Re: [Biofuel] Any help Appreciated

2004-09-13 Thread Appal Energy
Dave, Don't believe rapeseed meal has any edible characteristics for human ends. Livestock feed, yes. Sunflower meal would give the same oil yield and an edible meal, but not in a northern latitude. Canola is just the trade name for rapeseed hybrid(s?) that grow(s) well at higher latitudes in

Re: [Biofuel] Hurricane

2004-09-13 Thread Andres Yver
Ross, Weather does not follow any specific pattern, occurences are interrelated but entirely random as to the frequency of intensity. The magnitude of a hurricane is directly related to water temperature where the hurricane is. The thing is that water temperatures have not risen enough to

Re: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World - Poll

2004-09-13 Thread Andres Yver
Actually, Canada is still the largest trade partner of the U.S. However, China is gaining fast, and is poised to take over the number one position within 2 years. Thanks for the clarification. I'd been under that impression for the last couple of years :p In my conversations, I gather

Re: [Biofuel] Using an email discussion list

2004-09-13 Thread Andres Yver
Andres Yver wrote: Phorum is good software, open source. The 5.07 beta is really powerful. snip Hello Andres, Making the decision to choose mailman was a difficult one. We did not know about Phorum when we made the decision, however; we were very worried about security at the time due

Re: [Biofuel] Creating a cool room storage in a hot climate - solar.

2004-09-13 Thread Greg Harbican
Yours is a bit more tricky, although you might have enough wind ( maybe water power? ) to do the job energy wise. I spent 18 months, just outside of Portland OR, and that was some of the weirdest weather I have ever seen. 3-4 months of total cloud cover, and 2-3 months nothing but sun, and

Re: [Biofuel] Hurricane

2004-09-13 Thread Alan Petrillo
i suspect that lots of Floridians are suddenly paying attention to the scientists who have been saying for a decade that unless the world cuts hydrocarbon emissions (think sign the Kyoto Accords that are being rejected by Bush and Congress) there would be increasingly violent, unusual

Re: [Biofuel] Changing Government Agendas -was: Kerry preferred around World - Poll

2004-09-13 Thread MH
SNIP I would love to be able to present a results focused paper for consideration. That is where the real power in change lies--not in who is elected and dancing to perceived public opinion. Peggy Kerry Pledges to Help Struggling Rural Communities Achieve Economic Sustainability

Re: [Biofuel] Creating a cool room @@

2004-09-13 Thread Kim Garth Travis
At 01:59 PM 9/12/2004, you wrote: this is buck,, read belowww, hi heidi and kim,, for kim, when u sayy u do noat lallow chemicalss do you mean, insecticiaceds or all thingsss chemical, insulation foam, plastic sheeting eticif we can understaaadn what u mean by chemicals, By chemicals

RE: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input

2004-09-13 Thread Luke Driscoll
In the UK we have an annual test, the MOT, part of this is a smoke test, common advice for cars that fail the smoke test is to and give it the itallian, filling up with Bio is also useful as it cleans the fuel system and burns cleaner. Just drive at highway speeds (60mph, 100kph = 4.5kRPM) in

Re: [Biofuel] Creating a cool room storage in a hot climate

2004-09-13 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Actually, unless you are rich and can afford a large construction crew, your bales are going to get wet during construction, so knowing how they will react is important. A water proof covering that does not breath will rot bales faster than leaving them outside due to condensation. There

Re: [Biofuel] Appreciated some ideassss

2004-09-13 Thread Dave Brockes
Great information Buck, I appreciate your time to consider my request and reply. We pretty much have an idea on the Gen-sets but are somewhat at a loss for the extraction process and equipment required to achieve our end goal1500-2000 GPD continuous production. Any thoughts there would

Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: modifying a 1999 Toyota Tacoma for Ethynol

2004-09-13 Thread CONTACTOS MUNDIALES
Dear Mitch: Last week we completed the conversion of an ISUZU 1600cc engine, 12 years old, from gasoline to neat ethanol (hydrated 96% ethanol). The engine is not on a car, but on a test stand. So far we can only report that it runs very smoothly, but do have any test data yet. I think it will

[Biofuel] Questions on the 'Other' election (Australia)

2004-09-13 Thread rlbarber
Folks, I was wondering if our Australian friends can give a quick overview about the two Australian candidates up for election next month? Candidates for Prime Minister are John Howard and Mark Latham. Possibly their views on: Renewable fuels? Environment? Local coal mining and the export of

Fwd: Re: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World - Poll

2004-09-13 Thread Keith Addison
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:45:28 EDT Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World - Poll To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Am I speaking with A. De Groot? If you want to make enemies like George Bush, well, so far you're doing a pretty good job. We don't favor Texas crude

Fwd: Re: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input

2004-09-13 Thread Keith Addison
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:23:42 EDT Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Teoman, I recommend you check out this web site: http://www.tdiclub.comwww.tdiclub.com Visit the forums, and you will get more diesel knowledge than you can handle. (I just got

Re: [Biofuel] Any help Appreciated

2004-09-13 Thread balaji
Hello Dave, - Original Message - From: Dave Brockes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Any help Appreciated Todd, Thank you very much for your input. I'll check out those companies. Have also heard of good

Re: [Biofuel] Creating a cool room storage in a hot climate

2004-09-13 Thread Kim Garth Travis
To everyone who participated on this thread, many thanks are in order. I will now go back to lurking while I do my homework on these different ideas. What has my mind going in high gear is wondering if an icy ball will work with a solar funnel cooker for a heat source. This looks at first

Re: [Biofuel] Any help Appreciated

2004-09-13 Thread John Hayes
Canola is just the trade name for rapeseed hybrid(s?) that grow(s) well at higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere. Close, but not quite. Canola is the legal name for low-erucic acid rapeseed. By US law, canola oil is a triglyceride with an erucic acid content of no more than 2

[Biofuel] Rapeseed (was Any Help Appreciated)

2004-09-13 Thread Ken Provost
On Sunday, September 12, 2004, at 04:45 PM, Appal Energy wrote: Dave, Don't believe rapeseed meal has any edible characteristics for human ends. Livestock feed, yes. Rapeseed has a high level of erucic acid and glucosinolates which make the meal unsuitable for many animals. Sunflower

RE: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input

2004-09-13 Thread Teoman Naskali
My engine is a 2.5 liter turbo charged Hyundai starex 98 engine ( I have heard that the Mitsubishi 2.5 l engine is the same but without a turbo) . It is rated at 85 hp. The van itself weighs 2 tons, and can take up to 12 people. It usually spits out more smoke when loaded. Anyway, the smoke

RE: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input DO NOT TRY IT!!!

2004-09-13 Thread Teoman Naskali
Thanks a lot for the information. I knew it was a good idea to ask here first. You guys probably saved my 98 Hyundai Starex. I am aware of what high preassure oxygen can do, divers take extreme precautions when using pure oxygen, even the o rings of diving bottles have to be changed, and

[Biofuel] Problems with List

2004-09-13 Thread capra
Well kids, It's been nice knowing you, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I'm really unhappy with the new format of this list. The so-called daily digest comes in about 10 e-mails a day, with topics in one attachment, and EVERY SINGLE OTHER MESSAGE in a separate attachment. So

Fw: [biofuel] Cloudy Biodiesel

2004-09-13 Thread Keith Addison
From: Jan Lieuwe Bolding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: [biofuel] Cloudy Biodiesel Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:29:32 +0200 - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Jan Lieuwe Bolding To: mailto:biofuel@yahoogroups.combiofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: