Keith you seem to know alot about biodiesel and want to know how an ordinary person who has a diesel Jetta and powerstroke Ford could become involved with biodiesel either in consumption or investment. thanx Doug Nicholson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:32 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Fwd: Largest-Ever Single Biodiesel Contract
> >From: "ARS News Service" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "ARS News List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Largest-Ever Single Biodiesel Contract > >Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:37:12 -0500 > > > >STORY LEAD: > >Research Center Is Customer for Largest-Ever Single Biodiesel Contract > > > >___________________________________________ > > > >ARS News Service > >Agricultural Research Service, USDA > >Don Comis, (301) 504-1625, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >April 4, 2002 > >___________________________________________ > > > >The flagship research center of the Agricultural Research Service will be > >one of the beneficiaries of the largest-ever single contract for the > >biodiesel fuel known as B20--a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent > >regular diesel. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has contracted to have > >more than 1.5 million gallons of B20 delivered to military and civilian > >locations nationwide through July 2002. > > > >Under this contract, the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville (Md.) Agricultural > >Research Center, which uses more than 100,000 gallons of B20 per year, will > >now get pre-blended B20 biodiesel fuel delivered. The center uses biodiesel > >in its entire fleet of more than 150 diesel vehicles, in standby generators, > >and in boilers to provide steam for heating buildings and for research > >equipment that uses steam to sterilize. > > > >The DOD contract allows federal agencies to buy B20 biodiesel at a low > >price--currently 82 cents per gallon, which is competitive with petroleum > >diesel wholesale and retail prices. The federal government is turning to > >biodiesel as a cleaner-burning alternative in diesel-powered vehicles and > >equipment. > > > >The Beltsville center expects that heating use will expand its demand for > >B20 to more than 300,000 gallons a year, especially in severe winters. At > >that usage level and at today's price, the center would save $144,000 a year > >in biodiesel costs because of the DOD contract. > > > >Biodiesel can be made by the reaction of vegetable oils, animal fats or > >spent cooking greases with alcohol. > > > >More information on the ARS bioenergy program can be found in the April 2002 > >issue of Agricultural Research magazine, online at: > >http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/apr02/bio0402.htm > > > >ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of > >Agriculture. > > > >___________________________________________ > >* This is one of the news reports that ARS Information distributes to > >subscribers on weekdays. > >* You can start an e-mail subscription at > >www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/subscribe.htm > >* The latest news is always at www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/thelatest.htm > >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.ars.usda.gov/is | phone (301) 504-1638 | > >fax (301) 504-1648 > > > > 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 ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/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/
