For those who think that a diesel in the driveway is not the way to go, try an SVO CHP plant in the basement...all quieted down of course - amazing how quiet some of these new ones (diesel gensets, CHP units) can be with a full enclosure, and of course running steady under continuous load means great economy and emissions profiles..
Have a look at this one....the "zero emissions factory"...well, close to zero at least! The CHP diesel runs cold pressed rapeseed oil. http://www.solarfabrik.de/eng/4.htm Edward Beggs www.biofuels.ca on 4/11/02 10:50 PM, Neoteric Biofuels Inc. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Am excellent use for old 240's they look nice in the driveway, too. > > ;-) > > > Edward Beggs > www.biofuels.ca > > > > > on 4/11/02 10:21 PM, craig reece at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> You could convert a diesel engine to run on SVO (straight vegetable oil) >> and/or WVO (waste vegetable oil, aka restaurant grease) and run a diesel >> generator at home, on SVO/WVO to charge your batteries (in conjunction >> with solar cells and solar hot water heating for both normal hot water >> and radiant baseboard heat or radiant heating in a concrete slab) *and* >> capture some of the exhaust heat from the generator for water heating. >> >> It has been suggested that a Mercedes 240D (pre-'81 or '82 were >> non-turbo and thus very simple) could be parked at your house, trunk >> filled with batteries for most electrical needs in the house, with >> higher loads being handled by a generator, then capture the exhaust heat >> for heating water. In N. California you can find running MB 240's for >> under $1000. VW Rabbits for about the same. >> >> Craig Reece >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Hi, I've been on this list for a few months now and check the posts >>> every >>> once in a while. I'm interested in biofuels, but mostly I have a >>> question for >>> all of you and I welcome any feedback. >>> >>> If you were an average non-technical person in an oil-based society >>> like the >>> United States, and you wanted to personally boycott fossil fuel and >>> especially foreign oil, what would you do? What would be the way that >>> ONE >>> person could get off the oil at the lowest cost? How would you, using >>> >>> available technology, power yourself in heat, light, transportation >>> and >>> etcetera, without fossil fuels? What would be the steps that you'd >>> take? >>> >>> I would really like to do this. First of all, I'd just like to do it; >>> but I'd >>> also like to show other people that it can be done. I KNOW it can be >>> done, I >>> just don't know how it can be done. >>> >>> Does anyone here have any ideas about this? >>> >>> Thanks very much, >>> >>> c >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >> ADVERTISEMENT >> [Click Here!] >> >>> >>> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>> Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. >> >> >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >> To unsubscribe, send an email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
