Michael Madigan wrote:
I think using waste vegetable oil makes a lot of
sence. Fry up some french fries, then run your car
with it.
Very funny, but why not harvest this source of energy, rather than
letting it go to waste. Vegetable oil is not abundant enough for the
masses, but a number of people are using it in their diesel autos.
I also wonder whether corn is the best crop for bio
fuel. Maybe sugar cane would be better?
We have to look at the resources available to us in the US, and put
those to best use. Sugar cane is great for making ethonal, but the US
is not suited well to produce this crop, so we must look at other
crops. Each crop requires its own method of processing and cannot be
mixed and matched. You have to apply the right enzymes to each
particular plant source to turn the sugar, etc into alcohol. Even as
there is a relationship as to how much gasoline and diesel can be made
from a barrel of oil, we must find the right mix of plant sources to
make our alternative energy. Diesel, for example, is a by-product of
making gasoline, so in making a gallon of gasoline, x amount of diesel
will result as a by-product.
Finally, a electric hybrid that can go the first 50
miles on electric only makes the best sence. I drive
over 50 miles only about once a week. I would love to
plug my car in overnight and drive on electric only to
the local clients and stores.
Electricity is not a source of energy, and a battery is not a source of
energy, but rather only a method of storing electricity. Electricity
must be produced using things like hydroelectric generators in dams, or
generators that run on coal that has been gasified, or generators that
run on natural gas that has been liquefied, or generators that run on
petrol diesel and gasoline fuels. So the hybrid really brings us full
circle to the original problem of the demand for energy exceeding the
supply. The hybrid can help by being more efficient than the previous
generation of autos, though.
We have a battery-operated black and decker lawnmower
that we just changed the battery. It runs like a
champ, never doesn't start, doesn't require oil, can
be stored in the basement for the winter, no gasoline
to store around the house, it is just great. I bet
car would be just as great.
Yes, see above.
Regards,
LelandJ
--- Leland Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, going to alternative sources of energy is only
part of the equation
to solving our energy crises, and becoming
independent of outside
sources for our energy needs. Diesel makes a lot of
sense in conserving
energy, because diesel has about 20% more BTU of
energy per gallon, than
the BTU energy in a gallon of gasoline, and with
diesel and biodiesel
lower flash point, it can be used to produce a much
greater compression
explosion in the cylinders of the engine, than
gasoline, which make
diesel and biodiesel a much more efficient engine.
These advantages of
diesel and biodiesel result in between 20% to 40%
greater mpg in the
diesel auto, than its equivalent gasoline auto.
You can add to the above advantages, that a diesel
engine will burn
about any fuel, so biodiesel, as an alternative fuel
to petrol diesel,
looks very attractive. Of course, it will take a
combination of
conservation measure, coupled with a combination of
alternative energys,
to meet all our demands for energy. We can succeed,
if we are willing
to work on balancing both the demand and the supply
side of the equation.
http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html
Regards,
LelandJ
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