Re: [Biofuel] was tree power? and...

2005-12-21 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] tree power? and other stuff Sent: 21 Dec '05 19:41 ah yes, they have reinvented the potato clock... Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: Hi all, This could be neat. These people have supposedly tapped usable power from a tree. It is not all that out

[Biofuel] tree power? and other stuff

2005-12-20 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, This could be neat. These people have supposedly tapped usable power from a tree. It is not all that out of the ordinary to detect small voltages and milliamps from a tree. I did the nail in the bark and the copper tube in the ground set up years ago when I was a child. I didn't have an

[Biofuel] vehicle/people tracking

2005-12-08 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Wide spread tracking of people, vehicles and products will be everywhere within a few years. RFID chips will soon be embedded in all product packaging. Pet chipping ID becoming popular over the past several years has just been approved for humans. Other tech either being implimented or

[Biofuel] biobased plastics - electroactive polymers

2005-12-03 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Biobased Plastic Flexes Its Muscle Washington - Electroactive polymers--plastics that expand or contract when stimulated by electricity--can now be made from plants rather than petrochemicals, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill. There is now

[Biofuel] poison+water=hydrogen

2005-12-03 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Poison + water = hydrogen. New microbial genome shows how http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=455612 Rockville, Md.--Take a pot of scalding water, remove all the oxygen, mix in a bit of poisonous carbon monoxide, and add a pinch of hydrogen gas. It sounds like a recipe for a

[Biofuel] glycerine uses..was Disposal of glycerine...

2005-11-27 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello Michael, I don't know what quantities you are going to be dealing with but glycerine has thousands of uses from a food and candy ingredient, soaps, hand and skin lotions, explosives etc. If you can't use all your production, you may want to sell it locally as it really shouldn't be thrown

[Biofuel] disposable solar panels developed using nanotechnology

2005-11-22 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Disposable solar panels developed using nanotechnology Scientists at the University of Cape Town are exploiting the nano-scale properties of silicon to develop a super-thin disposable solar panel poster which they hope could offer rural dwellers a cheap, alternative source of power. Many

Re: [Biofuel] Supplemental Hydrogen Injection for Class 8 Trucks

2005-11-21 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi Robert, Thanks a lot for giving us all the details on this device tallex ---Original Message--- From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Supplemental Hydrogen Injection for Class 8 Trucks Sent: 22 Nov '05 01:23 Ok everyone, I went to Hodgson Heavy

Re: [Biofuel] acetone

2005-11-20 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
with 2.5 gpm increase I also have tried it on bio and found a net loss of about the same 2.5 gpm  but I only tried it one time at 2 oz per 10 gal on both fuels. Derick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alt.EnergyNetwork Sent: Friday

Re: [Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power- now acetone

2005-11-18 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi, Yes I was wondering about the acetone experiments also. As far as I know a few people on 2 or 3 other lists were going to document their experiments. Anybody hear of any updates? tallex Get your daily alternative energy news Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news

[Biofuel] truckers choose hydrogen power

2005-11-15 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,69529,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Hundreds of semitrailer trucks zipping along North American highways are now powered in part by hydrogen. These 18-wheelers make hydrogen as they go, eliminating the need for

[Biofuel] was.. 20 Amazing Facts About Voting in the USA

2005-11-14 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello, There is tons of credable information on rigged voting machines and other irregularities that (allegedly) happened in the last election and you would have to be dumber than a box of hammers to not think something very fishy went on especially with Diebold and co. The last election was

[Biofuel] Chlorine gas..was Separating Glycerine/FFA

2005-10-31 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello, chlorine gas can be very dangerous and deadly if inhaled in sufficient quantities. You may have made some accidentally by mixing ammonia with bleach or cleaning up cat urine with bleach. It is a yellowish green gas with a pungent, eye searing odour...not good Clean-up underway after

[Biofuel] chlorine was Separating Glycerine/FFA

2005-10-31 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
OK Zeke, you corrected yourself. regards tallex Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news sources-resources updated daily http://www.alternate-energy.net ---Original Message--- From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Separating Glycerine/FFA

[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

[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

[Biofuel] was...Yahoo tutorial on podcasting

2005-10-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi Joe, Podcasting is so easy. It uses xml which is kind of a pared down version of html You need to create a text xml file and have an mp3 file of your program. You also have to have a server somewhere to host it so others can access it. Here is the sample xml file from yahoo.

[Biofuel] nanocrystal solar cells

2005-10-22 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Abstract: Berkeley Scientists Synthesize Cheap, Easy-to-Make Ultra-thin Photovoltaic Films Sunny Future for Nanocrystal Solar Cells October 20, 2005 Imagine a future in which the rooftops of residential homes and commercial buildings can be laminated with inexpensive, ultra-thin films

[Biofuel] efficiency boost for plastic solar cells

2005-10-14 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Plastic solar cells get efficiency boost Scientists have come up with a low-cost process that improves the performance of polymer-based photovoltaics. Researchers in the US have found a simple way of increasing the efficiency of polymer-based photovoltaics (PVs) that could make harnessing

[Biofuel] what do you expect..was...Imagine if we could invent.....

2005-10-14 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
rant What do you expect from an oil man puppet. It is pretty sad when he is not even aware that grid-tied solar and net metering have been around for a few years now. On a 'positive' note...at least he sees a positive trend in his imagination. Yes, it is disgusting the energy gluttony that

[Biofuel] plastic solar cell update

2005-10-12 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Plastic solar power Group invents cells that could decrease cost of energy, if they last By Natalie Banach DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harnessing the power of the largest celestial object in the universe is not just the stuff of science fiction - it may soon become an efficient

[Biofuel] oil price gouging poll

2005-10-11 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
H, so in light of this poll, does anyone believe that the oil co's, auto co's and politicos are going to actually do anything about it, besides some feeble, feel good conservation PR?? regards tallex Most Americans say oil companies are price gouging Four out of five Americans would

Re: [Biofuel] Google laugh

2005-10-11 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
That is hilarious, thanks for the laugh, regards tallex Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news sources-resources updated daily http://www.alternate-energy.net ---Original Message--- From: Garth Kim Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Google laugh

[Biofuel] rapid prototyping and computer contour crafting

2005-10-06 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
rapid prototyping and computer contour crafting NSF-Supported Researcher Builds The Most Historic Wall Since the Great Wall of China http://www.nsf.gov/eng/engnews/2004/Khoshneviscrafting.jsp A robot developed with NSF support has built the first wall ever constructed entirely by machine,

[Biofuel] power from the sunbaked desert

2005-10-04 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_37/b3950067_mz018.htm Power From The Sunbaked Desert Solar generators may be a hot source of plentiful electricity Before President George W. Bush signed the federal energy bill into law on Aug. 8, he got a firsthand glimpse of a technology

Re: [Biofuel] the power of spin - harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source

2005-09-30 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] the power of spin - harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source Sent: 29 Sep '05 21:27 Alt.EnergyNetwork: (Is that your real name?) Funny this is exactly what I proposed to Jason just a few days ago under a thread called Solar Air Cleaner. Jason

[Biofuel] the power of spin - harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source

2005-09-29 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, This is an interesting idea, regards tallex The power of spin Sep 29th 2005 From The Economist print edition http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4455446 Harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source WEATHER systems, as the world has recently been

[Biofuel] experimental turbine

2005-09-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, This experimental turbine design was submitted to me for comments from the list. The inventor has obiously spent a great deal of effort in developing the idea and has received quite a deal of publicity in Mexico where he lives. I am still studying the plans and have not made any final

[Biofuel] Ignore science at your peril

2005-09-23 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello all, Just what exactly is it going to take to make sceptics believe that global warming is real and a very serious problem? http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/09/23/2003272851 Ignore science at your peril

[Biofuel] Big oil windfall tax

2005-09-23 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
A windfall tax on big oil's excessive profits is a great idea. France is already doing it. Imagine the great strides that we could make with implimenting alternative energy technologies mainstream if such a tax was a reality. Although it will probably be a cold day in hell before Bush and Mr.

[Biofuel] windfall tax on big oil

2005-09-23 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Consumers feel gouged on gas: poll - U.S. drivers cry foul and support oil-company tax http://tinyurl.com/8m6pp Consumers feel gouged on gas: poll U.S. drivers cry foul and support oil-company tax SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A majority of Americans are convinced they're being gouged at

Re: [Biofuel] global warming tipping point

2005-09-18 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello, Why not discuss the story and implications right here. This list is full of individuals that can help make a difference. Believe me the well financed global warming skeptics and traditional fossil fuel suppliers won't win in the long run if we face them head on. We will be confronting

[Biofuel] organic photovoltaic devices

2005-09-13 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, there is some interesting info here. Organic Photovoltaic Devices - Use Of Nanomaterials in Organic Photovoltaic Devices http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1400 next_generation_grid http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums

[Biofuel] hydrogen tablet

2005-09-09 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have invented a technology which may be an important step towards the hydrogen economy: a hydrogen tablet that effectively stores hydrogen in an inexpensive and safe material ..innovationsreport.de This is a very interesting development

Re: [Biofuel] Canadian help not allowed to fly in

2005-09-03 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
I have been following all the reports on CTV, CBC and BBC. Canada has the DART system that was used in the tsunami in Asia and is ready to be shipped to the disaster areas along with specialized teams and resources. Canadian hydro crews and all sorts of supplies and offers of help have been

Re: [Biofuel] How New Orleans Was Lost

2005-09-03 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Big deal, He cut 2 days off his vacation to do this ...all for the cameras. As noted by others below, he was the one who cut army core of engineers budget for urgent repair on sinking dykes and improvements to flood control systems. He is the one who continues to distort sound science, the

Re: [Biofuel] rockets, turbines and compressed air..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like totry something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-02 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Of Alt.EnergyNetwork Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:26 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] rockets,turbines and compressed air..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like totry something...but first, your opinions (please). Hi all, I used to be fascinated by this stuff

Re: [Biofuel] rockets, turbines and compressed air..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like totry something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-02 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like totry something...but first, your opinions (please). Sent: 02 Sep '05 13:56 Let me guess, potassium chlorate and sugar, cooked like candy to the hard crack stage on a candy thermometer? Greg H. - Original Message - From: Alt.EnergyNetwork

[Biofuel] rockets, turbines and compressed air..was..[DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first, your opinions (please).

2005-09-01 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, I used to be fascinated by this stuff when I was a kid and used to do a lot of pyro with building solid fuel model rockets. My friends and I would mix the materials on the kitchen stove and pour the molten fuel into cardboard tubes to harden around an cone shape at the bottom of the

Re: [Biofuel] switchable permanent magnets? was Magnetic boots

2005-08-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
OK thanks Cris. That still would'nt be practical for those NASA boots though would it. Adding electromagnets and a power supply would be bulky and inefficient at the very least. Just thinking out loud here but couldn't an electromagnet be combined with a so called magnet motor to help the

[Biofuel] too little..too late - increased fuel efficiency crumbs better than nothing?

2005-08-25 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
too little, too late.. fuel efficiency crumbs better than nothing? Bush administration makes a meek attempt to address vehicle fuel efficiency, exempting Hummers! Bush Administration Sets New Fuel Standards http://www.alternate-energy.net/bush_new_efficiency05.html

Re: [Biofuel] switchable permanent magnets? was Magnetic boots

2005-08-24 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, How do you turn off a permanent magnet electronically? I can see mechanical shields or something similar but switchable permanent magnet boots? There is no problem in turning off a permanent magnet, it can be done electronically or mechanically.Chris. It would be amazing

Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism

2005-08-08 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Yes Monsanto and others have used absolutely dispicable tactics against some U.S. and Canadian farmers who found some of their gm plants on their land. I also understand that they just purchased the largest seed coumpany in the world. Name escapes me right now but that particular seed co.

[Biofuel] Hiroshima survivor speaks out

2005-08-08 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hiroshima Survivor Recalls the Day the Atomic Bomb Was Dropped http://www.alternate-energy.net/hiroshima05.html Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy

Re: [Biofuel] The New Blue States/Country

2005-08-01 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
I had to jump in here! rantO n0, not an abortion debate. Women have every right to full control over their own bodys and should have complete feedom of choice. Another example of the difference between red and blue states?? Dictating christian moral beliefs as if they were gospel and trying

[Biofuel] arcosanti - an urban laboratory

2005-07-29 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
interesting. arcosanti - an urban laboratory http://www.arcosanti.org/ Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy Alternative Energy Politics

[Biofuel] U.S., five Asian nations agree to push technology to fight climate change

2005-07-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Bush sees the light?? US, Five Asian Nations Agree to Push Technology to Fight Climate Change http://www.alternate-energy.net/climate_change_coop05.html Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums

[Biofuel] solar power breakthrough (we'll see)

2005-07-27 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Solar Power Breakthrough; New Low-Cost Solar Energy May Replace Gas http://www.rednova.com/news/science/188098/solar_power_breakthrough_new_lowcost_solar_energy_may_replace_gas/ Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid

[Biofuel] Re: was...The New Blue States/Country

2005-07-25 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Me too, The once proud republican party has been highjacked by right wing neocons, powerfull corporations and xenophobic Jesus freaks. No administration in history has gone to the extent that this one has, to distort scientific data and water down or eliminate environmental and health

[Biofuel] ethanol backers reject study

2005-07-21 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
NE - Supporters reject study that says ethanol of dubious worth http://www.journalstar.com/latest_reg/?story_id=225011 Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy

[Biofuel] was..China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-18 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hello, I find the coming oil crunch very scary and don't doubt it is going to happen. China is just doing what the U.S. has been doing for years..staking out claims to the world's remaining fossil fuels. l They and the rest of the developing countries have the same rights as everyone else to

[Biofuel] Re: was - Electromagnetic Pulse Alert

2005-07-01 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
In the early days of the invasion they launched 1,000's of carbon fibre strips from planes to short out transmission lines and power systems. There also seems to be a very fine line between freedom of information and giving your enemies a how to manual for WMD's. EMP devices have been

[Biofuel] solar tracker circuit - part 1

2005-06-29 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Solar Panel Tracker http://www.alternate-energy.net/sol_track05.html Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy Alternative Energy Politics

[Biofuel] solar energy stored efficiently

2005-06-27 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Solar energy stored efficiently http://www.physorg.com/news4749.html The black stuff has world order over a barrel http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1515240,00.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums

[Biofuel] Global warming c02 turned into baking soda

2005-06-24 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Promising technology turns global warming c02 into baking soda Company develops process to turn CO2 into baking soda http://www.alternate-energy.net/co2_to_baking_soda05.html regards tallex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums

[Biofuel] plastic solar cells

2005-06-15 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Coat the world in plastic to catch the sun http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1387706.htm Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy Alternative

[Biofuel] Re: was Robin's solution... was: DA Drops...

2005-06-05 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
What a load of bull. I sincerely doubt that the Robin Williams was the author of the xenophobic rant below. tallex ---Original Message--- From: Jerry Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Robin's solution... was: DA Drops... Sent: 05 Jun 2005 03:42:17 AMEN

[Biofuel] more on transparent solar cells

2005-06-05 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
more on transparent solar cells regards tallex The novel photochromic system reacts to the lighting conditions. The glass panes automatically colour when they are illuminated, and bleach in the dark. The particular advantage of the new development, in comparison to previous photochromic

[Biofuel] interesting fuel cell developments

2005-05-16 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Some interesting fuel cell developments here UK: FUEL CELL POWER No. 20 Spring 2005 http://www.futureenergies.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=885 Get your daily alternative energy news http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid news resources forums

Re: [Biofuel] Re: hydrogen fire place

2005-04-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
of hrs. Why bother? It is more efficient to use the energy in another manor. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Alt.EnergyNetwork To: Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 19:12 Subject: [Biofuel] Re: hydrogen fire place

[Biofuel] Re: last from me on hydrogen fire place

2005-04-28 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
a greenhouse. ÊÊ Terry Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK But don't shoot the messanger. I was paraphrasing some of the info from the site. I didn't design the device and have no association

[Biofuel] sillyness-was- hydrogen fire place

2005-04-27 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi Hakan, Well I think that it is silly to use fossil produced electricity for an electrolizer to burn hydrogen in a fireplace. Not efficient at all and a waste of juice. There is nothing renewable about that idea. I also just learned that the company has been having problems with the

Re: [Biofuel] hydrogen fire place

2005-04-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
on their low oxygen sensor as a result. Ventless heaters are cheap, thus the appeal. They are not of much use north of say Georgia. Besides, low oxygen levels are a VERY BAD idea. Kirk Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, This is interesting - a hydrogen fireplace. Uses

[Biofuel] Re: hydrogen fire place

2005-04-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: Hi all, This is interesting - a hydrogen fireplace. Uses standard electrolysis of water. You still have to use electricity for it to work so it is definately not free heat but it doesn't need any venting so it can be easily installed. Company states

[Biofuel] Re: was- hydrogen fire place

2005-04-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
. Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would think that you could power the electrolizer with PV or a wind generator regards tallex Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news sources-resources updated daily http://www.alternate-energy.net

Re: [Biofuel] Re: hydrogen fire place

2005-04-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
would have to spend days making H2 just to run the fireplace for a few of hrs. Why bother? It is more efficient to use the energy in another manor. Greg H. - Original Message - From: Alt.EnergyNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 25

[Biofuel] radioactive -was hydrogen fire place

2005-04-26 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
heat, but still there have to be better ways to provide space heat. It would be just as efficient and a lot cheaper to run a bare nichrome wire for heat. Alt.EnergyNetwork wrote: I would think that you could power the electrolizer with PV or a wind generator regards

[Biofuel] hydrogen fire place

2005-04-25 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, This is interesting - a hydrogen fireplace. Uses standard electrolysis of water. You still have to use electricity for it to work so it is definately not free heat but it doesn't need any venting so it can be easily installed. Company states output at around 31,000 btu's. It is a

[Biofuel] home made fuel cell and other interesting pdf links

2005-04-22 Thread Alt.EnergyNetwork
Hi all, Just added some new pdf files on how to make a home made fuel cell, peak oil, hydrogen and future transportation tech. You can find them here. regards tallex http://www.alternate-energy.net/pdf03.html Alternate Energy Resource Network 1000+ news sources-resources