[biofuels-biz] Re: Breakthrough Burns Biodiesel Better

2003-09-27 Thread girl_mark_fire
At: www.me.iastate.edu/biodiesel under the 'technical papers' section, there is a paper about 'blend detection'. Dr Jon Van Gerpen (and others?) experimented with a common, cheap (well, cheapish- at $350) off-the-shelf sensor from a Ford flex-fuel vehicle . it's normally used for detecting

[biofuels-biz] France's 2004 budget to include hike in diesel fuel gas tax

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/web_article_display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=187341 Oil Gas Journal France's 2004 budget to include hike in diesel fuel gas tax Doris Leblond OGJ Correspondent PARIS, Sept. 17 -- French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin announced Tuesday he will introduce a tax

[biofuels-biz] Audi launching particulate filters on TDI models

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.dieselnet.com/news/0309audi.html?logged Audi launching particulate filters on TDI models September 9, 2003 Audi AG announced it will be launching diesel particulate filters (DPF) on all Audi model series with TDI (turbo direct injection) engines. Two prototypes fitted with DPF

[biofuels-biz] California proposing mandatory diesel chip reflash

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html California proposing mandatory diesel chip reflash The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has proposed legislation that would require that owners and operators of heavy-duty trucks, school buses, and motor homes that use 1993-1998 model

[biofuels-biz] California verifies CFT diesel-water emulsion

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html California verifications of emission control products + CFT diesel-water emulsion Reno, NV-based Clean Fuels Technology (CFT, formerly A-55) received emission reduction verification from the California ARB for the use of its diesel fuel

[biofuels-biz] Delphi unveils new injection systems

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Delphi unveils new injection systems Delphi Corporation has unveiled the next generation Multec Solenoid Injection System and announced the development of the Piezotec Piezo Valve-Injector System. The next generation of Delphi Multec common

[biofuels-biz] Particulate filters at Frankfurt Motor Show

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Particulate filters at Frankfurt Motor Show One of the key technological themes during the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, attended this year by a record 1 million visitors, was particulate filters for diesel passenger cars. The application of

[biofuels-biz] Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/inter/NEWS/0304-09/0352.html 0352 Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle Tokyo, September 17, 2003 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced the development of the MITSUBISHI FCV fuel-cell vehicle, a Mitsubishi Grandis minivan powered by

[biofuels-biz] Volkswagen unveils diesel particulate filter systems

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.dieselnet.com/news/0309vw.html Volkswagen unveils diesel particulate filter systems September 11, 2003 Following other German car manufacturers, Volkswagen (VW) unveiled diesel models equipped with particulate filter systems at the 60th International Motor Show (IAA) which opened

[biofuels-biz] Low emission trucks from Japan

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Low emission trucks from Japan + Urea-SCR vehicle from Nissan Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said it will launch a 16-ton low emission truck in the fall of 2004. The truck will meet the JP 2005 emission standards (NOx=2.0 g/kWh; PM=0.027 g/kWh)

[biofuels-biz] Deliberating Diesel: Environmental, Technical, and Social Factors Affecting Diesel Passenger Vehicle Prospects in the United States

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Deliberating Diesel: Environmental, Technical, and Social Factors Affecting Diesel Passenger Vehicle Prospects in the United States, a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) which investigates the prospects for

[biofuels-biz] Bosch to produce diesel particulate filters

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Bosch to produce diesel particulate filters Robert Bosch Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, announced that Bosch will begin series production of particulate filters for diesel passenger cars and light trucks for U.S. EPA

[biofuels-biz] Faurecia to supply particulate filters for Mercedes-Benz

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Faurecia to supply particulate filters for Mercedes-Benz Faurecia, the French exhaust system manufacturer, announced it will be supplying diesel particulate filters for DaimlerChrysler's 4-cylinder Mercedes C Class and E Class cars, starting

[biofuels-biz] Explanation for higher NOx emissions?

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
NOx emissions are increased with biodiesel, typically by about 10-15% [Sharp 1998][Sharp 2000][GrŠgg 1994]. NOx emissions in B20 biodiesel blends are typically increased by 2-4% [McCormick 2002]. Increased NOx emissions with biodiesel, which occur despite its high cetane numbers, have been

[biofuels-biz] Re: Prius Battery Replacement

2003-09-27 Thread murdoch
Doug: You've sent this to several groups, but I don't think you're subscribed there under those addresses. However, I'll hit reply-to-all and that will copy your comments and my response to those groups. My response: I didn't know that the Prius can go up to 1 mile in EV-only mode.

Re: [biofuel] 2,000 gallon of biodiesel (was) Sen. John Kerry on Hybrids, EVs

2003-09-27 Thread Hakan Falk
Hi MM. At 02:36 AM 9/27/2003, you wrote: On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:09:01 +0200, you wrote: Keith and MM, I made the suggestion to show how easy it really is to get a fast and cheap reduction in use of oil. The problem is that it is not politically right. I will answer the arguments, it

Re: [biofuel] Re: diesel or hybrid?

2003-09-27 Thread Hakan Falk
Rolede, I think that you really pushed the right button here. As I pointed out in my failed bid for the US presidency (do not accept non resident, non American and not born in US candidates, -:)). The Lupo and compatible cars, with biodiesel, is the only way to make a dent in the US oil

[biofuel] Re: sulfuric acid in two-stage method

2003-09-27 Thread maimino1984
Hi. Thank you for the response. Actually, I got the information on testing the sulfuric acid on this forum - check message #26046, in which Juan Boveda gives the specific densities for various concentrations of sulfuric acid. I got a hydrometer on eBay. Also, by way of correction, I meant to

Re: [biofuel] Murder of Rudolf Diesel? was Re: diesel or hybrid?

2003-09-27 Thread Hakan Falk
Rolede, I like to know what you base this on? Generally it is thought that he committed suicide by jumping off a boat in the English channel. He had painful health problems and had marked the day in his calender with a death cross. It is not impossible that he was murdered, because his mission

[biofuel] Audi launching particulate filters on TDI models

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.dieselnet.com/news/0309audi.html?logged Audi launching particulate filters on TDI models September 9, 2003 Audi AG announced it will be launching diesel particulate filters (DPF) on all Audi model series with TDI (turbo direct injection) engines. Two prototypes fitted with DPF

[biofuel] Bosch to produce diesel particulate filters

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Bosch to produce diesel particulate filters Robert Bosch Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, announced that Bosch will begin series production of particulate filters for diesel passenger cars and light trucks for U.S. EPA

[biofuel] California proposing mandatory diesel chip reflash

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html California proposing mandatory diesel chip reflash The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has proposed legislation that would require that owners and operators of heavy-duty trucks, school buses, and motor homes that use 1993-1998 model

[biofuel] California verifies CFT diesel-water emulsion

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html California verifications of emission control products + CFT diesel-water emulsion Reno, NV-based Clean Fuels Technology (CFT, formerly A-55) received emission reduction verification from the California ARB for the use of its diesel fuel

[biofuel] Deliberating Diesel: Environmental, Technical, and Social Factors Affecting Diesel Passenger Vehicle Prospects in the United States

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Deliberating Diesel: Environmental, Technical, and Social Factors Affecting Diesel Passenger Vehicle Prospects in the United States, a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) which investigates the prospects for

[biofuel] Delphi unveils new injection systems

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Delphi unveils new injection systems Delphi Corporation has unveiled the next generation Multec Solenoid Injection System and announced the development of the Piezotec Piezo Valve-Injector System. The next generation of Delphi Multec common

[biofuel] Faurecia to supply particulate filters for Mercedes-Benz

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Faurecia to supply particulate filters for Mercedes-Benz Faurecia, the French exhaust system manufacturer, announced it will be supplying diesel particulate filters for DaimlerChrysler's 4-cylinder Mercedes C Class and E Class cars, starting

[biofuel] France's 2004 budget to include hike in diesel fuel gas tax

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/web_article_display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=187341 Oil Gas Journal France's 2004 budget to include hike in diesel fuel gas tax Doris Leblond OGJ Correspondent PARIS, Sept. 17 -- French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin announced Tuesday he will introduce a tax

[biofuel] Low emission trucks from Japan

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Low emission trucks from Japan + Urea-SCR vehicle from Nissan Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said it will launch a 16-ton low emission truck in the fall of 2004. The truck will meet the JP 2005 emission standards (NOx=2.0 g/kWh; PM=0.027 g/kWh)

[biofuel] Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/inter/NEWS/0304-09/0352.html 0352 Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle Tokyo, September 17, 2003 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced the development of the MITSUBISHI FCV fuel-cell vehicle, a Mitsubishi Grandis minivan powered by

[biofuel] Particulate filters at Frankfurt Motor Show

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
From DieselNet http://www.dieselnet.com/news.html Particulate filters at Frankfurt Motor Show One of the key technological themes during the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, attended this year by a record 1 million visitors, was particulate filters for diesel passenger cars. The application of

[biofuel] Explanation for higher NOx emissions?

2003-09-27 Thread Keith Addison
NOx emissions are increased with biodiesel, typically by about 10-15% [Sharp 1998][Sharp 2000][GrŠgg 1994]. NOx emissions in B20 biodiesel blends are typically increased by 2-4% [McCormick 2002]. Increased NOx emissions with biodiesel, which occur despite its high cetane numbers, have been

Re: [biofuel] Mitsubishi Motors Builds Fuel-Cell Vehicle

2003-09-27 Thread murdoch
Exploiting the benefits of its alliance with DaimlerChrysler to maximum advantage, MMC decided to use DaimlerChrysler's very latest fuel-cell system, which employs Ballard Power System's fuel cell stack and power module, to power the MITSUBISHI FCV. Someone posted the following recently to

[biofuel] Re: Prius Battery Replacement

2003-09-27 Thread murdoch
Doug: You've sent this to several groups, but I don't think you're subscribed there under those addresses. However, I'll hit reply-to-all and that will copy your comments and my response to those groups. My response: I didn't know that the Prius can go up to 1 mile in EV-only mode.

Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-27 Thread Ken Provost
on 9/26/03 8:37 PM, jerelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plan to start making biodiesel, but I'm still not comfortable about placing homemade diesel into the tank for a car I just paid $20,000 for. How many of you have made biodiesel for a Volkswagen TDI on a long-term basis? How many

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-27 Thread Edan Puritt
Hi Ken Thats great news. Thank you. That was also a concern in my mind as well.Can anyone add anything about issues using biodiesel related to cold weather. I'm driving a TDI in Ottawa. Edan -Original Message- From: Ken Provost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 27,

Re: [biofuel] 2,000 gallon of biodiesel (was) Sen. John Kerry on Hybrids, EVs

2003-09-27 Thread murdoch
The 2,000 gallon of biodiesel is for buying new diesels It is a counter suggestion to subsidizing hydrogen cars. That US already have 1 % of diesels only prove that they exists and it is infinitely more than existing hydrogen cars. If US had 40% diesels, like Europe, the program would be

[biofuel] Murder of Rudolf Diesel

2003-09-27 Thread rolede
Forbs.com- In response to Hank Falk- While I do not have any proof of Diesel's Murder, I am of the opinion, that there is much in favor of the support of this theory. Below are just two examples. U Boats, designed to run on the surface most of the time using Diesel power, could be easily fueled

Re: [biofuel] Concrete Tanks and PVC.

2003-09-27 Thread Mike Barnett
What about polyethylene tanks?? Mike JAMAICA - Original Message - From: Ken Gotberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 2:50 AM Subject: [biofuel] Concrete Tanks and PVC. Hi All Has anyone tried concrete tanks for biodiesel? Does

Re: [biofuel] 2,000 gallon of biodiesel (was) Sen. John Kerry on Hybrids, EVs

2003-09-27 Thread Mike Barnett
I asked a couple times.what is SULEV/PLEV?? For those who like me didnt know... look here... http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ccbg/ccbg.htm Mike JAMAICA - Original Message - From: Hakan Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 2:19 AM

Re: [biofuel] Murder of Rudolf Diesel

2003-09-27 Thread Hakan Falk
Dear Rolede, On Monday this week, the husband of an employee in my wife's business committed suicide, 33 years old. It came as a complete surprise for everybody, including his wife. He explained in a note, but the reasons are unexplainable. It is a name for this sudden outbreak of depression,