Ponds are old, vertical is the new hotness. I have yet to see anyone do it commercially yet on any kind of scale and the vertical process seems to be pretty closely guarded.
Jatropha on the other hand is indigenous to S American and could easily make poor countries richer using non arable soil (which they tend to have plenty of). Processing and producing the oil is already happening. -Rolf Loren Faeth wrote: > Yes, and besides, there is NO reason to introduce this poisonous > plant to the US for fuel. We can grow all the fuel we need with > algae farms. Do a search for algae and Diesel fuel. you fill find > very little about the black stuff that grows in your tank, and a LOT > about growing algae to produce home grown Diesel. One company I am > working with is going all out to be early in the market for producing > bioD from Algae. > > No financial interest etc. The usual disclaimers. But I am not in > favor of introducing non-native plant species. They can wreak havoc > with the ecosystem, much more than all the fossil fuel burned in the > whole world. Grow native plants. Make your Dissel fool out of > peanuts or grow your own soybeans or something. (yeah, I know soy is > not native, but it is here and it does not spread like uncontrolled > weeds (kudzu)) > > Make your backyard into a pond and grow your own algae. Build your > own still to process it. But leave the non-native poisonous plants > in india. please! At least until the ag colleges declare it safe > to grow. Even then use a shaker of salt, because it was the ag > colleges that introduced multiflora rose! > > At 07:54 PM 8/4/2008, you wrote: > >> What he said. He is correct. >> BillR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Loren Faeth >> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 10:52 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Oil, the next hottest thing in biodiesel @ >> 1.75gal? >> >> If it poisonous, be "vewy vewy caweful" to quote Elder Fudd, about >> introducing it to the US!!! Remember Kudzu? How bout the >> government promoted multiflora rose? Neither of those are >> poisonous, but are extreme nuisance. >> >> If it is poisonous to humans, it is likely poisonous to bovine, >> equine and other animal types. If you think the price of a steak is >> high now, just wait until farmers and ranchers have to manually >> patrol every square foot of ground to destroy Jatropha plants. >> >> I am not saying that we know the plant is poisonous to cattle, hogs, >> chicken or horses, buffalo, elk, moose, bambi, cats or dogs, but it >> is best to leave that research to the Ag universities where escapes >> of the plant can be prevented. If every Joe Diesel plants the stuff >> in his backyard and it proves a menace to animals, there will be no >> putting the genie back in the bottle. >> >> >> >> $0.02 FWIW >> >> At 08:48 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: >> >>> I've been playing around with a few plants myself. You have to be >>> careful with it - it's poisonous. Don't let the pets or kids near the >>> plants or oil. >>> >>> -Dave Walton >>> >>> On 8/4/08, Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Where can I get this stuff. More importantly who is bringing it in the >>>> country so I can invest in their stock? >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_oil >>>> >>>> If Mercedes is in on it so am I. I'll even go SVO at that price. $1.75 >>>> gallon, thats like pre W prices! >>>> >>>> -Rolf >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> Loren Faeth >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > Loren Faeth > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
