I had a little meeting last year about renewable fuels with Oaf-icials of
the Alberta
ministries of Environment, Agriculture and Energy, with only the
agriculture guy having alot of useful input.
He thought it wasn't a problem to distill for fuel purposes (after all,
Canada did ratify Kyoto Acc!)
Hi, all:
I'm really excited to be participating on the biofuels mailing list. I
recently learned about biodiesel from a friend and my interest in
sustainable technologies was rekindled.
Currently, nobody in my circle owns or operates a diesel vehicle. I have
begun my search for a suitable one;
Stephen Bosch wrote:
I have also been exploring fully self-sufficient means of producing
biodiesel; this would require making the biodiesel using anhydrous
ethanol and potash (KOH). I realise it's not without its challenges, but
I know that people have inquired and we know it is possible, so
On Oct 28, 2005, at 9:40 PM, robert luis rabello wrote:
It's illegal for individuals to distill ethanol in Canada. Sorry to
burst your bubble, but I've looked into this and if I could have
obtained a permit, I would have done so already. Ethanol
would be a wonderful fuel for a little
On 10/29/05, Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many US citizens would not think twice about skipping the permit,
if they had some reason to believe they wouldn't get caught.
I have to say that here as of late, you are correct about
that...unfortunately. Overall, it does us no benefit,
well. Maybe not for BD, but for the gasoline cars we have around here
in any case. And I plan on permitting myself properly with all the
appropriate authorities; I'm on pretty good terms with local law
enforcement here, I'd rather not jeopardize that. ;)
-KurtOn 10/29/05, Ken Dunn [EMAIL
robert luis rabello wrote:
It's illegal for individuals to distill ethanol in Canada. Sorry to
burst your bubble, but I've looked into this and if I could have
obtained a permit, I would have done so already. Ethanol would be a
wonderful fuel for a little hot rod truck like mine!
Hi, Robert:
robert luis rabello wrote:
It's illegal for individuals to distill ethanol in Canada. Sorry to
burst your bubble, but I've looked into this and if I could have
obtained a permit, I would have done so already. Ethanol would be a
wonderful fuel for a little hot rod truck
Ken Provost wrote:
Are Canadians typically a very law-abiding people? Just curious.
Many US citizens would not think twice about skipping the permit,
if they had some reason to believe they wouldn't get caught.
I'm not Canadian, but it seems to me that people are no more law
Stephen Bosch wrote:
I've been looking for evidence of such regulations for some time now and
haven't found any.
Here's how it works. The Excise Act outlines very stiff penalties
for distillation of spirits without a license and registration for the
still. The license and
Stephen Bosch wrote:
Hi, Robert:
Distillation of ethanol is regulated (federally) by the Excise Act, 2001.
Yes! That's the one.
Article 61:
Possession of a still
61. No person shall possess a still or other equipment suitable for the
production of spirits with the intent of
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