Re: [Biofuel] A new website

2005-10-28 Thread Peter Martin
If anyone has had difficulties loading a distro, I'd like to make a high recommendation for Ubuntu. My company just gave us new Dell D610 laptops and the latest Ubuntu loaded right up! I'm very impressed with this distro! Formerly I had run run Debian on the old laptop. I currently run

Re: [Biofuel] Liquid-liquid separator

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Morrill
Try talking to; Jeff Hinman Pacific Centrifuge, LLC. 360 629-6990 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Rumen Slavov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:14 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Liquid-liquid separator Hi,all,

Re: [Biofuel] Liquid-liquid separator

2005-10-28 Thread Lee Sheppard
How much was it and can I get one? Yes I know how to use it. Rumen Slavov wrote: Hi,all, It seems I can get a new toy-a navy fuel purificator,which is a kind of centrifuge,used to separate water from the fuel. Has anyone have an idea how to use the separator in the BD

[Biofuel] energy harvesters extract power from light, vibrations

2005-10-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Energy harvesters extract power from light, vibrations Harvesting ambient energy from light or vibrational sources can free power-miserly designs from traditional power lines and batteries http://www.edn.com/article/CA6275407.html?industryid=2816 Many systems, such as tiny

Re: [Biofuel] Liquid-liquid separator

2005-10-28 Thread michael skinner
very cool there should be a single inlet and 2 outlets the one of the two outlets is from the center/top of solution ( when you spin you form a funnel the inside has the less dense liquid) ant the other the outside /bottom. you will be able to seperate water from oil and possible glycerine

[Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread Teoman Naskali
Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money. Has anynone experimented? Any good reason why I shouldn't?

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Kurt Nolte
So it's back to local resources, which seem for the most part to be primarily diesel trucks of the heavy variety. Ick. However. Does anyone here know if I can fit a Mercedes diesel engine under a Volvo body? I can get a Mercedes parts car, I believe with the I4 diesel from the early Eighties,

[Biofuel] rigged voting machines was Oil and democracy -was-Scientific method

2005-10-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
It might be a good idea to get rid of those nasty Diebolt rigged voting machines that left no paper trail. During the election the ceo of that co, told Bush I'll deliver Ohio. On a similar note, a local professor obtained the machine code for the units and had his students analize it. They

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
But are you saying that a dictatorship is better than a democracy, if the majority of the people don't agree with us? Nope. What I'm saying is: When the gods want to punish us, they answer our prayers. Zeke Yewdall wrote: viz straight represetative democracy - be careful what you wish for.

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy

2005-10-28 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Nope. What I'm saying is: When the gods want to punish us, they answer our prayers. Touche... ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to

Re: [Biofuel] rigged voting machines was Oil and democracy -was-Scientific method

2005-10-28 Thread busyditch
That explains why all of the exit polls showed Kerry a clear leader, and when W was told he was losing in the exit polls he showed no sign of reaction. - Original Message - From: Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:23 PM

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread michael skinner
The reaction works by replacing one alcohol with another in Fats you have glycerol which has 3 alcohol groups which are attached to 3 fatty acids when you react an alcohol with a acid you get an ester it is call a transesterification because you substitute one alcohol for another since the

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread bob allen
methane, propane etc. are hydrocarbons. You need alcohols for a transesterification reaction. Sorry, they won't work Teoman Naskali wrote: Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for the methroxide

Re: [Biofuel] rigged voting machines was Oil and democracy -was-Scientific method

2005-10-28 Thread David Miller
Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: It might be a good idea to get rid of those nasty Diebolt rigged voting machines that left no paper trail. During the election the ceo of that co, told Bush I'll deliver Ohio. This is being parroted way out of context. The CEO of Diebold was chairman of some

Re: [Biofuel] Grass for fuel

2005-10-28 Thread E. C.
.. all well good; but i've read (somewhere) that Butanol is greatly superior to ethanol as a fuel in IC engines; that it is more eco-friendly; that it can be produced from biomass, but the process is somewhat more difficult than ethanol production .. anyone into this area of investigation? ---

Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel plants in Singapore

2005-10-28 Thread leegerry
Hi, Suddenly out of the blue, we are going to have two companies in Singapore producing biodiesel for Europe. Hopefully we may have access to it in future. Article from Green Car Congress: Singapore Gets its First Two Biodiesel Plants October 26, 2005 Two separate ventures announced

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy

2005-10-28 Thread E. C.
ahhh .. Mr. Rogers w/attitude .. can I be your neighbor? I live in W's brother's fiefdom now .. don't mind the sound of an axe, want a garden - and a field of switchgrass, maybe .. be glad to share the produce! room for a wind turbine, andsome PV technology would be nice, too :-) --- Mike

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Might be easier to just put the volvo diesel in it. From what I understand, the volvo 2.4 liter diesel was just a 6 cylinder version of the 1.6 used in all the VW stuff, made by VW/Audi so alot of parts are interchangeable. I agree, it would be challenge though. I tried putting a VW diesel in

Re: [Biofuel] Still looking for a cheap TEFC motor

2005-10-28 Thread Derick Giorchino
In my area there are lots of abandoned hot tubs on the side of the road during area clean up the local landfill would surly have a few the motors would be good ill bet. Good luck Derick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread JJJN
How would you react the solution with the gas? Teoman Naskali wrote: Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or propane or buthane instead of methanol? One would have to have some methanol for the methroxide but still... that would save a lot of money. Has anynone experimented?

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Kurt Nolte
Might be easier to just put the volvo diesel in it.From what Iunderstand, the volvo 2.4 liter diesel was just a 6 cylinder versionof the 1.6 used in all the VW stuff, made by VW/Audi so alot of partsare interchangeable. That's the other thing. I can find a Mercedes diesel around here, but so

[Biofuel] Coalescing Filter for de-watering

2005-10-28 Thread Ken Dunn
Has anyone tried using a coalescing filter to de-water feedstock? A local WVO user that I stumbled across is using one to de-water his oil. I've seen claims of coalescing filters removing water down to 10ppm. That could potentially be a significant energy savings. From the operational

[Biofuel] Information need about processor

2005-10-28 Thread Gabriel Proulx
Hi, I hope you doing good. I will build a processor. I would like to describe it to you and have your opinion on if it's going to be working good or if it miss something. I've attack a picture with the mail. The processor will be made of four metal can, if I'm not wrong, it's 20 liter each.

Re: [Biofuel] lye supply

2005-10-28 Thread Jason and Katie
Evergreen Solutions wrote: my name is now officially "people"Are you saying that I should address each person individially, or that maybe you're interested? im interested...Very. i can't get lye anywhere other than the hardware store, and who knows when they'll run out.

Re: [Biofuel] A new website

2005-10-28 Thread Jason and Katie
i would be more than happy to use Linux, but i dont have the time to sit down and LEARN it. all the coding options and different ways to configure it, i would definitely spend as much time repairing my mistakes as i would configuring my computer, and quite frankly, if i want to do that, i'd have

Re: [Biofuel] Still looking for a cheap TEFC motor

2005-10-28 Thread Jason and Katie
Keith said: I think free motors should be common enough too, lots of things you can salvage a motor from, some might be TEFC. What gets junked that uses TEFC motors but it's not usually the motor failing that gets it junked? I've been considering the exact same question. I

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Yeah. The volvo diesels are pretty rare compared to the Mercs. There's an old diesel jetta for sale on ebay right now. I was just there looking for a 1.6 diesel engine actually. Z On 10/27/05, Kurt Nolte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/27/05, Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Might

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy

2005-10-28 Thread Michael Redler
We touched on this once before. We discussed other examples of democracy and one thatI mentioned,which includes referendums on almost everything, is Switzerland. You can't even build or add to a house without the community's approval. Although some individual freedom is sacrificed, it certainly

Re: [Biofuel] lye supply

2005-10-28 Thread Evergreen Solutions
As of right now I think I'm going to do them via e-bay, as a security function for all involved, unless someone has a better idea. We have a site, but it's very VERY unfinished, I don't want a buy here link to look shady. ___ Biofuel mailing list

[Biofuel] peugeot FI pump

2005-10-28 Thread G M
i saw one available PEUGEOT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL PUMP in Edmonton, Canada, and thought i'd post it here in case someone needs it and it may be difficult to find? i've read valuable info from this mailing list, and i hope this is useful. The seller's phone number is (in Canada) 780.434.4623

Re: [Biofuel] Coalescing Filter for de-watering

2005-10-28 Thread Dieks Theron
Ken Racor diesel filter works very well Dieks Theron -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Dunn Sent: 28 October 2005 04:24 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Coalescing Filter for de-watering Has anyone tried using a

Re: [Biofuel] A new website

2005-10-28 Thread Peter Martin
Actually, give Ubuntu a try. It's a no brainer. You can set it to dual boot real easy. And it works on my company's laptop that has the 'latest' video drivers. I did have to hunt for a suitable distro since the current debian couldn't start X, but Ubuntu does! Jason and Katie wrote: i would

Re: [Biofuel] Democracy

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
I'm putting on my gardening sweater now. Some of my neighbors are fine - one guy across the street ran into the local Gestapo when he built an addition. He prevailed, but they all whined and carried on. He's always quite pleasant, if fact, if he's having an outdoor shindig he'll politely ask

Re: [Biofuel] rigged voting machines was Oil and democracy -was-Scientific method

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
I believe it was a Johns Hopkins team that found it on an unsecured ftp server. David Miller wrote: Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: It might be a good idea to get rid of those nasty Diebolt rigged voting machines that left no paper trail. During the election the ceo of that co, told Bush I'll

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol substitution

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
Beer or wine works, but you should not drink it until AFTER the reaction. bob allen wrote: methane, propane etc. are hydrocarbons. You need alcohols for a transesterification reaction. Sorry, they won't work Teoman Naskali wrote: Just a thoght bu would it be possible to use methane or

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
No, but I think it sounds like a whopping amount of work when you can buy a used 240D or 300D for a few thousand. Bear in mind diesels have no vacuum so you will need a pump if your gas body vehicle requires it. Kurt Nolte wrote: In update news, I didn't even end up bidding on the I-Mark in

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Ed Normandy
I have a 1991 Suburban with a 6.2 liter diesel. The Suburban is large, luxurious and has all possible options. I only have around $4,000.00 invested in it. Why not look for something like this? Ed Normandy - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Biofuel] US Montana�s energy future

2005-10-28 Thread MH
Peering into Montanaâs energy future By WILBUR WOOD For The Outpost http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=18357issue=289 Coal filled the headlines of Montana newspapers last week during the Governorâs Energy Summit ö officially called ãThe Montana Symposium: Energy Future of the Westä

[Biofuel] Growing Expectations

2005-10-28 Thread MH
Growing Expectations New technology could turn fuel into a bumper crop Naila Moreira Week of Oct. 1, 2005; Vol. 168, No. 14 , p. 218 http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20051001/bob10.asp Word on the street is that the days of petroleum are numbered. Industry giants run full-page

Re: [Biofuel] US Montana’s energy future

2005-10-28 Thread David Miller
MH wrote: Sounds like a great conference! This paragraph caught my attention: A second coal story came out of Great Falls, where the City Council voted 4-1 to spend $2 million of that city’s funds on “preparations” for the proposed 250 megawatt Highwood coal-burning power plant east of the

Re: [Biofuel] US Montana’s energy future

2005-10-28 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Cooling. Any thermal power plant rejects roughly 60 - 70% of the energy from burning fuel as waste heat. Some plants use big ponds that just sit there and give off heat (evaporating in the process), and some use cooling towers (that's what the giant concrete things are on nuclear power plants,

[Biofuel] Liquid-liquid separator

2005-10-28 Thread Rumen Slavov
Hi,all, Thank you,Mike,for the e-mail of Mr Hinman,I will try to contact him for more info. Hi,Lee, Couple a days ago I heard about this fuel-cleaning system and make some calls to some friends of mine for inquiry.It seems this kind of separators are commonly used in the

Re: [Biofuel] Starting at Square One

2005-10-28 Thread Mike Weaver
Those things are hard to find... Ed Normandy wrote: I have a 1991 Suburban with a 6.2 liter diesel. The Suburban is large, luxurious and has all possible options. I only have around $4,000.00 invested in it. Why not look for something like this? Ed Normandy - Original Message -

[Biofuel] oil seed expellers help please

2005-10-28 Thread Kirk McLoren
Any help is appreciated Kirk Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to