Hello All...
I have been reading the posts on this matter and thought I would start my
own test. I will be testing mostly city driving and tracking the results
and posting them here as well. I have to admit...curiousity got the best of
me...and I would not mind either saving some money on
If we have crunched these numbers correctly the land won't produce enough
oil. How many liters or gallons is 100,000 tons of Bio? George
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Subject: [Biofuel] New biodiesel
Hi all,
We as a group have on occasion raised concerns about the grip which
major interest groups have on the world press. This - from the April 21 issue
of The Economist - seems to be signalling a break in the dam. I have also added
a comment by a New Zealand journalist.
Regards,
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Subject: [Biofuel] Re: Acetone as gasoline additive (my test)
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 14:24:49 -0400
disengage lurker mode
Hello All...
I have been reading the posts on this matter and thought I would start my
on 5/3/05 11:54 AM, georgebostic at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If we have crunched these numbers correctly the land won't produce enough
oil. How many liters or gallons is 100,000 tons of Bio? George
I think it's about right -- 80 gallons of biodiesel
per acre of canola. I agree -- it's a
That is a great idea. Just think, now we have a way to get double use out
of land already owned by the public! Not sure of the oil content of those
plants, or the viability of planting or harvesting them, but we have to
start somewhere.
Jim Branaum
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of land already owned by the public! Not sure of the oil content of those
plants, or the viability of planting or harvesting them, but we have to
start somewhere.
Jim Branaum
See:
http://archive.nnytech.net/sgroup/BIOFUELS-BIZ/1395/
How much fuel can we grow?
H cynicism comes to mind. The last 2 institutions I would ever expect to do anything
in regards to our GHG emissions(voluntarily at that) are our government and the auto
industry. The only remaining question, what WAS the agreement signed
on..1 ply or 2?
georgebostic wrote:
If we have crunched these numbers correctly
the land won't produce enough oil.
Hi George,
I take it your referring to the
largest biodiesel refinery in North America,
producing 100,000 tons of biodiesel annually
from 355,000 acres of canola (rape seed).
in the
I looked at one for sale but found a lot of blowby in the crankcase
(compression loss around cylinder walls resulting in pressure in the
crankcase) The dealer had removed the tube from the PCV valve and there was
oily smoke blowing out. I couldnt get in my car fast enough!
You may have
Be prepared to buy at least one new fuel filter, i replaced two in nine weeks.
The first one was chocker block with rust and crud. The second one i replaced
after 8 weeks just to be sure. The motor was starting to miss occasionally, now
it's power on. Look forward to your upcoming results. AT
Thanks for the figures. If I got my sums right, using the rather low
estimates for rapeseed at Journey to Forever, that means they should
be producing 165,000 tons, not 100,000 tons. Economies of scale, LOL!
Economies of scale might work in a factory, but on a farm it's just
an illusion:
mileage (kilometerage)? Lower temperatures lower my mileage in my
MB 300TD and to a lesser extent my Toyota pickup. If the same is true in
gas engines, then mileage should improve as the weather gets warmer,
regardless of any acetone addition. Also, is the fuel you are using the
same? In the
As Garth and I continue our work to make our place sustainable, we do
think about the future in terms of worst case scenario, plan for that,
then we can enjoy living day to day without worrying. On this scenario,
we do expect the economy to crash and that most stores will not be there
any
Keith
--
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3884623
or
http://www.commoditytrader.com/archives/000233.php
Oil in troubled waters
Apr 28th 2005
From The Economist print edition
Prices are sky-high, with profits to match. But looking further
ahead, the industry
Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other alternative energy
technologies into the fold. For example, I remember discussing (maybe here, I'm
not sure) the use of heliostats as a possible heat source for distillation.
However, the use of windmills as a source of mechanical or
I presume biofuels are from biological sources. Renewable synfuels are
something else. They might be mixed (methanol with ?).
If you want to learn more about wind power, try
Renewable Energy Comes of Age
by Paul Gipe
Wiley, 1995
http://wind-works.org
http://www.windpower.dk
Mike,
Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other alternative energy
technologies into the fold. For example, I remember discussing (maybe here,
I'm not sure) the use of heliostats as a possible heat source for
distillation. However, the use of windmills as a source of
Hi Kim and Garth,
You may have seen my recent post about windmills and appropriate technologies.
I'm in the beginning stages of researching AT and so far I'm very interested.
There are books mentioned on appropriate technologies in the JTF site as well
as some other sources. I'm not sure if
Hi everyone,
Rob Del Bueno will be making a presentation on biodiesel production on the 26th
in North Haven, CT.
Rob is a member of the biofuel group and has an opportunity to share his
experience and our passion with people who I hope become inspired and join the
movement.
I am very
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