Re: [biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil

2003-01-06 Thread malcolm.scott
- Original Message - From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:30 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil Ridiculous, isn't it? I've moved much further away from work

Re: [biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil

2003-01-06 Thread robert luis rabello
malcolm.scott wrote: I agree, but this will not happen when people believe, rightly or wrongly that heavy cars are safer. Also it would be just as much help if people stopped moving further away from work (unless they telework or travel by train) and taking jobs that require longer

[biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars Designers have built cars that can run on everything from soybean oil to solar power. So why aren't we driving them? NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE April 5 - Since 1972, more than 30 fuel-efficient, experimental-and

Re: [biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil

2003-01-03 Thread Darryl McMahon
Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] provided: NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE snip Canada has a lot of natural-gas vehicles because they have a refueling network. But it took the Canadian government buying a fuel company, Petrocan, which sells natural gas at its outlets.

Re: [biofuel] The Future of Fuel-Efficient Cars / The Thirst for Oil

2003-01-03 Thread robert luis rabello
Darryl McMahon wrote: Their solution - at-home refueliing for those with a NG connection. This involves installing a compressor (Fuelmaker is one brand) connected to a 220 volt outlet and a 2 psi natural gas line. These used to be available only by lease, but they can be purchased now.

Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-18 Thread MH
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/patft/ Patent Number Search United States Patent 5,516,960 Robinson May 14, 1996 Process for producing hydrocarbon fuels `` Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Will You Find True Love?

Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-17 Thread Keith Addison
Greetings Mr Jain Dear Mr. Addison, Can you please throw some more light on the process. It says: You just dissolve sugar in water, then add a little acid and bring it to a boil, and a half hour later, this fuel is floating in water, It does not mention the use of sawdust or wood. Which acid

Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-17 Thread MH
Keith Addison wrote: http://www.oaoa.com/news/nw071102a.htm OA Online News The future of fuel? Odessa professor's process of turning plants into fuel shows great promise. Thursday July 11, 2002 By Julie Breaux Odessa American Chemistry professor Mike Robinson holds up a small, glass

Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-17 Thread steve spence
/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:20 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel? Greetings Mr Jain Dear Mr. Addison, Can you please throw some more light on the process

[biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-16 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.oaoa.com/news/nw071102a.htm OA Online News The future of fuel? Odessa professor's process of turning plants into fuel shows great promise. Thursday July 11, 2002 By Julie Breaux Odessa American Chemistry professor Mike Robinson holds up a small, glass bottle containing a scant

Re: [biofuel] The future of fuel?

2002-07-16 Thread Y.K. Jain/ess
Dear Mr. Addison, Can you please throw some more light on the process. It says: You just dissolve sugar in water, then add a little acid and bring it to a boil, and a half hour later, this fuel is floating in water, It does not mention the use of sawdust or wood. Which acid and in what