I'm from Utah and very interested in living aboard, my wife however is not
sure. Would love to have any feedback if you get the chance. Landbound sailor
at heart.
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To:
I'd suggest you get a turbodiesel if you are getting a 300D.
And also, try to find one that has not been redone in any way. There
are plenty of very nice rust free Florida, California, and BC rust free
examples, it is worth the trip to get a good one.
If you cannot afford the turbodiesel,
Hi Biobenz,
Just wondering if you got my email?
If not, Here it is...
Saw your post regarding the Sean Park's Stand Pipe design. I too was going
with this design, but decided against it.
1st reason if those bung NPT caps loosen, you just lost your batch and you
have a big mess to clean!. I
I do see many more very large Toyota (Land Cruiser Sequoia) and the new
Nissan's Armada; boy does that name spell out the problem! Commercial
traffic of all types and sizes is huge but the largest number are the
smaller sedans. Many of what's being called SUV are the mini-Ute's and
repackaged
Hellow Art,
Rather than raining on anyone's parade, how about sharing the source of what
you read.
Ethanol is one dickens of a burgeoning industry. Either it has some
economical and/or environmental merit or it's the biggest scam since
organized religion.
Wouldn't hurt to let an audience
Hi Pierre
We have a 1979 300D which runs beautifully. On a trip this summer around
Georgian Bay, best mileage was 660 miles on a tankful of B20. Gawd knows
how that translates, but city driving isn't nearly as good, and winter is
worse any way you look at it (though that's hardly a surprise
At 3:15 AM 4/27/04, Keith Addison wrote:
Oh-ho, here we go - guns and abortions, LOL! Here's some more
polarisation for you Robert, not that you wanted it. Now I guess the
rest of us get to sit back and gaze in wonder at the American
dysfunction in action.
Greg, those one million women who just
Greg,
In responding to your initial post, I was not aware that you were
referring to abortion. I thought that you were talking of people
killed by medical negligence or malpractice.
As for the e-mail that you sent:
IF you are going to comment in a negative manner on their feelings
on the
Have been catching bits and pieces of solar news here in Arizona. The
2nd largest PV installation in the world is in Springerville (3 or 4
MW I think the largest is in Italy) and I did see an
interesting news release about a planned thermal solar project
somewhere around here. Not the
I asked a while ago if anyone had any info on Oil from algae.
What I would like to do is an experiment.
Does anyone have any info on how exactly to extract the oil from algae? Could
I do it in a home lab?
Thanks,
Bill
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Hey Brian! Actually i'm in nw ind.in Whiting,right on the lake.Whereabouts are
you?
Paul
Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you do end up doing anything in the Chicago area, please let the
list know as
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To what you're written I would add some mention of public
transportation, which in the end I'm guessing is dramatically safer
per passenger-mile traveled, in addition perhaps to having some
different uses of fuel per
If I may humbly add my two cents.
During the Viet Nam war many comparisons were made to the carnage on the roads
and the death toll of the war.I too am with out substantiated facts but my dim
bulb memory tells me that at the time the rates were comparable.
I suppose one could call their
Hakan Falk wrote:
Robert,
It was very interesting to read your thorough analysis, they are very
good.
It will be difficult to get the Iraqi oil on line, as long as the
occupation continues and I think that Bush understand that and that is
why
he pushes the June deadline.
He
Hello,
I've looked at all sorts of designs to base my processor on, but don't see too
much emphasis on processor equipment designed to boiling WVO as the 1st step
(to rid of water and to breakdown crystallized fatty acids) to prepare WVO to
the next stage. (This would be filtered, titration
Robert,
I would like to pass on something I learned in the last war the US began to
prevent communism from taking over and to establish Democracy in a third world
nation (and we lost that one rather badly). I served honorably in the Vietnam
War and this was my combat lesson in a sentence.
Hi Art
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Hi,
go to ecogenics for info on oil from algae.
www dabney.com/ecogenics/
we work with algae extensively..
Marc
-- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, wwschnabel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I asked a while ago if anyone had any info on Oil from algae.
What I would like to do is an experiment.
Too bad we haven't learned this lesson yet.Let's keep an eye on the
situation developing in our country with the disparity between what
government wants and what We the People want.Nuff said.
Regards,
John
Art Krenzel wrote:
snip
TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BEAT IDEOLOGY!
When people are willing to
I had read a fantastic short story relating to just this issue about
20 years ago. I thought it was by Steinbeck, but have been unable
to ever find it again. It was about residents in a northern
European town occupied by the nazis, and their underground
resistance. The point to the story
Hey Paul.
Central Indiana, a little north of Indy. I grew up just a little
ways across the IL border from you, in Homewood. It's good to see
fellow midwesterners here.
Brian
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, rico suavae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Brian! Actually i'm in nw ind.in
Lillie,
I think you are talking about commuter traffic. Most commuters have the good
sense to leave the behemouth at home while they drive something more compact to
work. Besides the fuel issues it is much easier to park a smaller car in the
city. I know at times people critize families for
I had read a fantastic short story relating to just this issue about
20 years ago. I thought it was by Steinbeck, but have been unable
to ever find it again. It was about residents in a northern
European town occupied by the nazis, and their underground
resistance. The point to the story was
Robert,
Although we seems to agree, I have some comments that I inserted below.
At 06:11 27/04/2004, you wrote:
Hakan Falk wrote:
Robert,
It was very interesting to read your thorough analysis, they are very
good.
It will be difficult to get the Iraqi oil on line, as long as
Robert,
I would like to pass on something I learned in the last war the US
began to prevent communism from taking over and to establish
Democracy in a third world nation (and we lost that one rather
badly). I served honorably in the Vietnam War and this was my
combat lesson in a sentence.
Mr Shea, I saw your message and I also was wondering about a
seperate processor for incoming raw if you will, wvo. I came up
with a poly drum that I had with two 4500 watt water heater
elements. If you go with a thermostate, you won't get them hot
enough, least mine didn't, so I went w/o
Keith,
Your resourcefulness is fantastic! To have found the perfect story to make my
point puts you at the top of my list.
Thank you for the input from THE AGONY OF OCCUPATION!
Art Krenzel
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From: Keith Addison
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday,
Marcelo: I would be interested in your joint plant. I am an investor who also
deals with environmental projects. Do you have a business plan?
I also am the chair of a non-profit that creates access to technology for
disadvantaged youth and adults. We will be working with the Mexican
Thank you.
One of my favorite things about the book was Steinbeck's
descriptions of the town mayor, who was a simple man who seemed very
complex, and town doctor, who was a complex man who seemed very
simple. I don't remember the exact quotes from the book any longer,
but that's the gist
Derek,
Thanks for sharing your view. I couldn't agree more with the
concept of having different vehicles for different purposes. I
don't have need for a truck often enough to own one, but once or
twice a year have enough need to rent one. That works for me. I am
finding that my TDI
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And, BTW--was the similarity between the statement made by a person here
earlier to the effect of : 'I despise Israel, but I worship with a number
of Jews!' and a statement to the effect of 'I despise the gangsta
rap/ebonics culture, but some my best friends are
Keith,
My data was the 1998 report by Prof. David Pimentel which has been lamblasted
by the renewable energy folks. I think it is more of the correct story than
saying that, using selected data, the ENERGY BALANCE tips in the favor of
ethanol. If the tractor is used in the production of the
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:56:35 -, you wrote:
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To what you're written I would add some mention of public
transportation, which in the end I'm guessing is dramatically safer
per passenger-mile traveled, in addition perhaps to
Jimbull,
Operating a poly drum filled with hot oil at 225 deg F sounds like an accident
waiting to happen.
Just stop and think for awhile what your response will be when the side of the
drum tears and dumps (I assume) 55 gallons of hot oil around your work area.
Why not use a metal drum
In case you hadn't noticed, I have not commented on my thoughts on
abortion. I agree that it is not a subject relevant to this board.
While I find political discussion related to energy concerns to be
quite appropriate to this board (just my opinion, others are, of
course, free to disagree), I
Mr Shea, I saw your message and I also was wondering about a
seperate processor for incoming raw if you will, wvo. I came up
with a poly drum that I had with two 4500 watt water heater
elements. If you go with a thermostate, you won't get them hot
enough, least mine didn't, so I went
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:00:13 -0700, you wrote:
Does anyone here have any ideas for investments in stocks (anywhere in
the world... does *not* have to be North America) that have a good
sustainable technology or energy technology or conservation angle?
In the course of my research, ran across
Ernest, it's pretty clear why Todd is missing the point. It's amusing
and kinda' sad though. I remember a rant directed at me because I said
that voting in federal elections was a waste of time and that change is
only possible through local action. Now, he's at it again. I guess his
solution
Someone suggested that people use different vehicles for different
tasks. Sure. I don't drive the beater pickup truck every day but it
sure is nice to have when I want to get mulch for the garden or need
to get to work in 6 of snow. Small bits fall off if I slam the door
too hard, but it
The Moon is down, by John Steinbeck
Brian wrote:
I had read a fantastic short story relating to just this issue about
20 years ago. I thought it was by Steinbeck, but have been unable
to ever find it again. It was about residents in a northern
European town occupied by the nazis, and
Hi Brian,
The TDIs in our experience are a pleasure to drive. We wanted the Golf as we
felt it would be the most practical for a college bound youngster to carry
stuff here and there. They didn't have one available and showed us the Jetta.
We were impressed with the size of the truck,
Hi,
How about EHN - Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra
http://www.ehn.es/eng/index0.html
A leading group in renewables
-- Wind Power, Small Hydro, Biomass, Solar, and Bioclimatic Architecture
I have no idea how one would invest in the company, perhaps through the Spanish
stock market.
Derek
In the ongoing quest of finding a better way to preprocess/filter WVO, I am
wondering if anyone out there has done anything using centrifuges?
Gravity settling works very well, but of course, takes time.
A centrifuge seems like a great way to spin out not only particulate
contaminates, but
I've had my TDI for two winters now, the first of which I didn't
have a garage. Never a problem starting with straight dino diesel.
Indiana winters can get fairly chilly, with last winter being one of
the worst recently for cold temperatures.
I'm hoping that by the time winter comes again
Art, I have used these poly tanks for about thew last ten years or
better boiling water to cook oats for our race horses. Now that was
to the temp that the water is boiling. Not one time has the barrel
split, broke, spilt or what everthe threaded bulkhead fitting is
covered in about a
MeOH boils at 148.1*F.
Last thing you're going to want is an accident similar to Yellow Biodiesel
due to alcohol fumes flashing.
The only time you'll need a temp higher than 120*-130* F is if you are
recovering the alcohol with an evaporator/condensor.
Todd Swearingen
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Mi nombre es Mauricio Schneebeli estoy por graduarme
en la carrera de ingeniería mecánica y me interesa
estudiar el uso de la biomasa para generación de
energía, y la generación de biodisel.
Me interesa que me acesoren en la busqueda
bibliográfica en www.
Muchas gracias.
Thanks for the encouragement. This is just your run-o-the-mill out
in the back in a 45 gal drum Chinese restaurant WVO.
Is using the 70% isopropyl OK?
I think so, I've never tried it, but I think it was Todd who told you
it's okay and I'm sure Todd wouldn't say that unless he has tried it.
If
Hi Art
Keith,
Your resourcefulness is fantastic! To have found the perfect story
to make my point puts you at the top of my list.
Thank you for the input from THE AGONY OF OCCUPATION!
:-) You're more'n welcome Art, and thankyou, but I can't take any
credit for it. It's floating around at
Hi again Art
Keith,
My data was the 1998 report by Prof. David Pimentel which has been
lamblasted by the renewable energy folks. I think it is more of the
correct story than saying that, using selected data, the ENERGY
BALANCE tips in the favor of ethanol. If the tractor is used in the
Hello jimbull
Mr Shea, I saw your message and I also was wondering about a
seperate processor for incoming raw if you will, wvo. I came up
with a poly drum that I had with two 4500 watt water heater
elements.
A lot of people don't like the combination of poly drums and heating
elements, and
Hello Kevin
Hello,
I've looked at all sorts of designs to base my processor on, but
don't see too much emphasis on processor equipment designed to
boiling WVO as the 1st step (to rid of water and to breakdown
crystallized fatty acids) to prepare WVO to the next stage. (This
would be
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm reluctant to fiddle with the admirable brevity of your four-
word
upsumming Art, but the word ideology can cause some confusion.
Whatever their political ideology might be, occupied peoples
fighting
back share
Jim,
Polypropylene is rated to a working temperature of 180 degrees F.
Polyethylene, which is used in most drums today, is rated at 125 degrees F. It
appears you may be operating just over the manufacturers working temperature
and surviving. I thought you had a polyethylene drum which is
Hi,
Just to add to your paranoia, I just read an article about the recent terrorist
attempt in Jordan that was foiled, and the intent was to use H2SO4 as either an
explosive intensifier, or to produce a toxic cloud. I'm sure all suppliers and
all purchasers will now be getting extra
Jesse, Ed, John James,
Thanks for your advice on the mercedes.
Sometimes I can't get over all of the help available from this group,
the free advice etc. I am very impressed.
I hope I will be able to return at least some of it one day.
Pierre
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Neoteric
On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 10:46 AM, Robert Del Bueno wrote:
In the ongoing quest of finding a better way to preprocess/filter WVO,
I am
wondering if anyone out there has done anything using centrifuges?
Gravity settling works very well, but of course, takes time.
A centrifuge seems
I am interested as well.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Pieter Koole
Netherlands.
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What volumes are we talking about? You could try a hydrocyclone:
http://www.krebs.com/
An emulsion is injected tangentially near the fat end of a slender
tapered tube. The lighter fraction is separated from the heavier as
the emulsion spins down the hydrocyclone's length. The heavier
less are publicly debated or kicked-around
or discussed. Not that those words are the only relevant topics in
Energy Policy Discussion, but they are specific words which are
conspicuously avoided.
Now, why is that?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=558ncid=718e=1u=/ap/20040427
Klaus Elsbett is speaking on the use of pure plant oils in vehicles at
the Sunday workshop (he shares an hour and a quarter slot with two
others)
Price 121 Euros for the Sunday workshop. Saturdays free.
Best
Darren
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From: Pelkmans Luc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm reluctant to fiddle with the admirable brevity of your four-
word
upsumming Art, but the word ideology can cause some confusion.
Whatever their political ideology might be, occupied peoples
fighting
back share
http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10229
High-Speed Chase
Helen Gonzales is the policy director of USAction's Corporate Truth
Squad. USAction is a progressive activist organization, dedicated to
winning social, racial and economic justice for all. It represents
three million members in 34
avoided.
Now, why is that?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=558ncid=718e=1u=/a
p/20040427/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_cheney
By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The Constitution gives presidents and vice presidents
power to gather advice and make decisions without being
Mi nombre es Mauricio Schneebeli estoy por graduarme
en la carrera de ingeniería mecánica y me interesa
estudiar el uso de la biomasa para generación de
energía, y la generación de biodisel.
Me interesa que me acesoren en la busqueda
bibliográfica en www.
Muchas gracias.
To Dennis Ortiz:
I am a Bolivian University Mechanical Engineering teacher with many
projects for the rural and low income urban people involving alternative
energies. I would like to get your e mail to share my projects and the
possibility to do something together.
Jose Luis Hernndez
words which are
conspicuously avoided.
Now, why is that?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=558ncid=718e=1u=/a
p/20040427/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_cheney
By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The Constitution gives presidents and vice presidents
power to gather advice
Keith Addison wrote:
http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10229
High-Speed Chase
Helen Gonzales is the policy director of USAction's Corporate Truth
Squad. USAction is a progressive activist organization, dedicated to
winning social, racial and economic justice for all. It represents
Very glad to get the kind letter and our group ,with 12 young students , who
are all interested to work for rural developments tecnology.Surley our group
want to have close relation with you .
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