RE: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light

2005-05-03 Thread James G. Branaum
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Redler Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light SNIP For example, spending $0.50 for every $1.00 of my taxes on

Re: [Biofuel] pore size of a paper coffee filter

2005-05-03 Thread Pieter Koole
Yes, they have the good filtration properties for BD, but the manufacturer does not guarantee anything. Met vriendelijke groet, Pieter Koole : [Biofuel] pore size of a paper coffee filter Hi Everyone, I was wondering if any list member has an idea of the pore size of a paper coffee filter.

[Biofuel] Start-up questions

2005-05-03 Thread Sanders, Martha
Hello, I'm involved with Cascade People's Center, a family support center near downtown Seattle. We are a non-profit family support center that provides free programs for children, youth, families, and individuals. One of our programs, the Advocate's Task Force, has decided to start a

RE: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light

2005-05-03 Thread Michael Redler
Your missing the point. I'd rather throw away half of the taxes I pay at schools (or whatever...pick one) than the so called military industrial complex where our tax dollars buy the most sophisticated machines ever devised by our species for the purpose of waging war. Mike James G.

RE: [Biofuel] Mid '60s Mercedes 200D - Suitable Biodiesel-mobile?

2005-05-03 Thread Neil Goatman
yes but a bit gutless I have a 300d has a bit more power replace hose from fuel tank to fuel pipe under car and in engine bay cheap and easy Neil -Original Message- From: Ken Dunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2005 7:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Mid

Re: [Biofuel] Zoo May Use Animal Waste As Energy Source

2005-05-03 Thread mike
Lion and tiger feces/urine is really effective mulch for keeping deer and hares out of your garden. I found this 'repellent' more effective than anything else when gardening in the Rocky Mtn foothills at 3500ft ASL. Bears didn't like it either; they gave our homestead a wide berth. m-- The

Re: [Biofuel] Mid '60s Mercedes 200D - Suitable Biodiesel-mobile?

2005-05-03 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Ken. Basically all MB:s run well on biodiesel. But could you provide more details, yom, engine size and so on ? Best regards Jan Warnqvist AGERATEC AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] + 46 554 201 89 +46 70 499 38 45 - Original Message - From: Ken Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Start-up questions

2005-05-03 Thread Dean Thomas
An excellent cause and an excellent idea. all the info on making biodiesel you and I will ever need can be had at http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel.html As to were to find the equipment required first learn from the reading material how it is made and then use your imagination, it is

Re: [Biofuel] Mid '60s Mercedes 200D - Suitable Biodiesel-mobile?

2005-05-03 Thread Busyditch
Ken About the only 2 concerns you may have are the possible failure of non-neoprene rubber parts in the injector pump. Any rebuild kit would remedy this as the new parts would surely be made from neoprene. The other issue would be the loosening of debris/swarth in the tank and fuel lines. Imagine

RE: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light (revisited)

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi everyone, I've been receiving emails lately that have given me a burst of enthusiasm and curiosity about the future. Good for you! Here are some of the things I've been thinking about. I hope you don't mind if I use this forum to express myself a little. Feel free, that's what it's

RE: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
SNIP For example, spending $0.50 for every $1.00 of my taxes on building the military does not represent balance when our (K-12) schools don't come close in comparison to most of those in the industrialized world. SNIP You hit one of my really hot buttons. One of the most expensive

Re: [Biofuel] Mid '60s Mercedes 200D - Suitable Biodiesel-mobile?

2005-05-03 Thread lendzian_michael
Hi Ken, Parts may to very hard to come by for such an older model of a mercedes. I suggest seeking out and buying a 78-85 123 style car from Mercedes. (Do a google) Any old mercedes will probably need some catch repairs, don't get discouraged. Press on and spend a modest amount of money on

[Biofuel] German car makers blamed for fine particulate pollution

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/46439/ 80% of brand new Mercedes sold in Germany with particle DieselNet UPDATE April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ German car makers blamed for fine particulate pollution Munich, Stuttgart, and possibly other German cities do not meet EU ambient air

[Biofuel] Light-duty diesels in the USA

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Light-duty diesels in the USA Raising fuel prices make diesel vehicles increasingly more attractive for US customers. According to figures by Polk Automotive published by the Diesel Technology Forum, nearly 60% of consumers chose the diesel option in

[Biofuel] Canada reaches GHG emission agreement with automakers

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Canada reaches GHG emission agreement with automakers A voluntary agreement on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was signed between the Canadian government and the automobile industry. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), automobile manufacturers

[Biofuel] Santiago launching diesel retrofit program

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Santiago launching diesel retrofit program The city of Santiago, Chile, is launching a diesel retrofit program targeting diesel powered buses in the Transsantiago transit system. It is expected that as many as 2000 vehicles will be retrofitted with

[Biofuel] New York City proposing new emission rules for city vehicles

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ New York City proposing new emission rules for city vehicles The New York City Council's Committee on Environmental Protection adopted a set of initiatives implementing stricter emission and fuel economy requirements for new vehicles purchased by the

[Biofuel] SAE 2005 World Congress

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ SAE 2005 World Congress The SAE 2005 World Congress was held this year on April 11-14 in Detroit. Papers on diesel emission control, grouped into several topical sessions, covered the newest developments in such technologies as diesel oxidation catalysts

[Biofuel] AVL International Commercial Powertrain Conference 2005

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ AVL International Commercial Powertrain Conference 2005 The 3rd AVL ICPC conference, held on April 20-21 in Graz, Austria, provided a forum for the exchange of technical information for highway and nonroad commercial vehicle manufacturers faced with the

[Biofuel] Retrofit particulate filters for Mercedes passenger cars

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Retrofit particulate filters for Mercedes passenger cars DaimlerChrysler announced a retrofit diesel particulate filter (DPF) kit for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, which will be launched in the Fall 2005. The filter will initially be available for the

[Biofuel] Engelhard introducing palladium-containing diesel catalysts

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Engelhard introducing palladium-containing diesel catalysts Engelhard Corporation is launching a new, platinum/palladium diesel oxidation catalyst technology. The new catalyst--which Engelhard said has been under development for the past several

[Biofuel] Corning introduces new particulate filter formulation

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Corning introduces new particulate filter formulation Corning Incorporated announced that it will begin supplying a new diesel particulate filter to light-duty vehicle manufacturers later this year. The Corning DuraTrap AT filter uses a new aluminum

[Biofuel] Heavy-duty hybrid powertrains

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Heavy-duty hybrid powertrains + New York City to buy hybrid diesel-electric buses, not CNG The MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) has decided to change its clean bus strategy, which will rely exclusively on hybrid diesel-electric buses. The NYCT wants to

[Biofuel] New biodiesel plants

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ New biodiesel plants The looming depletion of conventional crude oil resources and increasing fuel prices are driving investment in biodiesel production facilities in different parts of the world. + Largest US biodiesel plant to be built in North Dakota

[Biofuel] Sasol to provide technology for Nigerian GTL project

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Sasol to provide technology for Nigerian GTL project A $1.7 billion engineering, design and procurement contract for the Escravos Gas to Liquids plant (EGTL) in Nigeria has been awarded to Team JKS--a consortium of Japan Gas Corporation, KBR and

[Biofuel] Maruti investing in car, engine plants

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Maruti investing in car, engine plants India's biggest car maker, Maruti Udyog, approved an investment of 32.7 billion rupees ($748 million) in a car making plant and a plant to make diesel and gasoline engines, reports Reuters. Both plants will be

[Biofuel] Navistar to buy MWM Motores of Brazil

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Navistar to buy MWM Motores of Brazil Navistar International Corporation announced that its South American engine subsidiary, International Engines South America, will acquire MWM Motores Diesel Ltda (MWM), a major Brazilian diesel engine producer. The

[Biofuel] Mitsubishi Fuso to license SCR technology from Nissan Diesel

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Mitsubishi Fuso to license SCR technology from Nissan Diesel Nissan Diesel Motor Co. will license its FLENDS diesel emission reduction technology to Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Bus Corp., according to Kyodo News. Nissan Diesel's FLENDS (Final Low Emission

[Biofuel] Bosch opens Technology Center in China

2005-05-03 Thread Keith Addison
April 2005 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Bosch opens Technology Center in China The Bosch Group has opened a new Technology Center in Suzhou, 80 km west of Shanghai. The total investment volume is about €50 million. 220 employees are working at the Center, mostly in the field of automotive

Re: [Biofuel] Start-up questions

2005-05-03 Thread David Thornton
I'm working on a similar no-budget project at my university. I obtained the following materials at no cost. 55 gallon sealed drum - Jiffy lube for heating and mixing 30 gallon sealed HDPE drum- Jiffy lube possibly methoxide mix tank 55 gallon HDPE rain barrel- Friends of the

[Biofuel] Renewable Energy Documents

2005-05-03 Thread Michael Redler
I stumbeled across this site today. I didn't get very deep into it but, it looks like it has some potential. Mike « DocRenewableEnergy » the most recent document references on :: renewable energy http://www.docrenewableenergy.info/en/ ___

Re: [Biofuel] Renewable Energy Documents

2005-05-03 Thread AntiFossil
Nice stumble Mike! Some very interesting documents in there. On 5/3/05, Michael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I stumbeled across this site today. I didn't get very deep into it but, it looks like it has some potential. Mike Ç DocRenewableEnergy È the most recent document

Re: [Biofuel] Bush on matter - a thousand points of light

2005-05-03 Thread robert luis rabello
You hit one of my really hot buttons. One of the most expensive schools in the nation, when breaking out the cost per pupil, has the lowest scores on any standardized test given. Standardized testing is not always a meaningful measurement of student capability, but it is often dragged out