at Koch Refining for 10 years, he was responsible for blending diesel and gasoline and developed the Premium Diesel Program. At Schaeffer Manufacturing, he managed the fuel additives division for 9 years.
This informational event is free, however registration is required. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please contact SSCC 219-644-3690 or email ssccbio@gmail.com.
Sponsored by CountryMark and in cooperation through a grant from the United Soybean Board.
Where: Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana
9800 Connecticut Drive
Crown Point, Indiana 46307
When:
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.
Workshop from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.