Richland County School District Two: BLYTHEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL RIBBON CUTTING FOR BIODIESEL LAB ON MARCH 18 - NATIONAL BIODIESEL DAY

Columbia SC

15 March, 2022

10:31 AM

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Press release from Richland County School District Two: 3/14/2022 Blythewood High School students have garnered national attention for their biodiesel production laboratory, which converts used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel. The media is invited to a ribbon cutting and demonstration on Friday, March 18, which will showcase the lab, which is only the second of its kind in the United States. The Bengal Biodiesel Lab was recently featured on the television show MotorWeek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3gF86rmvpk An expansion of the biodiesel program was made possible by grants from the South Carolina Energy Office and Green Energy Biofuels. WHEN:                   9 – 10 a.m. WHERE:                   10901 Wilson Blvd., 29016 (Enter the staff/bus entrance and you'll be guided to the lab. No check-in required.) CONTACT:  [email protected] This press release was produced by Richland County School District Two. The views expressed here are the author's own.