----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: the empire's gone....
> The European average consumption of vege oil is 35kg per person per > annum. Obviously a lot is simply eaten :), but if only 25% is > available as waste oil then uk alone has 1/2 million tonnes to use. > Waste tallows could triple that volume. > > The recent cockups with BSE, F&M, food contamination, etc mean that > waste cooking oil is now at ridiculously low prices and a serious > disposal problem. Other countries that continue to use animal feed > methods now outlawed in UK are riding for the same fall. > > It makes good sense to use WVO as fuel. It also makes sense to use > the waste tallows that are also a disposal problem but as we know > there are technical issues with high percentage stearic esters in > standard vehicles. > > Re-using waste products does not mean that virgin materials can't > also be used, it's just common sense - or should be. > > As for $$$, it's the same the world over. Biodiesel will only survive > if it can somehow undercut the petro competition on price. In Europe > that means different excise taxes. In the third world local labour > should make home grown fuel cheaper. > > Regards > > Dave > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Small business owners... > Tell us what you think! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/vO1FAB/txzCAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~ -> > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Small business owners... Tell us what you think! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vO1FAB/txzCAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
