Harry, fascinating stuff. Where did you get your Australian info from? I would love to see the reports. I have suggested to quite a few farmers that the introduction od LSD & ULSD is going to give us farmers a bit of trouble based on every one elses woes, but no-one really thinks it will be a problem.
Steven gjkimlin wrote: > Although they don't have to yet, some reports have it that Queensland > refineries are producing ultra low sulphur diesel. The two problems > have been damage to pump seals and a loss of lubricity. So much so > that adding bio gives a good 10% drop in fuel usage with apparent > increases in speed despite lower energy content. > Harry > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/16585/story.htm > > Planet Ark : > > Engine makers, refiners can meet US diesel rule - EPA > > > > USA: June 26, 2002 > > > > WASHINGTON - U.S. diesel engine manufacturers and petroleum > refiners > > should have no problem in meeting new federal standards to reduce > the > > amount of sulfur in diesel fuel, according to a new Environmental > > Protection Agency report. > > > > The report was a blow to the U.S. oil industry, which complained it > > would have a tough time complying with the EPA's goal of cutting > the > > sulfur level in diesel fuel by 97 percent to just 15 parts per > > million (ppm). > > > > Refiners must begin producing the cleaner diesel by 2006. Large > > trucks, buses and other heavy duty vehicles must be on the market > by > > 2007 with engines that can process the fuel. > > > > The EPA's report, which was released on Friday and is now being > > reviewed by an advisory panel this week, found that both industries > > are "making significant progress" in meeting the lower sulfur > > requirements. > > > > Some refiners are ahead of schedule and will be capable of > producing > > the diesel fuel with the low sulfur levels as early as next year, > it > > said. > > > > "We are very encouraged by the actions some refiners have already > > taken in terms of announcing specific plan for low sulfur diesel > fuel > > production," the EPA said. > > > > Nonetheless, small refiners will be given up to four additional > years > > to meet the new standards. > > > > In addition, refiners that supply fuel to western states and Alaska > > will have until 2008 to produce the low-sulfur fuel. > > > > Separately, the EPA said engine makers plan to use technology that > > already exists to build engines with special filters that could > > process the cleaner diesel fuel. > > > > "Although it is still early in the process, every major engine > > manufacturer that we visited told us that they expect to have > > emission-compliant products in 2007," EPA said. > > > > The oil industry and other business groups had sued the EPA in an > > effort to block the sulfur guidelines. > > > > Oil companies said the EPA requirements would cause them to close > > refiners instead of making expensive modifications to their > > facilities, resulting in fuel supply shortages and higher diesel > > prices. > > > > However, a federal court ruled last month in favor of the agency's > > rule making, saying technology was available to make diesel fuel > that > > emitted fewer sulfur emissions. > > > > Story by Tom Doggett > > > > REUTERS NEWS SERVICE > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > 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/ Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
