http://www.covantaenergy.com/energy/biomass.php4
As I said a few months ago, I ran across this wood-biomass-to-electricity plant
north of Sacramento this summer and was told by one local how clean it was, and
how it allowed homeowners to have an option for clearing their land of some wood
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031003/daf004a_1.html
Anyone who knows about these chemical processes have any opinions (good, bad,
indifferent) in reading this? I think Syntroleum started out as sort of a
Texaco thing but I don't recall. I do know that Texaco was looking to increase
the value of
Hi, I'm new to your forum. My husband and I just purchased a diesel
F250 PSD and have been devouring everything we can read about
biodiesel. We also own a Toyota Prius Hybrid. I'm a bit dismayed by
the negativity I've seen on some of the biodiesel forums towards
hybrid owners. Hey, if ANY car
HCII has posted about his experiences with WVO effecting steel coatings
causing waxy deposits that block the filter. He has found this with
coatings on steel fuel filters and Mercedes fuel tanks..
I have read a recent report of an American having similar problems with
a 1987 300D Mercedes
Buy oil, fund terroritst:
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This shows only too well how our addiction to mineral based fuels is
leading us to environmental disaster and possibly war. Here in the UK
we are beginning to see some biodiesel appearing on the garage
forecourts, though the industry is small here compared to France or
Germany. UK is a small
Thank you for your answer.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Pieter Koole
Netherlands
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On Thursday 30 October 2003 12:13 pm, Franklin B. Del Rosario wrote:
Hi Christopher
I'm from the Philippines. I was interested about biodiesel that why when
I bought my new car it was a diesel engine. I've learned producing
biodiesel form this club and do a lot of experimentation until learn
Hello David
This shows only too well how our addiction to mineral based fuels is
leading us to environmental disaster and possibly war. Here in the UK
we are beginning to see some biodiesel appearing on the garage
forecourts, though the industry is small here compared to France or
Germany. UK is
Buy oil, fund terroritst:
http://www.nealskorpen.com/images/cyc_terrorists.gif
Dan
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Hm. There are so many good reasons not to buy oil, but this sure
Paul B.Schmidt said:
Newbie here... first post
I don't have a diesel car (am thinking about it ) but do have an oil
furnace. By coincidence the furnace cleaner guy is here today and I
asked him if you can use biodiesel in place of home heating oil, which
he said WAS diesel. I
David:
If you come across any information on taxation of Biofuels in the UK, could you
related it to us, when you have the time? I.e: how are folks dealing with the
issue there? We heard that some cars were impounded last year because some
biofuelers were not paying any fuel taxes or
Hi Keith and all the list,
Hi Derek, how goes?
I'm hoping to be more active on the list again. I've had trouble accessing
the list through my company's firewall. Things are improving. Anyway, I have
been reading through a couple of thousand messages and catching up!!
I've been thinking of
Frankly, I actively manage AS, so all the groups I'm on, go on the accept list
ASAP, and I work it until there is no feed back, in addition people who I
regularly communicate with are put in the address book at the same time, even
before I know that they are sending me something. This is why
Hi,
I'm really excited about these microturbines. The tubine/generator shaft is
supported on air bearings. There aren't any lubricants. The things will run
24/7 with minimal maintenance only needing an air filter change once a year
or so. The exhaust is exceedingly clean. They will run on
I have a 2003 Toyota Sequoia.
I want to convert it to a Flex Fuel Vehicle(FFV). Which will use the
E85 as well as normal gasoline.
I studied the diffences between the different alternative fuels and
it appears that LPG and E85 are very close in all respects. I
emailed a LPG conversion
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I think they need to try and downsize the turbines to the output for a house
sized unit. Then, put one in the house and turn it on, fueled with biodiesel.
Turn off the power company. It can set up as a cogen, so one has space heat,
hot water, and electricity, all
http://www.covantaenergy.com/energy/biomass.php4
As I said a few months ago, I ran across this wood-biomass-to-electricity plant
north of Sacramento this summer and was told by one local how clean it was, and
how it allowed homeowners to have an option for clearing their land of some wood
Does anyone know the upper limits of energy efficiency on these turbines? I
know with a conventional ICE engine, a major reason for looking to fuel cells as
alternatives is that ICE engines are permanently limited by Carnot Cycle
inefficiencies. Even though many fuel cells are not yet above
Hi Greg
People do these things, there's been quite a spate of them in the
last month or so, with off-list complaints from list members, so it
was worth saying in general, not aimed at you in particular. And it
yields the added bonus of your example of good practice.
I don't suppose, though,
While I was in the U.S. Army, I drove the M-1, and it is powered by multi-fuel
turbine. Several things about the turbine stand out.
The Good things are:
1) Quiet, it is very quiet compared to another type of engine of comparable
size and power.
2) Powerful, take and disconnect the
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031003/daf004a_1.html
Anyone who knows about these chemical processes have any opinions (good, bad,
indifferent) in reading this? I think Syntroleum started out as sort of a
Texaco thing but I don't recall. I do know that Texaco was looking to increase
the value of
It is somewhat dependant on the incoming air temperature, the higher the
incoming temp, the less fuel they have to use for a given power output. In
general it is my understanding that they are better than conventional ICEs.
Greg H.
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From: murdoch
To:
I have studied the process, but, I'm going to keep quiet for a little while, in
hopes that someone more knowledgeable than I speaks up.
Greg H.
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From: murdoch
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Cc: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Todd, do you think a thin film evaporator could be used to distill the
glycerine?
I just did some research of my own, and it looks like would have to keep the
glycerine below the flash point (176C) which means you'd need a vacuum of about
15mmHg (that's a pretty strong vacuum I assume)
Would
I have a 2003 Toyota Sequoia.
I want to convert it to a Flex Fuel Vehicle(FFV). Which will use the
E85 as well as normal gasoline.
I studied the diffences between the different alternative fuels and
it appears that LPG and E85 are very close in all respects. I
emailed a LPG conversion company
Hi Derek
Hi Keith and all the list,
Hi Derek, how goes?
I'm hoping to be more active on the list again.
You'll be welcome, as ever.
I've had trouble accessing
the list through my company's firewall. Things are improving.
Is it that Yahoo addresses are not always welcome everywhere?
Dave,
Sorry to have taken forever to get back to you; no excuses, I've just had a
bunch of emails sitting on my computer for an eternity and figured it's time
to take care of them. I'm in Pittsburgh but don't know any sources as yet
for oil. I'm nowhere near getting started in making my own,
MM,
I think they are only used in buses or trucks for HEV applications due to
their output. These are either 30 or 60 kW turbines. They can be grouped in
sets of up to 100 units working together for non-HEV applications. That was
why I made the comment about downsizing. Currently, they are
Their website lists 70-90% for cogeneration. I would imagine much less if
you're wasting the exhaust heat.
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murdoch wrote:
Does anyone know the upper limits of energy efficiency on these turbines? I
know with a
Dan,
I have a vague idea that I read somewhere that they are around USD 20,000 to
30,000. Way too much for a home application. Hopefully if they are downsized,
the price would also be deflated. But, for a commercial application such as a
cogen in a hotel, apparently the price is competitive.
What exactly constitutes a 'stranded' natural gas resource, and why would it be
cheaper to build a plant to produce liquid fuel at such a place? (that's what
they cite as one reason for doing it)
I don't know how much gas it takes to create the liquid fuel, but I don't know
why it would be
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:12:49 -0500, you wrote:
Their website lists 70-90% for cogeneration. I would imagine much less if
you're wasting the exhaust heat.
--
Thx. This whole cogeneration thing confuses me. I mean, we're told that ICE
engines invariably lose x amount to pumping losses and
I found this to be of interest, and thought that the list would find it
interesting as well.
http://www.newfarm.org/depts/NFfield_trials/1003/carbonsequest.shtml
Greg H.
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The consideration is also for reliability IMO.
It's hard to beat 1 moving part versus many for a diesel, when possible.
Another thing to take into consideration is the size of a very small turbine to
power a house. As parts get smaller, common materials become inadequate.
It has been my
What is feedstock?
jay
Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I may be able to help you with feedstock.
Mark Osborne
--- Jay Colbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hay; My name is Jay Colbe, and I live in West Sacramento CA. I just
got turned on to biodiesel and have started to think of
HCII has posted about his experiences with WVO effecting steel coatings
causing waxy deposits that block the filter. He has found this with
coatings on steel fuel filters and Mercedes fuel tanks..
I have read a recent report of an American having similar problems with
a 1987 300D Mercedes
I have a 2003 Toyota Sequoia.
I want to convert it to a Flex Fuel Vehicle(FFV). Which will use
the
E85 as well as normal gasoline.
David,
It is unfortunate that Toyota does not yet make FFVs available from
the factory. Ford, GM, Isuzu and Mercedes do, but not Toyota. As
far as
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:-) It sure looks like a tsunami to me. I get the same feeling,
I've
had it for awhile: the idea that these few years are an era on
their
own, not just changing times, almost a fulcrum of history between
the
past and
It could be possible that the coating maybe causing a catalytic reaction with
the WVO.
Greg H.
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From: Darren Hill
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com ; biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL
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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 17:08
Subject: [biofuel]
Martin,
Thin film evaporators (industriall wiped thin film evaporators are used)
and vacuum are a must for glycerol.
http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0624.htm
Fifteen mm Hg is not an exceptionally strong vacuum. There are ~760 mm Hg
per atmosphere. However, fifteen inches would be
Hi Doug
My motorcycle is two stroke gasoline engine Yamaha 1983 model I used
biodiesel as a lube oil instead of shell 2T lube oil which I normally
used. Mixed biodiesel with gasoline (1:20) replace all rubber part fuel
line, carburator gasket etc. clean fuel tank, and change new spark plug.
so
on 10/30/03 5:36 PM, Appal Energy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And even when all things are said and done? The
cost of testing and insuring (liability) that the
recovered product is food or cosmetic grade is one
of the higher costs in the entire process. Tech grade
is a much less involved
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