[biofuel] Re: [global-energyoptions] Re: Lieberman Energy Plan

2003-05-10 Thread Hakan
Ross, Average age and replacement cycle is not really the same thing, if you think a bit about it. The closest you can judge from average, is that it is maybe half way through the replacement cycle. This is if you had no growth in vehicle sales the last decade. It is no energy plan that aggre

Re: [biofuel] "Energy plan mathematics"

2003-05-10 Thread Hakan
Dear MM, My point was that cuts of 2/3 in oil consumption or even in oil imports over 7 to 17 years, must be based on "ready for use" solutions and very aggressive implementation of them. Even then the goals will not be met. I does not exclude pursuance of other technologies and solutions workin

[biofuel] Scaring America half to death - Mixed messages on terrorism

2003-05-10 Thread Keith Addison
Conflicting stories on global terrorism This past Monday, the foreign ministers of G-8 countries met for grave and serious discussions of the "pervasive and global threat" of terrorism. Just three days prior, the U.S. State Department announced that global terrorism has reached the lowest poin

Re: [biofuel] "Energy plan mathematics"

2003-05-10 Thread murdoch
>It is many things possible to reduce the independence, but hydrogen >and higher mileage will not give any large results in a 7 or even >17 years time frame. The only thing that can impact the oil >dependence in short time frame is todays "ready for use" >technologies and the big ones are, > >- En

Re: [biofuel] "Energy plan mathematics"

2003-05-10 Thread Hakan
Hi MM, Price hikes through taxes on fossil fuel with exempt for biofuels is a very good approach and the one that EU are partly working on. It is effective, but the problem is that you have to be elected first. I do not think that a candidate for president can run on a promise to double the fue

Re: [biofuel] washing diesel

2003-05-10 Thread Keith Addison
>I tried the 5 minute bubble wash that is in the book "From The Fryer >To The Tank". It settled, water turned cloudy, but the ph is still >at 8.5. Now I heated a small sample to over 100 deg C and will test >that today. I also took the remainder and will wash it again for 24 >hours then test that

Re: [biofuel] glycerin buyers?

2003-05-10 Thread Keith Addison
>Is there anyone in Western Canada that will buy the glycerin I get >from my diesel? > >Brent >Sask. Canada You'll be very lucky to sell it in the raw form. It's not just glycerine, as Todd already explained to you: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=24684&list=BIOFUEL If you separate it

Re: [biofuel] glycerin buyers?

2003-05-10 Thread mark schofield
How much is the commercial value of glycerine anyhow? Mark, England = Mark Schofield M.Sc B.Eng DHE AMIMechE t 07944 401662 e [EMAIL PROTECTED] Autogas Conversions and LPG Pumps __ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yaho