[biofuel] Solar Panel Advice

2004-02-04 Thread RGMTRUCK
Hi all, I want to thank all of those that have responded to my cry for help in making my first Biodiesel. I am now in the process of making a processor for larger batches to see if I can make it on a larger scale. I am very excited about doing this. I want to power my Diesel gen set for my

Re: [biofuel] Methangas

2004-02-04 Thread James Quaid
Greetings All, This is my first post to this forum. I work for a large SW util in their Solar Research Center. Biogas from diary and landfills are a source of green credits for Electric Utils. Where some state utils (AZ for one) will, if you are qualified, help you get Federal Grant

Re: [biofuel] Re: Clean oil technology

2004-02-04 Thread rico suavae
hi, i'm new to bio diesel,so i may be out of line jumping in here. i have an industrial hydraulics background and i am i am very familar with the process you are describing.one micron is very small.the average human hair is about forty microns in dia.what you need to find out is if the filter

[biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=585e=5u=/nm/20040202/sc_nm/space_hubble_dc We are asked to believe that going to Mars and The Moon is of sufficient importance during this time of budget shortfalls that we should make the effort to get behind these extremely expensive matters, but

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread Ken Provost
on 2/3/04 6:01 PM, murdoch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we are also told that funding this relatively modest program, The Hubble, one of the most successful and important research tools in history, is no longer advisable. The Mars program, unlike the Hubble, is worth a great deal of

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
Hakan: Thought you and others might find this of interest, as to energy-saving landscaping techniques: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Feb/02022004/monday/134869.asp I am ready with a final draft of First aid for house owners. As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and

[biofuel] Pump for fumeless processor

2004-02-04 Thread PeterR
x-charset ISO-8859-1I am looking at building a fumeless processor from a 200 litre hot water cylinder but need a pump. I do not wish to spend hundreds $ on a new pump. Can anyone tell me of an ideal pump to use? PeterR Canberra OZ Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[biofuel] test batch

2004-02-04 Thread wormmister1
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hi everyone...i was just wondering how long you have to let it sit after its completed the process and been transfered to a new container Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 18:02:43 -0800, you wrote: on 2/3/04 6:01 PM, murdoch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we are also told that funding this relatively modest program, The Hubble, one of the most successful and important research tools in history, is no longer advisable. The Mars program,

[biofuel] Fwd: Transesterification Can Be Fun: Biodiesel in LA

2004-02-04 Thread skillshare
x-charset ISO-8859-1--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], pathtofreedom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transesterification Can Be Fun: Biodiesel in LA by Jennifer Murphy Sunday February 01, 2004 01:56 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] (posted at: http://la.indymedia.org/news/2004/02/102199.php ) What fuel is

[biofuel] WVO heater for shop

2004-02-04 Thread northlandwood
x-charset ISO-8859-1I am a newbie to this group and I have a question. I am looking to build a heater for my shop. I would like to use WVO. Does anyone have a good design? Also,(while I'm here)I have a large supply of sawdust. I am looking to burn sawdust in my fireplace or build a burner for

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread dcande01
Two comments. When I was in school, early 80's, NASA had the distinction of being the only government that showed a profit. $14+ return for every dollar spent. 2. Doesn't the military turn hubble around and check out things on earth when it wants to? Regards Fred On Tuesday, Feb 3, 2004, at

Re: [biofuel] Re: Clean oil technology

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hi Rico, welcome hi, i'm new to bio diesel,so i may be out of line jumping in here. Certainly not, please feel free to jump in wherever you like. Best wishes Keith i have an industrial hydraulics background and i am i am very familar with the process you are

Re: [biofuel] make your on press for rape seed

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hello John I ve found a spindle from a lathe or something, (the type running with steel balls between the screw and the nut), and now looks for more accurate drawings/ideas/principles on building a small home- press. I have some idea on speed, temp. and working principles, but not any measures

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hi MM http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=585e=5u=/nm/2004020 2/sc_nm/space_hubble_dc We are asked to believe that going to Mars and The Moon is of sufficient importance during this time of budget shortfalls that we should make the effort to get behind these extremely expensive

Re: [biofuel] Pump for fumeless processor

2004-02-04 Thread Michael Fleetwood
I am also in Canberra and would be interested to talk with you about your plans. I have seen pictures of a wet central heating system pump being used - these are common and cheap in the UK but I'm not sure about availability and price in Oz. Mike. At 03:20 AM 4/02/2004 +, you wrote: I am

[biofuel] State owned biofuel companies

2004-02-04 Thread Ken Gotberg
I wonder if anyone has objections to State owned biofuel companies? The European Union has a 5% biofuel legislation and it seems to me that countries like Indonesia/Malaysia are in a position to produce 5% biodiesel blends at low relative cost to other producers. State owned oil companies have

[biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Ken Gotberg
Global Warming I don’t intend to be a heretic and only want to mention that the Earth’s climate follows a strange attractor and there are mathematical reasons, verified by experiment, why it’s not possible to know what will happen to global temperature with the addition of CO2. The temp may go

[biofuel] EERE Network News -- 02/04/04

2004-02-04 Thread EERE Network News
A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) http://www.eere.energy.gov/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). February 04, 2004 #newsNews and Events #6623President's Budget Retains Funds for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy #6624DOE Budget Proposal

Re: [biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1Global Warming I donç” intend to be a heretic and only want to mention that the Earthç“ climate follows a strange attractor and there are mathematical reasons, verified by experiment, why itç“ not possible to know what will happen to global temperature with the addition of

Re: [biofuel] Pump for fumeless processor

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
I am looking at building a fumeless processor from a 200 litre hot water cylinder but need a pump. I do not wish to spend hundreds $ on a new pump. Can anyone tell me of an ideal pump to use? PeterR Canberra OZ Hello Peter Picture and details of a commonly used pump here: The $150 Fumeless

Re: [biofuel] test batch

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hi everyone...i was just wondering how long you have to let it sit after its completed the process and been transfered to a new container Hi, and welcome You mean after processing and before washing? 24 hours, some people say longer is better, which it probably is, others say you should have

Re: [biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Ken Gotberg
Hi Keith I was afraid this was going to happen! Chaos is not a scientific view rather a proven mathematical (mathematics is stronger than scientific “theories”) fact about the way nonlinear dynamical systems behave in the real world. Laminar flow to turbulence is a good example. Behavior

Re: [biofuel] WVO heater for shop

2004-02-04 Thread Friedrich Friesinger
Hi Northlandwood, in my Woodshop i press all Sawdust and Shavings into Briquettes,they are stonehard and only held by Pressure! The moistercontent of the Material shoult not exeed 15% The Press is mounted right under the Dustcollector and works automaticly,so i have no accumulation of explosive

[biofuel] power content of bio diesel

2004-02-04 Thread Steve
x-charset ISO-8859-1Was talking to a friend the other day about diesel vs biodiesel... Was told that bio diesel only had 70% of the power output of petroleum based diesel... is this true? Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives:

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread Greg and April
It is my understanding that due to the construction, of Hubble, that it can not get a sharp focus on something as close as the surface of the earth, and without the sharp focus, it's worse than the standard military intelligence birds. Greg H. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL

[biofuel] Federal Grants for Biofuels

2004-02-04 Thread Bryan Brah
Hey all! I was doing a little surfing and came across this nugget. The U.S. government gives away billions of dollars every year, some of which is available for good reasons. There is a program in which the Feds will pay up to $450M over three years to reimburse biofuels producers for

[biofuel] Re: OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread kirkmcloren
x-charset ISO-8859-1 I don't think it is the focus. The limiting factor is atmospheric refraction and transient phenomena. Imaging requires software and multiple shots. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is my understanding that due to the

Re: [biofuel] Climate Change Alert

2004-02-04 Thread esbuck
The Department of Defense is wassting money worrying about climate change. That's not their mission. We have a new Department of Homeland Security to second-guess God. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

RE: [biofuel] PLEASE READ - MODERATOR'S MESSAGE

2004-02-04 Thread Mark McElvy
I also find all the snide, back biting comments rather offensive as well. I will never understand why grown, supposedly educated adults have to talk to/about each other that way. _ From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:13 PM To:

Re: [biofuel] power content of bio diesel

2004-02-04 Thread Ben Bahr
Steve, Not true, Biodiesel is far Superior. Biodiesel has a higher cetane number and burns cooler, reducing NOx emissions. Although purity depends on using pure chemicals in processing. Biodiesel is much cleaner than fossil-fuel diesel and can be used in any diesel engine with no modifications

[biofuel] Re: OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread the_maniacal_engineer
x-charset ISO-8859-1Lockheed built both the hubble and all of the keyhole satellites. Lockheed is also very copetent in the area of rubber mirrors or adaptive optics. They are used in earth based telescopes, so I suspect that they may be used in the keyholes. but the hubble probably wouldnt need

[biofuel] Precautions when burning glycerin/swadust logs?

2004-02-04 Thread Kenneth Kron
Are there any precautions one should bear in mind when burning glycerin/sawdust or glycerin/shreded paper logs? I know about the warnings against burning glycerin at low temperature and I'm just wondering why they don't seem to apply to glycerin/swadust logs? tnx On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:37:38

Re: [biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Ben Bahr
Global warming is created by activity of man. Although life's patterns can be explained by mathematical concepts to a certain extent with our limited senses, theories can also be described and explained by man, which come true without scientific analysis, but with belief. The scientific method

Re: [biofuel] Precautions when burning glycerin/swadust logs?

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
Kenneth Kron wrote: Are there any precautions one should bear in mind when burning glycerin/sawdust or glycerin/shreded paper logs? I know about the warnings against burning glycerin at low temperature and I'm just wondering why they don't seem to apply to glycerin/swadust logs? Why do you

Re: [biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hi Keith I was afraid this was going to happen! Chaos is not a scientific view rather a proven mathematical (mathematics is stronger than scientific æòheoriesç§ fact about the way nonlinear dynamical systems behave in the real world. Laminar flow to turbulence is a good

RE: [biofuel] PLEASE READ - MODERATOR'S MESSAGE

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
Mark McElvy wrote: I also find all the snide, back biting comments rather offensive as well. I will never understand why grown, supposedly educated adults have to talk to/about each other that way. Hm. Bit of a broad brush. I don't see a lot of snide, back biting comments. There are plenty of

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9878 Playing With Our Money David Sirota, Christy Harvey and Judd Legum are with the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute. In what may be the most deceitful budget submission in memory, President Bush claims

Re: [biofuel] State owned biofuel companies

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
x-charset ISO-8859-1I agree with your raising of the question-issue as an interesting one. In theory I am against any Government ownership of any enterprises, but rather I think it's their job to set standards and laws so that enterprises can function and trade fairly. In reality, countries

Re: [biofuel] Great letter Keith - was: I am building a biodieselPlant in Nebraska USA

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
It's been a week now and no response from Greg Walburn, founder, Biodiesel of America Inc., who asked for only 3,000 investors who want to invest $1000 dollars in his commercial biodiesel plant (see below). I asked him this, twice: Greg, when exactly did you found (find?) Biodiesel of

Re: [biofuel] power content of bio diesel

2004-02-04 Thread Appal Energy
x-charset ISO-8859-1Steve, You need to take an accounting of your friends and their sources. The answer to your question is no. More along the lines of a 3% power loss. But the emissions reductions in PAHs, particulates, CO and SOx are enormous, not to mention the carbon neutrality or potential

Re: [biofuel] OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread murdoch
Forgot something. This supposed goal of a deficit-cut, amidst huge *claimed* tax cuts (which are a farce because those monies will have to be paid off at some point, so they arguably amount to a concommittant tax *increase* or shift onto future taxpayers including some not yet conceived), is

Re: [biofuel] Re: OT: Hubble Comment

2004-02-04 Thread Greg and April
To look at something on earth with the Hubble, it would have to look through distorting atmosphere and the Hubble is not designed to do that. Greg H. - Original Message - From: the_maniacal_engineer To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 09:54

Re[2]: [biofuel] Global Warming

2004-02-04 Thread Gustl Steiner-Zehender
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hallo, Going to switch quoted portions around for brevity. BB Ken Gotberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BB Hi Keith ...snip... BBI “believe” CO2 leads to global warming, BB but like any belief, there is no proof that it does. BB Best regards, BB Ken Given that generally

Re: [biofuel] Great letter Keith - was: I am building abiodiesel Plant in Nebraska USA

2004-02-04 Thread Frederick E. Finch
Keith, I would be willing to forward my email from Mr. Agidi Chuka in Nigeria. He could help Mr. Walburn with his financing and make some extra on the side! fred At 03:27 AM 2/5/2004 +0900, you wrote: It's been a week now and no response from Greg Walburn, founder, Biodiesel of America

RE: [biofuel] Great letter Keith - was: I am building a biodiesel Plant in Nebraska USA

2004-02-04 Thread Bryan Brah
LOL! -Original Message- From: Frederick E. Finch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:02 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Great letter Keith - was: I am building a biodiesel Plant in Nebraska USA Keith, I would be willing to forward

[biofuel] What Just One Company Can Do To the World

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0129-03.htm Published on Thursday, January 29, 2004 by the Inter Press Service What Just One Company Can Do To the World by Sanjay Suri LONDON - Just one oil company has thrown three times as much carbon dioxide into the air as the

[biofuel] Exxonmobil's Historic Contribution To Climate Change Assessed ForThe First Time

2004-02-04 Thread Keith Addison
x-charset ISO-8859-1http://www.foei.org/media/2004/0129.html foei press release friends of the earth international press release 29 january 2004 Exxonmobil's Historic Contribution To Climate Change Assessed For The First Time read the report