Re: [biofuel] Deacidifying WVO

2004-03-13 Thread Michael Fleetwood
OK, thanks I'll try that. I'd like to use the acid - base (foolproof) method, but I have not yet managed to obtain the conc sulphuric acid. At 07:53 AM 12/03/2004 -0800, you wrote: on 3/12/04 4:21 AM, mfle2001 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had 32 litres of oil, in a plastic dustbin.

Re: [biofuel] Deacidifying WVO

2004-03-13 Thread Michael Fleetwood
Hi Ken, Yes, it probably was pretty stupid to deacidify a lot of it, I usually do test new things on a small scale, but it sounded fairly straightforward so I was probably overconfident. I did stir it gently, by hand using a piece of plastic pipe for about 4 mins, but it was difficult to tell

Re: [biofuel] Re: Connecticut versus Biodiesel

2004-03-13 Thread esbuck
One gets the impression that Connecticut legislators are control freaks who can be bought by special interests, just like 99 per cent of American politicians. I am constantly amazed by the number of people who believe, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you. [Non-text portions

[biofuel] Global Climate Change - Local Story

2004-03-13 Thread Darryl McMahon
This article was printed in our local weekly (Nepean This Week, March 12, 2004). I have not found it anywhere on-line (so any typos are mine), although Dr. Pearson does have other articles that can be found on the Internet. (Sudbury is a city in Ontario, Canada. Queen's Park is the

[biofuel] Re: Biodiesel Equipment Building workshop, Santa Cruz, CA, April 10 and 11th

2004-03-13 Thread skillshare
x-charset ISO-8859-1different Santa Cruz than he's speaking of- we have one in California as well! I actually thought about that confusion when I posted my message- that there's a place called Santa Cruz almost everywhere that the Spanish have been. I should have spelled out the CA as

Re: [biofuel] 5000 mpg in France........

2004-03-13 Thread esbuck
Yes, but how many bags of groceries will it carry? Where does the license plate go? Will the landlord let you park it in hallway or in the bicycle rack? Wouldn't a bicycle be cheaper, healthier, more useful? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to

[biofuel] Re: Connecticut versus Biodiesel

2004-03-13 Thread amrqq
x-charset ISO-8859-1It's not about tax revenues, C'mon. The most important concern for state gov't pinheads is their jurisdiction over tax issues. They hate things they can't tax. It would be politically embarrasing for them to say that they are agaist a 'warm fuzzy' issue like using waste fryer

[biofuel] ethanol in NE Pa.

2004-03-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I was just wondering if there are any small time ethanol producers in North Eastern Pennsyvannia. I would like to produce enough ethanol myself to run my cars on, but I live in an appartment where I can't. If someone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Al Biofuel

[biofuel] Fluoride in Drinking Water

2004-03-13 Thread murdoch
x-charset ISO-8859-1http://www.universalwater.net/Fluoride_in_Drinking_Water.htm Pursuant to my research on water filters for my own use, and a comment made in the appropriate community group that Fluoride is an additional thing I should try to filter out, I ran into this essay: AMERICA:

[biofuel] Where do you get your waste vegetable oil?

2004-03-13 Thread Mark Finewood
x-charset ISO-8859-1I am curious about your experiences with finding waste vegetable oil? I have been getting some WVO from a local Chinese restaurant where my wife is friends with the owners. I've only gotten about 15 gallons so far (about 5 gallons a week) and am getting my supplies

[biofuel] DMFC - Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

2004-03-13 Thread Olivier Morf
Not really a biofuel but I found it interesting. http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=4845 Exctract: Japan, Mar 5, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Toshiba Corporation today announced the world's first prototype of a small form factor direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for portable PCs, a clean

Re: [biofuel] Electricity storage solutions.

2004-03-13 Thread murdoch
The reason why I ask, is to know what could be gained by only a storage solution, by utilizing rate differences. If you have low rate prices, they are normally 50-60% lower than normal rates. With a battery storage solution, would it be feasible to charge during discounted time and that way

Re: [biofuel] Semi tractors bio or SVO

2004-03-13 Thread robert luis rabello
Brett Dobmeier wrote: Has anyone had experience or know of anything about running semi tractors with the big 400 to 600 hp Cat, Detroit, or Cummins engines on bio diesel or SVO. I have heard rumors about this, but haven't spoken to anyone with any practical experience. The newer

[biofuel] Environmental Defense.

2004-03-13 Thread Sid4Salmon
Dear Fellows and Friends: You may wish to read the full article at; http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?ContentID=3571 Best regards, Sid Oregon, USA Thanks in part to the dogged efforts of Environmental Defense, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved a

[biofuel] A classic post on homesteading

2004-03-13 Thread Keith Addison
Fwd from the Homestead List - K Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:22:46 -0800 From: Tvoivozhd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Homestead mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Is this a Homestead List? Clint Novak wrote: Personally I like all the discussions, but I am curious. What does homesteading mean

[biofuel] Robot Race Ends As All Entries Break Down

2004-03-13 Thread murdoch
Here is the concluding news story to this round of efforts: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=519ncid=718e=7u=/ap/20040313/ap_on_re_us/robot_race Robot Race Ends As All Entries Break Down 12 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated

[biofuel] Environmentalists defend Calif's MTBE ban in NAFTA lawsuit

2004-03-13 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/10/s tate2109EST0202.DTL Environmentalists defend Calif's MTBE ban in NAFTA lawsuit TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, March 10, 2004 (03-10) 18:09 PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --

Re: [biofuel] Electricity storage solutions.

2004-03-13 Thread Hakan Falk
MM, It is an option worth exploiting in the cases where it is possible. I got enough feedback, to say that it is valid in all EU countries with off peak tariffs, which are almost all. The picture is not clear in US, other than that in some states it is a valid option. Disbursed storage, as in

Re: [biofuel] DMFC - Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

2004-03-13 Thread murdoch
Methanol... wood alcohol is arguably something that can be derived as a biofuel even if present-day manufacturing is often from fossil fuels. Thx for this article. I think/hope we are getting closer and closer to trying such a device in public. I'm a little concerned about Methanol's