Biodiesel Univerity Mobile Classroom

The Biodiesel University is a mobile classroom which has been retrofitted to run on biodiesel and will travel around the country educating people about sustainable energy options. The project is the brainchild of Dan Goodman of the Digman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Also collaborating on the project is the Maryland Institute [...]

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Biodiesel University

The Biodiesel University is a mobile classroom which has been retrofitted to run on biodiesel and will travel around the country educating people about sustainable energy options. The project is the brainchild of Dan Goodman of the Digman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Also collaborating on the project is the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), local businesses and other interested organizations.

For more information or to find out when the classroom will visit your area please visit the Biodiesel project website.

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  1. Biodiesel Univerity Mobile Classroom on February 10, 2008

    [...] Forward Thinking wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt The Biodiesel University is a mobile classroom which has been retrofitted to run on biodiesel and will travel around the country educating people about sustainable energy options. The project is the brainchild of Dan Goodman of the Digman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland. Also collaborating on the project is the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), local businesses and other interested organizations. For more information or to find out when the classroom will vi [...]

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