[biofuels-biz] Re: butanol process

2003-01-03 Thread mogcamp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thanx... did he post it here on this list? --- In biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com, goat industries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just been told that it works well. If you read the Canecki report about a week ago that Keith re-posted you will see that they thought that water inhibited the

[biofuels-biz] Re: butanol process

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
thanx... did he post it here on this list? Of course, or he would have said so, wouldn't he? Check the archives, that's what it's for after all. http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=1952list=BIOFUELS-BIZ Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:21:00 +0900 To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com From: Keith

[biofuels-biz] butanol process and biodiesel biproduct

2003-01-03 Thread goat industries
David, I'm not convinced that the 'the mixture of FFAs and glycerol that combine in our 'by-product'.' that you mention does actually contain FFA. I recently aquired a sample of 95% pure oleic acid and found that it was completely soluble in biodiesel. Also, other FFA's will be solids which would

[biofuels-biz] Biodiesel Bulletin

2003-01-03 Thread National Biodiesel Board
BIODIESEL BULLETIN A Monthly Newsletter of the National Biodiesel Board January 2, 2003 HEADLINES: ARLINGTON COUNTY VEHICLES SWITCH TO BIODIESEL STUDY FINDS ILLINOIS TAX INCENTIVE WOULD HAVE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT WASHINGTON UPDATE BIODIESEL FACILITY BEGINS PRODUCTION IN RALSTON, IOWA SPECIAL

[biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/dowjones/20030103/bs_dowjones/200301031651000359 Nothing special in this article, just linking it for the price-reference. It is interesting to see Venezuela exacerbating the situation (as though a gulf war wouldn't already drive prices up

Re: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread Appal Energy
PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:44 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/dowjones/20030103/ bs_dowjones/200301031651000359 Nothing special in this article

Re: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread Hakan Falk
-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/dowjones/20030103/ bs_dowjones/200301031651000359 Nothing special in this article, just linking it for the price-reference. It is interesting to see Venezuela exacerbating the situation (as though a gulf war wouldn't

Re: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread Appal Energy
] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:44 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/dowjones/20030103 / bs_dowjones/200301031651000359 Nothing special

Re: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
Have a struggling economy and a president who hopes to blue blazes consumers go out and buy, buy, buy? Not on your life if the cost of goods start going up as a result of increase fuel costs. Which equals another tailspin on consumer purchases. I used to have a rule in going clothing shopping to

[biofuel] jatropha@india - musings

2003-01-03 Thread ramjee
Interesting days, these... NEW DELHI: The Government is mulling investment of over Rs 17,500 crore to undertake a comprehensive programme for extracting oil from Jatropha plantations for blending with diesel. [1] I am also told that the Indian Railways intends to use a 10% mix of Jatropha oil

[biofuel] Food for thought Was: Fish Farms Become FeedlotsoftheSea 12-28-02

2003-01-03 Thread csakima
I feel the same way about this social pressure.Almost as if it's (the pressure) being used as (quite an effective) substitute for the secret police used to keep the dissenters quiet. Who needs the secret police ... when Aunt Meg, Uncle Fred and Cousin Jim will just as effectively do the job

[biofuel] Supply Demand Was: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Obsolete

2003-01-03 Thread csakima
Yeah, but without energy centralization, how else are they (corporate) going to create the desired enviroment of I've got it ALL ... you're a heroin-addict that desperately needs it ... now let's discuss the price?? Curtis Get your free newsletter at http://www.ezinfocenter.com/3122155/NL

[biofuel] Spreading Democracy Was: Simple economics

2003-01-03 Thread csakima
To try and_make_ everybody like them?? NOT!! It's called spreading DEMOCRACY. After all, we do carry the (singing) arm of GOD ... TRUTH AND RIGHT. Didn't you know that?? Curtis Get your free newsletter at http://www.ezinfocenter.com/3122155/NL - Original Message - From: Alan S.

Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Darryl McMahon
murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The concept of grid-chargeable hybrids isn't mentioned but I think it is on the minds of many activists. Once a hybrid owner has the chance to drive on Electricity alone, he or she might well be interested in a pure EV. At the least it allows

Re: [biofuel] Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Keith Addison wrote: Anyway, hadn't you guys over there better start thinking about taking your country back? Please??? Regards Keith We'd love to, but by the time we actually GET to vote, the decent candidates have been long outspent by the political machine that perpetuates

Re: [biofuel] Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Keith writes: Anyway, hadn't you guys over there better start thinking about taking your country back? Please??? Great idea, but hard to do when the Democrats haven't got anyone to offer but a bunch of uninspiring wimps who would've been called Republicans back in the good ol' days :-). I

[biofuel] Re: Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith writes: Anyway, hadn't you guys over there better start thinking about taking your country back? Please??? Great idea, but hard to do when the Democrats haven't got anyone to offer but a bunch of

Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi MM I'm a little confused. I thought that GM has announced having to turn to Toyota for hybrid technology to bring these hybrids out. But in this USA Today presentation, no mention seems to be made of that, and at the end GM comes off as some sort of supposed innovator in the field. Yes,

[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

[biofuel] Re: Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Motie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith writes: Anyway, hadn't you guys over there better start thinking about taking your country back? Please??? Great idea, but hard to do when the Democrats haven't got anyone to offer but

Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Darryl Please pardon the snip, interesting stuff! But I just want to ask... snip (Still working toward my biodiesel-electric hybrid car as cashflow permits.) Are you building it? Best Keith Darryl McMahon 48 Tarquin Crescent, Econogics, Inc. Nepean, Ontario K2H 8J8

Re: [biofuel] Supply Demand Was: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Obsolete

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Yeah, but without energy centralization, how else are they (corporate) going to create the desired enviroment of I've got it ALL ... you're a heroin-addict that desperately needs it ... now let's discuss the price?? The dealer may have made the mistake of becoming more addicted than the

Re: [biofuel] industrial livestock husbandry

2003-01-03 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Alan S. Petrillo wrote: Or age it. But then aging meat the old fashioned way is not FDA approved. I've been eating a lot of grass fed, grass finished beef lately, and if I age it properly before I cook it then it's fork tender, and very tasty. I even get to shake the hand of the farmer

Re: [biofuel] jatropha@india - musings

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ramjee Interesting days, these... Aren't they? Interesting post too, thankyou. NEW DELHI: The Government is mulling investment of over Rs 17,500 crore to undertake a comprehensive programme for extracting oil from Jatropha plantations for blending with diesel. [1] I am also told that

[biofuel] Biodiesel Bulletin

2003-01-03 Thread National Biodiesel Board
BIODIESEL BULLETIN A Monthly Newsletter of the National Biodiesel Board January 2, 2003 HEADLINES: ARLINGTON COUNTY VEHICLES SWITCH TO BIODIESEL STUDY FINDS ILLINOIS TAX INCENTIVE WOULD HAVE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT WASHINGTON UPDATE BIODIESEL FACILITY BEGINS PRODUCTION IN RALSTON, IOWA SPECIAL

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
I think that the success of Hydrogen, either via ICE or Fuel Cell will entirely depend on public acceptance. The CNG technology has been out for quite some time for home an puplic infructure use and it's acceptance is marginal as far as alternative fuels go, mostly in fleets at best. What will

Biodiesel-electric hybrid (was [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells)

2003-01-03 Thread Darryl McMahon
Hi Keith Yes, I am building the car, well, more accurately gutting and converting a previous ICE machine. (1973 Porsche 914 chosen because it is small, light and relatively simple mechanically and most parts are still available after-market). The electric motor is installed. Battery

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] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Is Corbin actually selling Sparrows anymore? I thought they were moving into their Merlin line completely (ie. ICE engine). James Slayden On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Darryl McMahon wrote: murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The concept of grid-chargeable hybrids isn't mentioned but I think it

Re: [biofuel] jatropha@india - musings

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Hi Keith, There was an interesting quip in your post that I found interesting and had a question on. On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Keith Addison wrote: There's probably room for all of those and more, and they'd do better than an imposed jatropha plantation in the local niches where they're best

Re: [biofuel] Muscle Power

2003-01-03 Thread Greg and April
This is somthing that I have been interested in for some time now, and have been looking for more info, as to how to set things up ( like how to build a tread mill, or a cage wheel ). Greg H. - Original Message - From: MH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Darryl McMahon
James Slayden [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Is Corbin actually selling Sparrows anymore? I thought they were moving into their Merlin line completely (ie. ICE engine). According to their website at http://www.corbinmotors.com/products_sparrow1.html they are taking orders for 2003 Sparrow 1's.

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Hakan Falk
Success of hydrogen is going to depend on its energy net gain. The current over all 0.25% through electrolyses, has only been improved with platinum as catalyzer. If they find something, it can be improved with 3 to 4 times and be better or as good as gasoline and diesel. Hakan At 08:59 AM

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
True. I just didn't put that in cause I was looking at a more acceptance issue. But yes, until there is a net energy GAIN, there won't even be large production, or it will be expensive; both cost and energy wise. James Slayden On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Hakan Falk wrote: Success of hydrogen is

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread MH
One of the problems (I think) associated with liquid and electric vehicles is when comparing energy derived at a given weight, Lead acid battery___1x Ethanol50x E8580x Gasoline_100x I'm unsure of the source of these figures and question how it

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Acutally, if your calculations are correct, electricity doesn't look half bad. :) Even better if TOU net metering with some solar was taken in to account. We also have to take the energy conversion of the vehicle system which EV's come out way ahead of ICE vehicles, no matter what fuel is

Re: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread MH
Acutally, if your calculations are correct, electricity doesn't look half bad. :) Even better if TOU net metering with some solar was taken in to account. We also have to take the energy conversion of the vehicle system which EV's come out way ahead of ICE vehicles, no matter what fuel is

RE: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread kirk
Those numbers are fuel comparisons not drivetrain. To the end user curb weight and range tell it all. Lead Acid needs to be replaced by something more efficient. Skeleton says their new supercap is an order of magnitude better than the current crop of caps. A hybrid using their cap would beat

Re: [biofuel] Food for thought Was: Fish Farms Become FeedlotsoftheSea 12-28-02

2003-01-03 Thread Jon Fairbanks
You guys need to read The New Thought Police by Tammy Bruce. You guys ain't seen nothing yet! Jonathan Fairbanks East Tawas, MI --- csakima [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel the same way about this social pressure. Almost as if it's (the pressure) being used as (quite an effective)

Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Actually it was the reports of Sparrow I owners that had indicated that and Corbin's lack of any visable support. :) So I called Tom Corbin directly today and here is what the skivey is: They have ~70-72 Sparrow I's that are being changed over to the AC system. About 22 are already paid

Re: Biodiesel-electric hybrid (was [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells)

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Hi Darryl, Are you using a VoltsPorsche kit? I was wondering how those work out. James Slayden On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Darryl McMahon wrote: Hi Keith Yes, I am building the car, well, more accurately gutting and converting a previous ICE machine. (1973 Porsche 914 chosen because it is

RE: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread James Slayden
Kirk, U got a link for that? On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, kirk wrote: Those numbers are fuel comparisons not drivetrain. To the end user curb weight and range tell it all. Lead Acid needs to be replaced by something more efficient. Skeleton says their new supercap is an order of magnitude better

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: Biodiesel-electric hybrid (was [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells)

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Darryl Very nice! And good for you! Several people have talked along these lines here since this list started three years ago, and some said they were doing it, but we never heard much detail, nor the end of the story: Hey! It works! Please keep us updated, and if you have technical

[biofuel] Re: GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
Personally, I'm skeptical of fuel cells for mobile use altogether. Hydrogen just presents more handling, storage and production issues than current liquid fuels. I think you and I are on the same page on several of the issues you mention. On the Hydrogen issue I'll reitterate that I don't

[biofuel] Re: GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
I'll crosspost to the evworld.com group from this biofuel group because I think the folks there may find your summary views interesting. Last things first: From the LA Times article: Toyota announced in July that it plans to market 20 fuel-cell / hybrid vehicles by the end of this year.

[biofuel] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/dowjones/20030103/bs_dowjones/200301031651000359 Nothing special in this article, just linking it for the price-reference. It is interesting to see Venezuela exacerbating the situation (as though a gulf war wouldn't already drive prices up

Corn oil - was Re: [biofuel] jatropha@india - musings

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
Hi James Hi Keith, There was an interesting quip in your post that I found interesting and had a question on. On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Keith Addison wrote: There's probably room for all of those and more, and they'd do better than an imposed jatropha plantation in the local niches where

Re: [biofuel] Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread Keith Addison
You guys need to read The New Thought Police by Tammy Bruce. You guys ain't seen nothing yet! Jonathan Fairbanks East Tawas, MI Uh... The left control the media and are working towards the downfall of America, etc etc, according to Ms Bruce. What a joke. Rupert Murdoch, eg, well-known

[biofuel] OT: interesting article on fast food business economics and nutrition

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46261-2002Dec27.html Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to:

RE: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread kirk
http://www.skeleton-technologies.com/supcap6.htm Some pdf you can download there. -Original Message- From: James Slayden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 6:01 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [evworld] Re: [biofuel] GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

Re: [biofuel] Re: GM rethinks hydrogen fuel cells

2003-01-03 Thread Hakan Falk
In 10 to 15 years, we will see a lot of fuels cells out there, not the ones that could power a car, but the ones that can power a notebook, a flash light, toys, etc. My best guess will be ethanol or similar. Hydrogen maybe, but I doubt it when you can use methanol directly. The price

[biofuel] Re: Food for thought

2003-01-03 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, Some of us are in active pursuit of that goal. It can't be done from the Top down, or effectively from the Grass Roots up. It needs to be a concerted effort on all levels at once. And you are correct in your

[biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread murdoch
Have a struggling economy and a president who hopes to blue blazes consumers go out and buy, buy, buy? Not on your life if the cost of goods start going up as a result of increase fuel costs. Which equals another tailspin on consumer purchases. I used to have a rule in going clothing shopping to

Re: [biofuel] oil @ $33 per barrel

2003-01-03 Thread MH
Things could be worse Puppet government in Iraq to help prevent OPEC switching from dollar to euro (english) MaxDProphet [repost from DC Indymedia] 2:03pm Fri Jan 3 '03 article#226551 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=226551group=webcast The it's all about oil mantra