Re: [biofuels-biz] Can't bring my Lupo back to the US...

2003-07-08 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Hi , Great story-- I guess US does the same thing as Germany does to US or Japanese cars- does not allow to import a car that does not have official homologation for that car from the manufacturer. I faced same problem when I tried to drive Acura integra in germany-- I couldn't, because Honda

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Revealed: Why Germans Oppose War in Iraq - French Fries - OT

2002-11-08 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Biodiesel and rapse oil is not a problem-- methanol is. And anything related with it. Just to buy a methanol from a lab supply store you have to show your passport. I tried. And you are right-- water polution laws in Germany( and not only water polution, any polution) are very strict. Just

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Re: Revealed: Why Germans Oppose War in Iraq - French Fries - OT

2002-11-07 Thread Thomas Stoskus
At the same time, securing the oil of the Middle East, perhaps with England's biggest oil companies as partners in the pumping consortium that will undoubtedly come out of an Iraqi war effort, is promoted to the British public by the corporate-owned British newspapers and similarly

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Revealed: Why Germans Oppose War in Iraq - French Fries

2002-11-05 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Hi to all, We all know that the fuell tax in Europe is outrageous. and the government supporters about the fuel tax issue are either idiots or work for government. Especially UK people. So, you, tax advocates, shut up and go be stupid in your offices. A car owner, especially in UK and

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Digest Number 203

2002-04-15 Thread Thomas Stoskus
For methanol recovery, I bought one of those SaveVac 140 series from http://www.bestechind.com/product.htm Check the spec if it pulls enought vacuum for you. If it does, it is more cost evective to get it and not waist the time with the 'old clunkers' :) I bargained with the guy, and he sold it

[biofuels-biz] Energy Funding Solutions- Does anyone want 5 million?

2002-04-12 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Motie, Their minimum investment is 5 million USD. Are you up to spend that much as a little guy? I would not even dare to write them letter with a simple question if they are serious, but if you are the guy with balls as you say then here is my proposition: How about of getting those 5 mill and

[biofuels-biz] It is not about biofuels anymore AGAIN

2002-04-10 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Hi people, Looks like I sparked some responses, so here I go again... I was not trying to say that what Keith does is of a lesser value, by no means no. He is doing a great favor to all of us, and a great job, too. However, how many of us here are the representatives commercial companies that

[biofuels-biz] It is not about biofuels anymore

2002-04-09 Thread Thomas Stoskus
What the hell happened to this group- for the last half a year I have been reading here more about political problems related to other fuels than biodiesel. Even biofuel like methanol or ethanol is not of the concern here since no one individually could produce alcohol for this purpose( or some

Re: [biofuels-biz] Digest Number 98

2001-10-02 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Hi Where can I get an inexpensive centrifugal separator? Currently I am filtering biodiesel without wash step, but I am using celite as a filtration aid. It is getting too costly... Please help. --- goat industries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm working on a small biodiesel plant design at

Re: [biofuels-biz] small production plant

2001-10-02 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Can we see a link to this modular plant? Who is the owner of the design? --- Pedro M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It´s very interesting a modular plant. This is a plant that can increase following the user´s needs. One could patent the plant design and give it for free to the new companies

Re: [biofuels-biz] Quiet...

2001-07-13 Thread Thomas Stoskus
Congratulations, I think you will be able to do it, especially now, when US is still not aware of the benefits of the biofuels. If you're the first in the market, you will be succesfull later. And by the way, it is much easier to get equipment in states than in Europe. Howwever, the fresh oil