[biofuels-biz] Fwd: what has worked well- The Grease Trap/ Co-ops part 2

Fwd from the Biofuel list: From: girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:52:35 - Subject: [biofuel] what has worked well- The Grease Trap/ Co-ops part 2 What HAS worked in the Berkeley Biodiesel Co-op's past year, and some advice: (many of these things are recent

RE: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

Greg, Keith, and Kirk I am extremely sorry for my tirade!! And both of you are correct I haven't read the archives and obviously misinterpreted what was being said. It appears that I made a fool of myself for not checking the archives and blurting out when I hadn't even checked the history of

RE: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

Hello Mark Greg, Keith, and Kirk I am extremely sorry for my tirade!! And both of you are correct I haven't read the archives and obviously misinterpreted what was being said. It appears that I made a fool of myself for not checking the archives and blurting out when I hadn't even checked the

Re: [biofuel] Greenspan warns of serious natgas problems

HEY KEITH THANK'S FOR ALL THE GREAT INFO, I HAVE JUST SUBSCRIBED WITH YOU ON [EMAIL PROTECTED], COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE BRYON0296 OF THE MAILING LIST AS i DO NOT HAVE acess to a computor every day and that adres get's clogged up, if you guy's are interested in nutrition let me know and I will

[biofuel] Methanol quality

Hi! Can anyone tell me what purity of methanol I have to use to make biodiesel? I have a local supplier that will sell by the drum for 1.90 / gal. and claims it is 97 % + pure. Is this good enough? - The local racing feul suppliers want $ 4.75 /gal ! Thanks! Ed [Non-text portions of this

Re: [biofuel] new oil to used oil

I found this... http://www.goatindustries.co.uk/forum/index.php ...the thread for 'Customs Excise (UK)' then thru to 'C E confused me'... Andrew Preston On Mon, 26 May 2003 02:25:06 +0900, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: hi my name is jim and im in the uk i am looking at

Re: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation

- Original Message - From: Mark Kaufman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 21:17 Subject: RE: [biofuel] Fire Mitigation Greg, Keith, and Kirk I am extremely sorry for my tirade!! And both of you are correct I haven't read the archives and

[biofuel] ot: California Water Situation... Sacramento voters refuse any conservation

http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/6809423p-7747557c.html This story was covered in a variety of papers. So, the net affect is a big fat screw you from Sacramento to the rest of the state, and, for that matter, to the Western States. I agree with the Bush Administration decision to cut

[biofuel] first batch questions

I did my first test batch of wvo biodiesel over the weekend: 3liters vwo, 600ml methanol, lye. reaction temp = 48 - 52 C). Done on a stirrer hot plate. Although I appear to have formed a layer of glycerine on the bottom of the flask, it is not congealed, but is still liquid at room

[biofuel] what has worked well- The Grease Trap/ Co-ops part 2

What HAS worked in the Berkeley Biodiesel Co-op's past year, and some advice: (many of these things are recent changes, responses to things that very much weren't working. Some of the changes were a 180degree shift from previous policies. This is one of the best `things that work'- we've

[biofuel] Re: [evworld] Fuel cells are fool's gold

It's a fairy tale. There is no way to free up that much Hydrogen without input of massive amounts of ENERGY. This will be not so much a response to a specific post, but I am more just using the subject header as a foil for a few thoughts just my personal opinions, and certainly at times at

RE: [biofuel] first batch questions

Hello Cliff, You're doing it right. The glycerol is suppose to be liquid at room temp. Use a separatory funnel to remove it. Chris -Original Message- From: Clifford Ryer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:28 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] first

[biofuel] SVO emulsion

Hi All, I've been looking through the archives here and a few other discussion groups and haven't found anything extensive on the topic of emulsions using straight vegetable oil. I'm curious if anyone has any information on this topic. The benefits of using emulsions using

Re: [biofuel] Brayton solar -was Diesel and Alternative power

hi kirk. will you have a website to let us know latest dev. re brayton cycle engine? vic --- kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is quite obvious that solar power alone is not bad for general consumers but will not meet the power demands of industry. -- If the sunlight

Re: [biofuel] methanol recovery

When recovering the methanol, do you heat the whole batch after it settles, or heat each part sepparately (biodiesel and glycerine)? Brent Sorry Brent, you didn't get a response to this: Different schools of thought on this. Some people just heat the whole thing up a bit more after the

[biofuel] Re: Diesel and Alternative power

Peter, your solar powered jet engine sounds similar to this: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,54917,00.html A Tower in Oz to Touch the Sun Last week the Australian government added its support, but no cash, to a hugely ambitious renewable energy project: the 1 kilometer-high solar

[biofuel] Re: A question about using SVO/WVO in the U.S.

Detrick, Thanks for your hard work in this area. My one comment is that the EPA minions may be erring on the side of caution when giving you their anwswer below. CNG kits control engine performance, fuel economy and emissions by electronically monitoring and controlling several engine

[biofuel] Stirling / CHP

Read this in the paper this morning, follows on from the goverments efforts to encourage energy efficency when they mentioned upcoming micro CHP (I wondered then what products they were refering to) Despite the obvious interest of widespread CHP and stirling engine application

RE: [biofuel] SVO emulsion

Ben Check out http://www.vegburner.co.uk/blends.htm The Bio-Power network at http://www.northwales.org.uk/bio-power/index.htm have been working extensively on this approach for some time with apparently good results. One word of warning there has been trouble with a

RE: [biofuel] Stirling / CHP

Found this from a few years back, appears they are a bit behind schedule http://www.guardian.co.uk/renewable/Story/0,2763,363461,00.html Home-made answer to generating electricity harks back to the past Special report: Renewable energy James Meek, science correspondent Saturday

RE: [biofuel] Stirling / CHP

And this..The web site has pretty pictures. (enough micro CHP?) http://www.odts.de/esg/whispergen/ns.htm Power to the people New Scientist vol 173 issue 2332 - 02 March 2002, page 36 What hates waste, loves the environment and is hiding in a cupboard under the stairs? Ask Graham Lawton

Re: [biofuel] Brayton solar -was Diesel and Alternative power

Does anyone think it's possible that this company's claim that a 2 year payback is the norm for a Brayton cycle 225KW combined heat and power generator that is fired by biomass. http://pmcproduction.com/agripower_benefits.html http://pmcproduction.com/executive_summary.html kris

Re: [biofuel] ot: California Water Situation... Sacramento voters refuseany conservation

murdoch wrote: http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/6809423p-7747557c.html This story was covered in a variety of papers. So, the net affect is a big fat screw you from Sacramento to the rest of the state, and, for that matter, to the Western States. This is not exactly off topic.

Re: [biofuel] Methanol quality

Ed, Where are you located and who are you buying from? 1.90/gal, I'd be interested in a drum at that price. Thanks, Ed in San Diego. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Methanol quality Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:28:32 EDT