[biofuels-biz] Bio-D, old diesels and rubber lots o' rubber

2001-08-08 Thread doctor who
Ok so as I am working out the praticality issues w/distribution and resale I keep running into this problem. Rubber it's cheap easy and as far as I know found in most diesels that are in this country (US). Currently my plans entail on focusing on bulk fleet sales of 100% BD. However I am at a

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: fuzzy standards

2001-08-08 Thread Wooly .
Harry The advisory group responsible for the Australian standard have to ask someone for advice. We should be in a position to give that advice. -this is happening right now. Can I suggest very strongly if you are not a Biodiesel Association member, become one. You would have been aware of

[biofuels-biz] USDA to Expand Use of Biodiesel, Ethanol Fuels

2001-08-08 Thread ARS News Service
NEWS RELEASE: USDA to Expand Use of Biodiesel, Ethanol Fuels ___ ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA Don Comis, (301) 504-1625, [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 7, 2001 ___ WASHINGTON, Aug. 7--The U. S.

[biofuels-biz] Re: Emulsion fuels

2001-08-08 Thread ester11uk
Oops sorry Marc - it was ages ago - I could have sworn it was you. Pity I never saved the email so the credit could go the the right person :) The person concerned said the test unit was a single cyl generator. The exhaust glowed red on emulsified fuel. It looks like mixing water and fuel

[biofuels-biz] neat bio in older vehicles

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
cordain, based on my experience with older diesel vehicles, i suggest you start out with b10, and progress by 10 % steps from there, doing a double fuel filter change between each step. older diesel vehicles usually have incredible amounts of living and dead matter in their fuel

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: Emulsion fuels

2001-08-08 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops sorry Marc - it was ages ago - I could have sworn it was you. Pity I never saved the email so the credit could go the the right person :) The person concerned said the test unit was a single cyl generator. The exhaust glowed red on emulsified fuel. It

Re: [biofuels-biz] diddly lab language...

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Dick Carlstein wrote: think some of this needs answering: Then and now still, but let it slide. The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. - Joseph Joubert, author (1754-1824). Progress here is not on the cards. I've said what I had to say, responding to this

[biofuels-biz] quality testing

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to camillo's: From: Camillo Holecek To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:48 PM Subject: AW: [biofuels-biz] wvo As it was rather elaborate, I did take the liberty to snip a bit... snipping is being considerate to others. thanks for practising it

[biofuels-biz] stong beliefs

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
keith, you're no liar !!! you'rejustvehement !!! like your's truly. as to your argentine correspondents, i can only say that all coins have two sides, and proper empathising requires we see both of them. all enquiries we've had so far in argentinaforour plants have been price oriented. i

Re: [biofuels-biz] stong beliefs

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Whatever you say Dick. You can have the last word too if you like, go on! Keith keith, you're no liar !!! you're just vehement !!! like your's truly. as to your argentine correspondents, i can only say that all coins have two sides, and proper empathising requires we see both of them. snip

Re: [biofuels-biz] wvo

2001-08-08 Thread goat industries
wvo already has a market in most parts of the world.adding demand for biodiesel production will soonerode whatever price advantage over vvo it might have today. What is the WVO market? In the UK this market is in decline because of stricter aniamal feeds regulation.

[biofuels-biz] the empire's gone....

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: goat industries To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] wvo wvo already has a market in most parts of the world.adding demand for biodiesel production will soonerode whatever price advantage over vvo

Re: [biofuels-biz] the empire's gone....

2001-08-08 Thread goat industries
wvo already has a market in most parts of the world.adding demand for biodiesel production will soonerode whatever price advantage over vvo it might have today. What is the WVO market? In the UK this market is in decline because of stricter aniamal feeds

[biofuels-biz] ocean air environmental

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
these fellas are trying to sell plants. what they're saying is their plant can process anything you wish to feed it. what they don't say is at what cost per litre, or what the $ per installed capacity is. people making these'universal' plants tend to omit such information. they just say

[biofuels-biz] flash point

2001-08-08 Thread Dick Carlstein
in answer to: From: Camillo Holecek To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:34 PM Subject: AW: [biofuels-biz] diddly lab language... camillo does not mention cetane once. and when you buy gas, which is something everybody can understand, octane is clearly

Re: [biofuels-biz] ocean air environmental

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Dick Carlstein wrote: these fellas are trying to sell plants. what they're saying is their plant can process anything you wish to feed it. what they don't say is at what cost per litre, or what the $ per installed capacity is. Actually they're the world's biggest producers of biodiesel. They

Re: [biofuels-biz] the empire's gone....

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Dick Carlstein wrote: Well, the first thing he wrote is the extraordinary subject-line. I wonder if you'd care to explain it, Dick? What is its relevance to the discussion please? in answer to: From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]goat industries To:

Re: [biofuels-biz] wvo

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Dick Carlstein wrote: in answer to: From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]goat industries To: mailto:biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.combiofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] fuzzy standards The reason why Dick sneers at WVO is, it seems, because he

[biofuel] USDA to Expand Use of Biodiesel, Ethanol Fuels

2001-08-08 Thread ARS News Service
NEWS RELEASE: USDA to Expand Use of Biodiesel, Ethanol Fuels ___ ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA Don Comis, (301) 504-1625, [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 7, 2001 ___ WASHINGTON, Aug. 7--The U. S.

[biofuel] EREN Network News -- 08/08/01

2001-08-08 Thread Kevin Eber
= EREN NETWORK NEWS -- August 8, 2001 A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). http://www.eren.doe.gov/ = Featuring: *News

Re: [biofuel] again, not LAST

2001-08-08 Thread L Miller
Ed Excellent site on diesel bikes. Also, see Popular Mechanics Aug 2001 in Automotive. Its a custom addition to Jay Leno's collection in his big garage using an out-of-hours turbine off choppers. A cajun - Ted McIntye of Marine Turbine Technologies of Franklin Louisiana - I know, sounds

Re: [biofuel] Re: biodiesel wash question / idea

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Hello L stujo: Excellent idea. Send me info at [EMAIL PROTECTED] There was/is a materials compatibility chart in the Ethanol area of either the journey or motherearth website. 'S here: Durability of Various Plastics: Alcohols vs. Gasoline.

Re: [biofuel] Hemp in America

2001-08-08 Thread L Miller
Harmon and all: Study all the US Supreme Court decisions on 'federal jurisdiction'. This is all a knowledge and sheeple problem. Study www.m2ktalk.com - Archives - Intel Report - 08/07/01 hour 1 (audio). The people are taking back the township with knowledge of existing law and the

Re: [biofuel] Ethanol is a net energy loser~Bigtime

2001-08-08 Thread doctor who
Quick somebody notify Brazil. Ethanol isnt cost effective. Cheers, Cordain Dulles VA PS Sorry about the one liner, but if paid enough I can come up with a study that says are fears of dino-fuel shortage are unjustified. Also global warming is a myth. Those 80 degree days last december didnt

[biofuel] Biodiesel from tallow

2001-08-08 Thread FenFrye
Greetings I am working in New York, close to the state capital of Albany. The market for tallow from rendering companies has all but dried up. Our rendering contractor produces some 900 million Lbs. per year plus another 900 million Lbs. of MRM (Machine Recovered Meat). Primary use

[biofuel] The net energy loser persists due to subsidies

2001-08-08 Thread downstreamer
Wait a sec...Just because the contention that ethanol production is a net energy loser has been in the mill for over a decade doesn't mean it isn't true. There's obviously state and gov susidies that perpetuate ethanol's use past its true economic and net energy viability. Further, your

[biofuel] Re: Ethanol is a net energy loser~Bigtime

2001-08-08 Thread k5farms
The guy didn't really give all his thoughts, but did these figures come from his Federal tax form?? What I'd like to know, if they use 1,000 gallons of fuel, where can they buy that for 347 dollars? o An acre of U.S. corn yields about 7,110 pounds of corn for processing into 328 gallons of

Re: [biofuel] Re: biodiesel wash question / idea

2001-08-08 Thread amhlayton
~A lurker speaks.~ Hi all. I have enjoyed the spirit of knowledge and community generally found on this board, and I have learned a lot. I would like to offer some assistance to members of this board. I am currently the program manager at the Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute. The

Re: [biofuel] Ethanol is a net energy loser~Bigtime

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
pimentel is clueless. Not quite, would that he were. He does fairly sound work in other fields, for example, sustainable farming. Strange, therefore, that the possibilities of sustainable farming's low energy inputs find no place in his work on ethanol, which bears all the hallmarks of

Re: [biofuel] The net energy loser persists due to subsidies

2001-08-08 Thread Keith Addison
Wait a sec...Just because the contention that ethanol production is a net energy loser has been in the mill for over a decade doesn't mean it isn't true. There's obviously state and gov susidies that perpetuate ethanol's use past its true economic and net energy viability. Further, your

[biofuel] Re: Ethanol is a net energy loser~Bigtime

2001-08-08 Thread rayjefferd
Well not completely clueless, Pimentel makes an interesting case, the future of biofuels is in using lignocellulosic feedstocks not starches from grains. Lignocellulosics have the potential to compete with crude oil due to the energy potential locked-up in the cellulose and due to the low