NY is a big corn grower in itself. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm
Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "jmwelter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:10 PM Subject: [biofuel] why aren't there ethanol plants in CA and NY... > I would actually make more sense to ship the ethanol to CA or NY than > to build plants there since the raw ingredient: corn would then have > to be shipped in instead and the shipping costs from the midwest > would then result in the grain prices going down in the midwest (the > economy essentially recoups the cost of transportation by making the > product worth less so it is cheaper to transport - just look at the > milk industry in America and you'll see what I mean.) The result of > all this would also make the grain prices higher in CA and NY instead > and cause even more strife for the Midwestern farmer. > > If you just make the ethanol and ship it from MN or IA or wherever > else it is manufactured, you can ship the concentrated product to the > end location - it makes sense to make cheese in WI before you ship a > whole tanker truck of milk to Florida and it should also make sense > to ship the final product... > > If the MTBE is not made in CA they have to ship that in anyway don't > they? So what they heck is the problem? MTBE is actually only half > as effective as Ethanol as an oxygenating agent since by molecular > weight, MTBE has only about 18% oxygen and Ethanol is about 35% - > that's not including density but it seems to me that you would only > need 5% ethanol to get the same oxygenation as 10% MTBE > > JEFF > > thoughts? > > > > 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/
