RE: [biofuels-biz] diester oil

2003-06-30 Thread Martin Brook
Thanks. Martin Brook, Biofuel. Winny De Schryver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Diester oil is a commercial name for biodiesel. It is a german company WDS -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Levent Yuceer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 26 juni 2003 7:49 Aan:

Re: [biofuels-biz] diester oil

2003-06-30 Thread Levent YŸceer
David and Winny Thank you both very much. levent yuceer - Original Message - From: David Teal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] diester oil Levent, Diester is a confusing name. The 'di' part has

Re: [biofuels-biz] diester oil

2003-06-30 Thread Michael Allen
Thanks Winny. Just goes to show that you can't leave a perfectly good generic chemical name kicking around without someone registering it as a trade name! Diester oil is a commercial name for biodiesel. It is a german company WDS -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Levent Yuceer

Re: [biofuel] New car warranties and Biofuel

2003-06-30 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Barry Does anyone have any dealings with new car warranties when it comes to using biodiesel or vegetable oil as the main fuel? I would be interested in hearing any pros and cons concerning this subject. In particular, does using biodiesel void any of the engine, fuel or drivetrain

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2003-06-30 Thread milliontc
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Re: [biofuel] Re: methanol recovery QDP pumps

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R: [biofuel] Fwd: Fw: Impeach Bush! Echoes Through Bush Fundraiser

2003-06-30 Thread Larosa Rodolfo
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Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel verified as retrofit technology

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
Verified emission reductions for using biodiesel vary from 0 to 47% for PM and CO, 0-67% for HC, and -10% to 0% for NOx, depending on biodiesel content in the blend and the type of application. [] Biodiesel verification http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/techlist-biodiesel.htm While all of

Re: [biofuel] Sweet Wankel diesels...

2003-06-30 Thread Alan Petrillo
Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote: Check the p/w ratio on these puppies! (go to development) http://www.wankel-rotary.com/ Yee-haa Yowza! Look at the applications too. Another to add to my (growing) list of diesel aircraft engine manufacturers. The only problem I see with it is the

Re: [biofuel] Sweet Wankel diesels...

2003-06-30 Thread Hakan
Alan, I have been driving the wankel driven sport car, Japanese. Do not remember what brand at the moment, it will come, One of the thing I did remember was the high fuel consumption, I was told that wankel was thirstier than piston engines. Hakan At 01:14 PM 6/30/2003 -0400, you wrote:

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread Darryl McMahon
Sorry to be late in on this, but I'm playing catch-up and could not resist the invitation in this post. robert luis rabello wrote: Production rates at this power level are generally considered insufficient, which is why commercial electrolysis occurs above thermoneutral voltage.

Re: [biofuel] Sweet Wankel diesels...

2003-06-30 Thread Hakan
Mazda. Hakan At 07:30 PM 6/30/2003 +0200, you wrote: Alan, I have been driving the wankel driven sport car, Japanese. Do not remember what brand at the moment, it will come, One of the thing I did remember was the high fuel consumption, I was told that wankel was thirstier than piston

Re: [biofuel] Sweet Wankel diesels...

2003-06-30 Thread Darryl McMahon
Hakan, Mazda was best known Japanese producer for Wankels. Around here Wankels were noted for superb power, wide torque band and high fuel consumption. I believe that is why AMC dropped them from the Pacer (which was originally designed for a Wankel) when the OPEC petro pinches hit in the

[biofuel] Help with some simple numbers?

2003-06-30 Thread Tim Castleman
Can I get some help with these simple calculations? US petroleum consumption is 19.65 Million Barrels per day, or about 7 Billion barrels per year. (http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2002/htm l/table_04_01.html) If we could get 2 barrels (88 gallons) of biofuel

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
Hydrogen is like the fairy tales. To make 10 kW of Hydrogen from renewable source like electrolysis of water, you need 9 kW of electricity. FWIW: 1. I think many environmentalists are making somewhat of a wrong call on Hydrogen, seeing it as almost entirely bogus. I think it shows promise

Re: [biofuel] Sweet Wankel diesels...

2003-06-30 Thread Alan Petrillo
Hakan wrote: Mazda. Hakan At 07:30 PM 6/30/2003 +0200, you wrote: Alan, I have been driving the wankel driven sport car, Japanese. Do not remember what brand at the moment, it will come, One of the thing I did remember was the high fuel consumption, I was told that wankel was

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread Hakan
MM, The numbers are not wacky, but they are the best I could find. Most other numbers show that it take more electricity than you get out. I am not saying that Hydrogen as such is a scam and that we could not find it viable in the future. What I say is that it is at the moment used as a

Re: [biofuel] Help with some simple numbers?

2003-06-30 Thread Ken Richardson
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[biofuel] Re: Help with some simple numbers?

2003-06-30 Thread creeble
I think the main potential for mathematical error here is in the conversion of barrels of petroleum to various fuels (and other products), some of which aren't necessarily replaceable by biofuel. For example, from a single barrel of crude oil (and the 19.65MM bbl/day figure includes other

[biofuel] About those numbers...

2003-06-30 Thread Tim Castleman
Just to clarify, I am a biofuel advocate. I have been for a couple of years now. In my view, BioDiesel is part of a Bio-Fuel solution, but the real benefit gained from bio-fuels is the closing of the carbon loop. In other words, by using fuels derived from carbon recently taken up, rather than

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:04:54 +0200, you wrote: MM, The numbers are not wacky, but they are the best I could find. Most other numbers show that it take more electricity than you get out. First: *All* such conversions, from electricity to any sort of liquid or gaseous substance containing the

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread Hakan
MM, Please At 02:14 PM 6/30/2003 -0700, you wrote: On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:04:54 +0200, you wrote: MM, The numbers are not wacky, but they are the best I could find. Most other numbers show that it take more electricity than you get out. First: *All* such conversions, from electricity

Re: [biofuel] Help with some simple numbers?

2003-06-30 Thread Appal Energy
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Re: [biofuel] About those numbers...

2003-06-30 Thread Appal Energy
Hey, I love the Lupo, but frankly, the thought of being on the same road as a 6000 pound SUV going 80 to 90 MPH, well, that's a little bit scary to me! What? They didn't teach you how to use a rear view mirror in Driver's Ed, nor how to continually monitor it several times a minute? If not,

Re: [biofuel] About those numbers...

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
I am not going to sign up for the Drive 55 thing, although I do think I support some conservation efforts. We drive places because we need to. It may not be life or death if we do this at 65-77 mph (about what I and many others average), but those speeds are factored into virtually everything

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
Second: Your figures are in power instead of energy. You have quoted kW instead of kWh. I have done a mathematically correct simplification. The time factor can and should be excluded, if it is the same. You will have a hard time with me, if you argue this. Here is what you said: ...To

[biofuel] Biodiesel conversion for boilers

2003-06-30 Thread essentialkent
Hello, Just joined the group. My name is Kent McKay, and I am a distiller of organic essential oils in Costa RIca and Canada. I also build stills for other eco based projects and have been asked to put a quote together for a Mayan community still in Guatemala. They are interested in using

Re: [biofuel] About those numbers...

2003-06-30 Thread Greg and April
80 - 90 MPH for any vehicle is scary, it don't matter how much it weighs at that point, it is going to turn someone into goo if things go wrong. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Tim Castleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 30,

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread Hakan
MM, So this is the only correct definition, Power is kW(s) per second and energy is kWh per hour? Anything else is absolutely wrong? cannot energy be kWm per minute? The only defined is power Watt/second, if we keep to Watt. If I want to specify energy, I could do it in kWyear or any

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread Robert Mills
This is quite interesting to say the least. Here is what you said: ...To make 10 kW of Hydrogen from renewable source like electrolysis of water, you need 9 kW of electricity Please define a renewable resource called electrolysis of water. I am unable to determine this as a renewable

Re: [biofuel] The Hydrogen hype, the scam artists at work.

2003-06-30 Thread murdoch
Well, I think there are two issues here. 1. First, I think you simply reversed numbers by accident. If I understand you correctly (and I may not) you meant to convey that there was a 10% loss in energy going from electricity to hydrogen, in the most optimistic electrolysis process possible.

[biofuel] US DEA stalled in attempt to outlaw hemp seed and oil foods.

2003-06-30 Thread Appal Energy
http://www.globalhemp.com/News/2003/June/appeals_court_rejects_dea.html Monday, June 30, 2003 Appeals court rejects DEA bid to outlaw hemp foods David Kravets, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, California - A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ban

[biofuel] No need for conservation?

2003-06-30 Thread Tim Castleman
First off, many thanks for the correction on the capacity of a barrel, which in fact could be anywhere from 31 to 42 gallons liquid, but then even that actual amount could change somewhat if we consider Imperial gallons rather than US. There is a variety of barrels established by law or usage.