[biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread frank
All. I live in California and am trying to spread the use of bio-diesel. I recently ran into an issue: The diesel fuel regulations that are curretnly in place and the new ones on the drawing board. As I undestand them, the big issue is sulfur. Current Ca. regs allow 150ppm..the new ones go down

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
All. I live in California and am trying to spread the use of bio-diesel. I recently ran into an issue: The diesel fuel regulations that are curretnly in place and the new ones on the drawing board. As I undestand them, the big issue is sulfur. Current Ca. regs allow 150ppm..the new ones

[biofuels-biz] UN Renewable Energy Agency - was Re: [biofuel] Where direct the money

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Pedro M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be possible to get some support for the idea of a UN Renewable Energy Agency, get a campaign going. Saying (as you did) that there's already an Atomic Energy Agency is a good argument for it. Hard work though. Best Thank you my friend. But

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Pedro M.
- Original Message - From: frank To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] RFI All. I live in California and am trying to spread the use of bio-diesel. Petrol companies won«t help you in this ;) I

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread frank
Keith, I'm new to this so forgive some 'dumb' questions! When you use the term bio-diesel, are you referring to 100% bio or a mix?? I've looked at the standard and I would assume its for 100% bio, right. When we get into a blend, I would assume that since the bio contains no sulfur, that the

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Frank Keith, I'm new to this so forgive some 'dumb' questions! Not dumb, no problem. When you use the term bio-diesel, are you referring to 100% bio or a mix?? 100% - the figures I gave below from the NBB are for 100% biod. I think to most of us biodiesel means B100, if not we'd say so.

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
there is no sulfur in biodiesel. biodiesel blended with petrol diesel is no longer biodiesel. it's B20, B30, etc. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages -

[biofuels-biz] starting a business

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
The following info is geared towards the electronics business, but there are invaluable gems in here that are applicable to any business. http://www.tinaja.com/ismm01.html Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages -

[biofuel] Fwd: [Biodiesel] Fw: G8 Renewable Energy Task Force

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Pedro M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:37:07 +0200 Subject: [Biodiesel] Fw: G8 Renewable Energy Task Force For another people interested in the G8 work and to give ideas ;) - Original Message - From: Bremner, Anne-Marie A SI-PXP [EMAIL

Re: [biofuel] G8 Renewable Energy report

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Pedro What«s the politic of Shell relationg Renowable energy ( biodiesel ) . Does it sell biodiesel in its fuel-stations ???'. If I remember right, Terry wrote recently, on the biodiesel content of dinodiesel sold in France, usually 5%, that Shell only adds 2%. Which, I guess, is 2% more

[biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES

2001-07-27 Thread Ray Foulk
Does anyone have knowledge of any sources of biofuel in the south of England? Are there places, or a place where one can purchase reliable quality bio-diesel? Thanks, Ray. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
I have a niggling feeling that 10 years from now, the environmentalists will be fighting the ethanol industry tooth and nail. anything can be done badly, and I expect the ADM's of the world will be successful in turning a clean renewable resource into a dirty unsustainable one.. Steve

UN Renewable Energy Agency - was Re: [biofuel] Where direct the money

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Pedro M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be possible to get some support for the idea of a UN Renewable Energy Agency, get a campaign going. Saying (as you did) that there's already an Atomic Energy Agency is a good argument for it. Hard work though. Best Thank you my friend. But

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread david e cruse
Hi Keith and Everyone, I personally think that they will win by force of money and political influence. The financial might these corporations wield is enough to win in most any arena they enter. David Cruse - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Keith and Everyone, I personally think that they will win by force of money and political influence. The financial might these corporations wield is enough to win in most any arena they enter. David Cruse Agreed. But there are a lot of people doing biofuels at the local level, and I

Re: [biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES

2001-07-27 Thread martin.brook
what part of the south east r u ? how much do you want? - Original Message - From: Ray Foulk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel list biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:09 PM Subject: [biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES Does anyone have knowledge of any sources of biofuel in the

[biofuel] Hemp Diesel

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
- Original Message - From: Michael Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: [wastewatts] Real cool! I picked up these two items from the web. Normally I would ask And what are you going to do with the rest of the plant? but in

Re: [biofuel] air car primer

2001-07-27 Thread jerry dycus
Hi Dick, Pedro and All, Pedro, thanks for the URL. The tanks are huge and wouldn't be practical to change though with a cooling system, more weight, they could be filled fairly fast, 10 minutes from very large storage tanks at even higher pressures. To quote their

[biofuel] Re: Cars from coconuts

2001-07-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Neat! An old technology becomes new again. The article does get the shell confused with the surrounding fibrous husk or coir, but that is a common mistake. The thin, hard, dense shell makes excellent charcoal and is a good starting point for making activated carbon for industrial purposes. The

[biofuel] Cowflops

2001-07-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
But I have to say without reservation that this piece of nuclear mis-and dis-information (see below) is pure, unadulterated, horse crap cow flop of the highest order. Whew! Watch that blood pressure, and try to stick to facts rather than invective. Junk science is junk science if it ignores