RE: [Biofuel] Future of Ethanol and Brazilian biofuel project

2005-04-18 Thread Tom Irwin
Greetings Sr. Pannir, I'm desperately trying to find a way to use ethanol in my biodiesel process. My difficulty is on several levels. I live in Uruguay which doesn't produce ethanol or at least I haven't found local manufacturers. So I would have to start my own plant or import from your

Re: [Biofuel] Re: Diesel from wood/biomass

2005-04-18 Thread Sam Critchley
Hi Keith, everyone, On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:48:58 +0200, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Sam Choren has got a process running which extracts biodiesel (well, a biodiesel-type fuel) directly from woody biomass. We've had quite a lot about it, and quite a lot more about

Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread Craig Harris
Boy has Ford botched up the once pinnacle of safety Volvo! - Original Message - From: J.L.Burneymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing thats a very

Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread John Hayes
There was a table in the article showing the number of occupant deaths per 100,000 vehicles sold. The lowest? Toyota Camry and VW Jetta. The highest, Ford F-150 if I remember correctly. Among the highest was also the Explorer, Chevy Tahoe, etc. The moral of the story? Avoiding an

RE: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread Tom Irwin
Hi ALl, There«s cityfolk, there«s countryfolk, there«s cold weather folk amd warm weather folk. Guess what? No one solution is gonna fit all. Those in the country need what they need. Those in the city need everything. LOL. How big does a city get before it«s completely dependant on rural

Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread Appal Energy
road and they are the same geniuses that drink and drive. If this is the extent of critical American thought... - Original Message - From: Kirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] End of

Re: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread Hakan Falk
Did an open letter to Sam Kazman about SUVs and have some interesting links that can be followed up, http://energysavingnow.com/biofuels/kazman.shtml Read the follow up answers also. It is even more interesting statistic, if you look further in the links I referenced. I had it with

[Biofuel] Report

2005-04-18 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hi Bob and Keith. I had a report on my computer suggesting a method to establish reaction yield of biodiesel by the viscosity of the origin oil compared to the biodiesel, but the file was damaged and could not be opened. Does anyone from you know where to find it on the web ? Best rgrds Jan

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Go Hoff
That's right Greg I should have thought harder myself! I remember back in the early 80's I had a 500ci Cadillac Eldorado which got the same fuel economy as a Volvo 245 I had at the same time around - 1.2 l per 10 km's. Of course the Cadillac was never doing more than turn over revs even at

Re: [Biofuel][off topic]Israel clears officer of killing journalist who had white flag

2005-04-18 Thread fox mulder
Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=629505 Israel clears officer of killing journalist who had white flag By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem 15 April 2005 The British government formally protested to Israel after the army officer who opened fire when the

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Hakan Falk
It is quite remarkable if you look at the development in fuel economy between Europe and US. !960 I bought a used Plymouth V8 that was prolonged to serve as 8 passenger taxi and fast news paper distribution car in Sweden. It did average around 20 mpg and at that time you still had a lot of

RE: [Biofuel] End of cheap oil is a blessing

2005-04-18 Thread Michael Redler
Kirk wrote: My daughter was in an Olds Cutlass Supreme, a 1975 tank. Kirk, I totally understand what your saying. I don't consider myself a wealthy person and I'm the first to admit that I can't afford a high end, luxury vehicles like a Volvo, with safety features like crumple zones and side

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Greg Harbican
I'm planning on BioDiesel as well as alcohol / water injection, a turbo, as well as the bigger engine.All three, combined should allow me to lean out the fuel and give better hill climbing performance. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Go Hoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel/SVO filtration

2005-04-18 Thread R Del Bueno
Biodiesel filtration unit. It does have applications for both. The unit has an internal electric heater that is thermostatically set to operate up to 110degF, in addition to in internal coolant loop. I have one of these units on my converted 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins and am very pleased

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Greg Harbican
I think that part of it, is the long distances in the western US.I have heard that larger vehicles and SUV's are more popular where the distances between cities is farther apart.Does anyone know of any statistics that may show the size of vehicles by state? One thing I can say for sure,

Re: [Biofuel][off topic]Israel clears officer of killing journalist who had white flag

2005-04-18 Thread Kirk McLoren
Mrs Miller said the family believed there had been no genuine will to uncover the truth Absolutely, just as they see no need to make slavery unlawful. When examined closely they do not occupy high moral ground. Kirk fox mulder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Source:

Re: [Biofuel] Report

2005-04-18 Thread bob allen
I can see how it should be possible, but I don't know of a source for procedure. I have the good fortune if a well outfitted lab so I can determine the same in other ways. It shouldn't be hard to simply mix known amounts of biodiesel and unreacted oil, determine the viscosity of the

Re: [Biofuel] Report

2005-04-18 Thread FRANCISCO
Bob and Jan Woud youpls be kind anough to supply me the date if and when available Thnak you in advance and very best for us Chico Ramos bob allen wrote: Jan, I can see how it should be possible, but I don't know of a source for procedure. I have the good fortune if a well outfitted lab

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Hakan Falk
Greg, For me it is not a big/small car issue, because the conditions and time of day are more influencing. I have done on average 60,000 to 70,000 km/year during the 46 years I had a driving licence. I have a full license, which includes all vehicles, with or without trailer. For many years I

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Go Hoff
I'm planning on BioDiesel as well as alcohol / water injection, a turbo, as well as the bigger engine.All three, combined should allow me to lean out the fuel and give better hill climbing performance. Greg H. That will give you a superb vehicle. This year I will be trying to swap an

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Go Hoff
HŒkan Let me jump in here again on these older CX's. I regularly do round trips to Stockholm, 1300 kms there and back the same day and the CX imho is one of the few cars you can do a trip like that in and still feel like putting in some work around the place when you get back (yeah, maybe the

Re: [Biofuel] Diesel moped car...2 things!

2005-04-18 Thread Hakan Falk
GoHoff? It is a very long time ago since the European cars had non progressive power steering, which I think that some, if not many, US cars still have. The last car I had with non progressive steering was a MB 220 and around 25 years ago. I rented many US cars since then, that had this feeling