[Biofuel] Castor beens and oil

2005-04-01 Thread FRANCISCO
We are developping a project to replace fossil fuel ( about 12 million gallons per year ) by vegetable oil at 1 to1 ratio . The customer is a paper industry. We will have small farmers planting castor to begin with and later we will move to jatropha when we domesticate it. We will press and

[Biofuel] bush and money.

2005-04-01 Thread Andrew Tracey
I might be mistaken and probably are but it appears to me that now mr wolfowitz has his hands on a bottomless pit of money that he is going to give his buddy ALL THAT IT TAKES to get rid of the baddies. When is the next election in the U.S.? It seems that there will be just enough time to

RE: [Biofuel] Optimism

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Bravo, it is early fall where I live and although the one of my jasmine bushes are still blooming I can tell the season nearly over. But I have fond remembrances of my black raspberries straight from the canes and the incredible ice cream my wife made from this first year of harvest. I never

RE: [Biofuel] when will it run out

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hello Keith, When I get a few spare moments I will delve into the archives. As a closet historian I was aware of the german synfuel efforts during WWII. I was merely pointing out what the 1973 oil crisis spawned in the industry that I was working in. BTW two of the members of that synfuels

[Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Thomas Mountain
As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so to speak? And the other question is it possible to make biodiesel with ethanol? I am putting together a proposal for an East African country to follow Brazils lead and have to do some

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Hakan Falk
Bob, You were right and I am wrong and I am glad that I did get a very good explanation on how Hubbert could be so right. It also explains why president Carter was so genuinely worried, when he developed his energy plan. He had the foresight to realize that Hubbert was right. It also explains

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Henri Naths
Hakan, I would like to give a humble option here, ( Hakan wrote;...Criminal, established by the fact that we now know that Iraq were no WMD threat to US. ) We took out Hitler for the same reason, Him and Suddam Hussein were weapons of mass destruction. H. - Original Message -

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread robert luis rabello
All of this supported by the America people, in a reelection of president Bush. I hear the false argument that only 48% voted him in office. This argument is poor mathematics, I cannot get to this result, when Bush won with a more than 3 million of the populous American vote. It was the

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Lutec

2005-04-01 Thread Doug Foskey
Hey guys? Was this an April 1 special?? (April Fools Day) I did not look at it, but always look at things that are too good to be true as they probably ARE too good to be true! regards Doug On Friday 01 April 2005 8:15, Chris Bennett wrote: Tom Irwin wrote: Hi All, Some of you real

Re: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity device

2005-04-01 Thread D. Mindock
I must say first of all that I was only acting as the bearer of the information. I also did not say that I believed it was real, only that I hoped that it was. Anything wrong with that? If you read the Lutec website you will see that they do not want your money, even if you offered it to

Re: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil a bad choice for BD making?

2005-04-01 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello Keith and thank you for your input. I agree with you, blending an oil with a high IV with one with a lower, should produce an average IV. But in some course literature I read some time ago, it said that oil spill from rape seed oil will leave you two months to wipe it up before it

[Biofuel] New Crop of batteries

2005-04-01 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Hello folks, I've just read an exciting piece of news. The new crop of electric batetries is upon us. These are the usual Li-Ion batteries, but with a twist - ability to charge to 80% capacity in 1minute. Also these have excelent lifecycle - only loose 1% of capacity after 1000 cycles The energy

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Lutec

2005-04-01 Thread Tomas Juknevicius
Bruno M. wrote: snip The only free energy on earth is solar energy ( besides a little cosmic radiation, and we leave fission out ). If you harvest this ( and convert this) in any form you can say you have captured free energy. snip Hehe, I think you also forgot the mechanical energy of

[Biofuel] Biofuel and Oil Burning Furnaces

2005-04-01 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
Hallo Folks, We have run out of wood and I am not fit to cut and split it at this time so we had to use our fuel oil furnace which needed more attention than I was qualified to give it. I spoke to Erv, the repairman, about the problems with diesel Nr. 1 and Nr. 2 and then asked him about

Re: [Biofuel] Lots of questions

2005-04-01 Thread ROY Washbish
Thanks Kim You are right ~BEST~ Roy Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, Many people are switching from electric hot water to propane, so the electric hot water heaters are available. Bright Blessings, Kim At 09:15 AM 3/31/2005, you wrote: Ken Where do you get a SPENT hot

RE: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, Correct me if I am wrong but I believe President Carter was the only President to be an engineer. I recall him as having a degree in nuclear engineering? True? He is also a great humanitarian. Tom -Original Message- From: Hakan Falk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/31/05 11:29

Re: [Biofuel] biodiesel reactor setup

2005-04-01 Thread ROY Washbish
Keith At the risk of looking ignorant, are the items you listed in your email ALL found at journey to forever? I also am looking to go BIO the simplest way. Bye the way it seems the JTF site is down. Thanks Roy Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to make

RE: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, As an American who believes in the U.S. Constitution as written by our founding fathers, I will do all I legally can to change this tyrannical situation in my country. I will do it with my voice. I will do it with my pen. I will do it with my vote. I will not be shouted down. I will not

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hakan, I would like to give a humble option here, ( Hakan wrote;...Criminal, established by the fact that we now know that Iraq were no WMD threat to US. ) We took out Hitler for the same reason, Him and Suddam Hussein were weapons of mass destruction. H. Judging from past posts, I think

RE: [Biofuel] when will it run out

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Keith, When I get a few spare moments I will delve into the archives. You should MAKE the time BEFORE you send new posts that just rehash old ground that's been gone over again and again and again. As advised in the List rules, which you were referred to in the Welcome message you

Re: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity device

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
on this planet. I think not in this universe.This guy has slid over into another dimension or what? JD2005 Eric Krieg lists 78 free energy scams here, doesn't seem to get into the zero-point stuff and instant cold fusion, so there's all that besides:

[Biofuel] Processor for BDiesel Coop

2005-04-01 Thread Dan Moroz
Hello all, This is my first time posting here. I am just starting to really get my feet wet, and understand all the ideas that are being put forth here on the list, and I am very thankful for the wise discussions. We are just starting up a biofuel co-op here in Manitoba, and I am wondering

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Lutec

2005-04-01 Thread Henri Naths
free? H. - Original Message - From: Tomas Juknevicius [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bruno M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 April, 2005 4:46 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Re: Lutec Bruno M. wrote: snip The only free energy on earth is solar energy ( besides a little cosmic

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Henri Naths
- Original Message - From: Thomas Mountain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March, 2005 6:20 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible? As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Lutec isn't first on the block

2005-04-01 Thread Michael Redler
FYI: Lutec isn't first on the block. The Methernitha Society has been making these claims for a long time. Very interesting story (even if it is proven untrue) because is begs the question -- If not with the claimed method, how are they providing power to the homes in their village? This

Re: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil a bad choice for BD making?

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
with a high IV with one with a lower, should produce an average IV. No Jan, that's not what I said, I don't think it will produce an average IV. An iodine test might give you an average result, but the makeup of the high IV oil will remain unchanged, and it will polymerise anyway. How can

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol backyard manufacturing possible?

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
As a newcomer to the biodiesel world I was wondering if it was possible to make methanol in your backyard so to speak? No. We've been discussing this since the list was founded five years ago, but nobody's found a solution yet. Dr Tom Reed, who probably knows more about methanol than most,

Re: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity device

2005-04-01 Thread Craig Harris
Keith, I haven't laughed that hard in the past 74 3/8 hours! Oh well I put a stop payment on my $1,000 check just to get in line to order the 15:1 energy unit! Still looking for that cold fusion guy from RONCO! - Original Message - From: Keith Addisonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Optimism

2005-04-01 Thread robert luis rabello
Bravo, it is early fall where I live and although the one of my jasmine bushes are still blooming I can tell the season nearly over. One of the many advantages I find in this list derives from the global nature of our discussions. The ebb and flow of seasons occurs everywhere. The

Re: [Biofuel] biodiesel reactor setup

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
Keith At the risk of looking ignorant, are the items you listed in your email ALL found at journey to forever? Yes. And much besides. What I posted (below) is the index on the main processor page, it's all there. I also am looking to go BIO the simplest way. Start here: Where do I

[Biofuel] US Emergency

2005-04-01 Thread MH
We have a national security emergency on our hands, Gaffney said. An Unlikely Meeting Of the Minds For Very Different Reasons, Groups Agree on Gas Alternatives By Greg Schneider Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 31, 2005; Page E01

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Hakan Falk
Henri, We took out Hitler for the same reason? Are you saying that the Americans took out Hitler, or do you include others in it? Maybe you are Russian or from an other former Soviet country? In the latter case you have 100 times more reasons to claim it, compared with Americans and 10 times

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Michael Redler
Hi Henry, Hitler and Suddam Hussein were weapons of mass destruction? I agree and sympathies with your statement. But; Boy, does that open Pandora's box. This causes one to ask all kinds of questions about sovereignty, hypocrisy and whether or not to act on what we think a dictator might do

RE: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Michael Redler
Nicely done Tom. Mike R Tom Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, As an American who believes in the U.S. Constitution as written by our founding fathers, I will do all I legally can to change this tyrannical situation in my country. I will do it with my voice. I will do it with my pen. I

RE: [Biofuel] bush and money.

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, I think it is far worse than even you picture it. But damn it's Friday and I will not go home today depressed. I'll write more when I'm more energetically pissed off. Tom -Original Message- From: Andrew Tracey To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/31/05 8:34 PM Subject: [Biofuel]

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Henri Naths
I think it is quite irrelevant who sold what to whom, Hypothetically,I have the all the means at my disposal to kill a very large amount of people, does it mean the people that educated me are responsible? how about my bank? The money will come from them.!? The supply source is irrelevant. I

Re: [Biofuel] Optimism

2005-04-01 Thread AntiFossil
Thanks Robert and Tom. Just what the Dr. ordered! Homemade Ice Cream! Sweet nectar of the Gods! It's been years since I've wrapped a lip around that stuff, made by the kindest hand I've ever known; my Granddad. Crammed full of fresh strawberries, blackberries, or peaches. And each of these

Re: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity device

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
Keith, I haven't laughed that hard in the past 74 3/8 hours! Oh well I put a stop payment on my $1,000 check just to get in line to order the 15:1 energy unit! Still looking for that cold fusion guy from RONCO! :-) Great, isn't it? Humans, you gotta love 'em! While you've got your

Re: [Biofuel] Optimism

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
Thanks for this, nice read! All this talk about oil depletion, climate change and pollution seems lost on the robins that are hopping around in my yard. My neighbors don't seem to notice, but the robins stay on my property and simply don't bother venturing anywhere else. Right now,

RE: [Biofuel] Castor beens and oil

2005-04-01 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi All, I'm an American living in Uruguay and I may have a potential solution for your odor problem. It's called a compost biofilter. In essence you pull the air from your castor bean pressing facility and pass it through a large enough pile of compost. The compost scrubs the organics (the

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread AntiFossil
Hakan, I am stunned almost beyond the point of being able to write this response. I say stunned because I think that for the first time, I actually agree with you. I doubt it will happen too often, if ever again, but as for this post, I can find no reason to disagree. Like it or not, the

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Keith Addison
I think it is quite irrelevant who sold what to whom, Even if the very same people who sold them then accuse those same people who they sold them to of having them and use it as an excuse to illegally invade their countries, causing maybe 100,000 deaths in the doing? Even though it turns

Re: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil a bad choice for BD making?

2005-04-01 Thread bob allen
Howdy Kieth and Jan At the risk of looking foolish as I am an organic chemist, but don't have much experience with polymer chemistry- here goes Polymerization is a molecule molecule reaction. A compound with double carbon carbon bond is particularly susceptible free radical oxidation.

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Hakan Falk
Robert, I did not misunderstood, I earlier said that after this election the argument of that he was not representative for US is not valid. This is what democracy is all about. He is elected now and he represent USA. The ones who do not agree should accept and support US, at least in theory.

Re: re erucic acid in rapeseed oil, also re snake oil, WAS Re:[Biofuel] Re:FOOD vS FUEL

2005-04-01 Thread Joanne Olafson
Thank you for your interest in my post. I like to find the stories behind societal beliefs like this that have so often been accepted without question. I find it annoying when I find yet another example of my having been manipulated to suit someone else's agenda. On the other hand, I'm

Re: [Biofuel] Secret US plans for Iraq's oil

2005-04-01 Thread Joanne Olafson
Can you provide a link or links for details on: snip while babies in Texas have their breathing tubes ripped from their bodies against their mother's wishes because the hospital can't extract enough money from them. Thank you, Joanne - Original Message - From: Michael Redler

RE: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity device

2005-04-01 Thread malcolm maclure
Lol, love it...ermI'm a misguided prattI'll subscribe where do I sign..:-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: 01 April 2005 20:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] The Lutec over unity

Re: [Biofuel] Re: The Energy Crunch To Come

2005-04-01 Thread Hakan Falk
Antifossil, Of course you cannot agree with my earlier postings. You have not even read them, because if you had done that? THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT I AM SWEDISH AND LIVE IN SPAIN: LOL Thanks anyway, because I thought that my English is so bad, that it exclude the possibility that I was

Re: [Biofuel] Re: soybeanoil a bad choice for BD making?

2005-04-01 Thread TLC Orchids and Such
Hydrogenated canola has an IV of around 65 while non hydrogenated has an IV of around 112. Does anyone know if the IV in soybean (131) safflower (145) hemp (165) or sunflower (133) are altered in any way by the hydrogenation process? - Original Message - From: bob allen [EMAIL

[Biofuel] cellulosic ethanol

2005-04-01 Thread MH
Agricultural waste could end US oil dependency (published on 1-Apr-2005) http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=9716 American farmers and industry could soon team up to produce 50 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol a year, dramatically reducing US dependence on oil imported from

[Biofuel] US ethanol prices

2005-04-01 Thread MH
Ethanol Helping to Offset Record Gasoline Prices USAgNet - 03/30/2005 http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.cfm?Id=338yr=2005 As the average retail price of gasoline hit a record $2.15 per gallon Monday, the National Corn Growers Association reminded motorists that

Re: [Biofuel] Optimism

2005-04-01 Thread robert luis rabello
Hello Robert Thanks for this, nice read! You're welcome. I thought things were sounding a bit grim on this forum lately! Equisetum arvense? Yes, that's the one. It's toxic to colts and lambs when it's dry. I've read that its tubers store food reserves, which, coupled with an