[biofuel] Re: Suppliers?

2004-04-18 Thread biobenz
I am dealing with these guys in Canada but by the US pricing they seem to be there also, but if not they will most likely mail order stuff like scales. They have sulfuric acids and the hydroxides listed in their Chemicals section of their catalogue and I have already gotten some from them

[biofuel] Re: Methinks I got it ! Grolsch and all, ha !

2004-04-18 Thread biobenz
Yup! Grolsch available in most big grocery stores (in Quebec anyway, and at the liquor store elsewhere) My prefered brand is Becks, but every so often the Euro has a good day and the price jumps so I digress to a local brand, which according to the organic farmer we deal with, is a pretty

Re: [biofuel] Co-op placements?

2004-04-18 Thread Darryl McMahon
Stef, who have you contacted so far? (You mean the Humber College in Toronto, right?) A few come to mind. Iogen, Biox, Toronto Renewable Energy Co-op, Bruce-Grey County (Ferndale) wind turbine project, Ontario Power Generation, Canadian Hydro, ...there's a biodiesel outlet in the Toronto

[biofuel] small scale vs large scale

2004-04-18 Thread jdautremontsmith
Hello, I've often heard it said that small scale biodiesel production is more efficient than large scale production, or, in other words, biodiesel production has diseconomies of scale. I'm trying to find some documentation of this. Does anyone know of any resources that investigate this

[biofuel] Re: first batch

2004-04-18 Thread pivincent
Is it soap? Pierre --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sent a message 2-3 days ago. Hasn't shown up yet. I'll try again: Hello fellow biodieselers! I can say that now that I made my first batch. It was just a 1 litre batch, here's how I went about it: -

[biofuel] Re: Suppliers?

2004-04-18 Thread Brian
Thanks. It doesn't hurt to ask them about shipping to the US. I'll send them an e-mail. Brian --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, biobenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am dealing with these guys in Canada but by the US pricing they seem to be there also, but if not they will most likely mail

Re: [biofuel] small scale vs large scale

2004-04-18 Thread Appal Energy
Julian, Yours is a very broad parameter. Perhaps what would serve best to start is to establish What it is that can best be achieved with each scale and are those achievements in line with sound economics? Bio-regional (presuming that you mean approximately that by small scale) reduces the

[biofuel] Biodiesel 15 Liter batches How to heat the oil with water?

2004-04-18 Thread Kevin Shea
Thanks to Keith and several readers for helping me along in biodiesel production. Keith explained how important it is to have adequate heated WVO during the reaction time. The was a real problem for me not having a heater, and I'm sure for many of you out there are still trying to collect

[biofuel] Biodiesel Class Tour... coming Re: biodiesel class

2004-04-18 Thread girl_mark_fire
I've gotten quite a flurry of off-list interest from people in other areas of the country who want to host a workshop due to my biodiesel class 'tour' rumors. Here's some of my other plans: -Im going to Albuquerque and Tucson in May to tie up some loose ends from my past, and would love to

[biofuel] The Myth of the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

2004-04-18 Thread Keith Addison
Any opinions on this? Best Keith From: The Motor Oil Bible[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Motor Oil Bible Update April 16, 2004 Hello, This message is going out to everyone who ever purchased The Motor Oil Bible or downloaded the free version (with the exception of

[biofuel] Answering Critiques of Precaution, Part 1

2004-04-18 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=2431 #789 -- Answering Critiques of Precaution, Part 1, April 15, 2004 The precautionary principle is a new way of making decisions about environment and health. The purpose of the precautionary approach is to make decisions today that we

[biofuel] Keep on Truckin' - Taxpayers could get stuck with tab for new diesel rules

2004-04-18 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.gristmagazine.com/muck/muck041304.asp?source=daily Keep on Truckin' Taxpayers could get stuck with tab for new diesel rules by Amanda Griscom 13 Apr 2004 When the Bush administration wants to gin up some environmental cred, it cites efforts underway to slash diesel emissions by

[biofuel] Despite high gas prices, Americans keep on driving

2004-04-18 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0413/p02s02-usec.html | csmonitor.com April 13, 2004 edition Despite high gas prices, Americans keep on driving Fuel will have to top at least $2, if not $3, for drivers to change their behavior. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

[biofuel] Re: first batch

2004-04-18 Thread appalenergy
Pierre, We've seen a similar type of result before, but not when working with a 100% SVO. In that case it was an oil that was rich in animal tallow. The white layer was unconverted fats. If you want to figure out what that center layer is and what happened, I'd suggest a couple of things.

[biofuel] Fuel Effecient Vehicles in US

2004-04-18 Thread Brett Dobmeier
Does anyone know why the vehicles listed on the JTF website under Do diesels have a future? http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_future.html aren't available in the USA? I have looked at them numerous times now, and if those vehicles are getting 70 to 240 MPG why aren't they being sold.

Re: [biofuel] The Myth of the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

2004-04-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Keith Addison wrote: Any opinions on this? When I was in high school, one of my shop teachers owned a pair of 12 cylinder Jaguars. Originally from South Africa, he went to England during WW2 and served as an RAF fighter plane mechanic. He NEVER changed the oil in his machines.

[biofuel] Re: The Myth of the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

2004-04-18 Thread kirkmcloren
The additive package depletes/wears out. If you could restore the sdditives and filtered the oil well the only other problem is dilution/contamination with crankcase blowby. I have never run oil a long time so I don't know if the rumor there is mechanical cracking of long chain molecules is

Re: [biofuel] Re: The Oil We Eat: Following the food chain back to Iraq

2004-04-18 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Hi Keith, It may be that there is some kind of economy and people may trade off, but it appears to be totally family oriented. Since our closest family is 3000 miles away, we don't have anyone to trade with. We are slowly finding people, but mostly it is teaching how to weatherproof a house

Re: [biofuel] Fuel Effecient Vehicles in US

2004-04-18 Thread murdoch
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:20:42 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: Does anyone know why the vehicles listed on the JTF website under Do diesels have a future? http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_future.html aren't available in the USA? I have looked at them numerous times now, and if those vehicles

Re: [biofuel] Re: The Myth of the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

2004-04-18 Thread murdoch
We have two pictures painted for us. One by you, of a woman who just let things go and it didn't work out. Robert tells us the story of a man who carefully filtered and stayed on top of the oil that was in there. That seemed to work out for him. So, I wonder if the answer is, maybe, that it

Re: [biofuel] Re: The Myth of the 3,000 Mile Oil Change

2004-04-18 Thread robert luis rabello
murdoch wrote: We have two pictures painted for us. One by you, of a woman who just let things go and it didn't work out. Robert tells us the story of a man who carefully filtered and stayed on top of the oil that was in there. That seemed to work out for him. If oil analysis

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Class Tour... coming Re: biodiesel class

2004-04-18 Thread Curtis Sakima
I would go if the drive weren't a thousand miles!! 'Always wanted to watch how it's done live. LOL, Curtis Dazzle Mom this coming Mother's Day season with flowers! http://www.flowerson55.com - Original Message - From: girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've gotten quite a