Despite the Best Laid Plans...
Please be notified that this seminar, scheduled for April 28, 2005 in
Westboro, MA has been POSTPONED, since most of the participants are out there
trying
to buy more petroleum oil. This event will be rescheduled when the buying
frenzy has faded.
Tom Leue
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The Massachusetts State Energy Office is co-sponsoring a free seminar,
intended especially for professionals in the energy business, on the use of
BIODIESEL in home heating applications. Attached is a brochure on this
seminar.
If you are interested in how the market for biodiesel is growing, here is
another significant new user coming into full operation soon. This will have
an
impact on maintain the retail price even with new suppliers.
Tom Leue
Biodiesel Mandate for Navy and Marine Facilities
March 22,
Northeast Biodiesel Co. will be initiating production at the 2,000,000
gallons per year of B-100 rate this year in Greenfield, MA. We are in the
production
and distribution business of waste based biodiesel, and would be available to
provide detailed information about some of your options.
ILEA Leaf #10: WHAT KIND OF CAR?
You're concerned about the environment, but you need to drive. Which
car will do the least damage? There's no easy answer, and you will
have to make some tradeoffs between your budget and your determination
to help change the world. But you will also need
The government has been working for years to do worthwhile research and
publications on biodiesel developments. In the past two years, the National
Renewable Energy laboratory has published a series of valuable monographs on
this topic. I recommend everyone interested in biodiesel developments
How to Convert a Beckett Burner to a Babington Burner:
Any kind of standard #2 heating oil burner can be converted to a babington
with some success and minimal cost. I've done this to 3 burners so far. I don't
own a welder, so I've done this without. Here are the issues:
1. The pressurized
The latest book is called Biodiesel, Growing a New Energy Economy by Greg
Pahl. Published 2005 by Chelsea Green publishers. ISBN 1-931498-65-2
This is the latest, and has a detailed political and historical context for
biodiesel around the world. Much discussion of technology too.
Tom Leue
In
Good points. I started with a specification that was far more restrictive. I
don't think there are any commercial biodiesel producers that make ethyl
esters. Am I wrong? As for the coconut based biodiesel, it doesn't work so
well
up here in the frozen north. But that may just be a regional
I've been adjusting a standard specification for B-20 to include WVO
biodiesel and other improvements. I hope someone can make use of this.
Northeast
Biodiesel will be able to meet this specification by next fall.
Tom Leue
Biodiesel Fuel (B-20) Specifications
Biodiesel Composition: Methyl
Watch out, its a heavy duty rant:
Published by the farmer advocacy group Rural Vermont
from:Â http://www.vtce.org/biodiesel.html
Rural Vermontâs Farm Policy Network News
September 2004, Issue #26
Not the Biodiesel You Think It Is
By Michael Feiner
What starts at the pump and
That's because the fire codes stop at Class IIIb. There are no fire codes on
class IIIc, but look at the definitions. It is not rated as a combustible
liquid, let alone a flammable liquid. Its not fire code regulated.
Even if one wanted to regulate to the far more restrictive IIb, those are
Can anyone interpret this? This is the new tax credit passed last week and to
be signed into law next week. Since it is in reference to other codes, its
hard to follow. Might be a good thing for small producers, but who knows? Is
this tax credit for the users at 50 cents per gallon? Up to
I find the following policy of VW America hard to fathom. Really outrageous!
Sorry if I'm double posting this, but I can't seem to access your list
anymore, so don't know whats going on.
Tom Leue
Original Message
Subject: RE: Product Information 9/30 mh
Date: Thu, 30 Sep
The part I am exercised about is VW of America saying that biodiesel voids
warranty-across the board. No other known manufacturer does this, they set
standards for the fuel and expect any fuel to meet these. If they don't meet
these,
you may be on your own, but to void the warranty? What if
Biodiesel plant plan sizzling
By RICHIE DAVIS
Recorder Staff
Plans are under way for a factory to convert recycled vegetable oil to
biodiesel fuel in the Greenfield area next year, Co-opPlus of Western
Massachusetts
announced Friday.
The 1,200-member energy cooperative announced formation
My last answer on this question was way off. My apologies. This calculation
is a better number:
CO2 per gallon of diesel fuel: 22.4 lbs
Molecular weight of oxygen in biodiesel 0.11
CO2 per gallon of biodiesel 19.9
In a message dated 8/23/04 11:06:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you haven't gotten your tickets yet...please,
please forward to any and all who would be interested.
Saturday,Ê August 28 * 7:00Ê at Memorial Hall
CHARLES NEVILLEÊ Benefit Bash for Tom Leue BioDiesel
The Charles
As I have referred to in the past, Homestead Inc. and CoopPlus of Western
Massachusetts are joining forces to create a new small commercial sized
biodiesel
processor in Western Massachusetts. Anticipated construction date is by or
before January of 2005.
One thing that's a little stuck right
The EPA and the Bush Administration have agreed that sulfur in American
diesel fuel will be lowered to 15 ppm as of June 30, 2006. At that time it will
be
clean enough to not contaminate catalytic converters intended to reduce NOx
contaminants.
Can anyone definitively state that 2%
Keith,
On behalf of me, and I am sure many others, thank you for the recent
excellent library on diesels, their operation and health and environmental
effects. We
need to know about the technology we are dealing with. Again, you are making
all of us more knowledgeable and capable with your
Like, where, Dude?
In a message dated 8/15/04 12:27:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
August 20th and 21 for those interested in attending!
Thanks.Ê
Jon
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Homestead Inc.
www.yellowbiodiesel.com
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Muriatic acid is the same as a 50/50 mix of hydrochloric acid and water.
Some amount of hydrochloric can be used to balance excess alkalinity, but I
don't think it will act as a preservative particularly. I also don't advocate
adding chlorine as it will turn to salt with the excess lye. Have
Hello again,
Dr. Jon Van Gerpen taught a course segment on the oxidation issue. He has
charts that show a doubling of storage life of vegetable oil with an
antioxidant.
Most of these studies have been done on vegetable oil or lard to date, but
should translate in some degree to biodiesel.
The citric acid needed is about 0.005%, or about 50 ppm. This is effective in
combination with propyl gallate, another unknown chemical in my book. But I
don't know how effective it is by itself, and I suspect it would take 4 to 10
times as much to achieve the same as the combination. This
You have misinterpreted my chart. The $2.15 is for B100, the price for diesel
fuel is $1.12 in Atlanta. Its hard to keep columns in an email document,
but you need to straighten out the columns, of which there are four values
given
for each location: B100, B20, B02 and diesel fuel.
Tom
The most effective antioxidants for biodiesel are the same you find in
breakfast cereal packaging, namely BHA and BHT. A mixture of the two works
even
better. Now you can buy premixed antioxidants from companies such as Kodak. It
only takes a few ppm to make a dramatic impact on shelf life
More explanation: these prices are for fuels that are untaxed, and therefore
the retail taxed fuel would be around 45¢ per gallon higher, depending on your
state. Then too, these are wholesale prices, and the difference between the
quoted price, plus tax, and the price at the pump represents
In a message dated 7/23/04 7:51:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please forward:
Apeiron community, this comes to us from McKenna Morrigan, it's a
dream come true:
Biodiesel in Rhode Island:
A renewable energy source for a non-renewable world.
Saturday, July 24th Saturday, July
Here is a news flash that might be of interest.
Tom Leue
Cheney Confirms Need For Biodiesel Incentive
President Also Expresses Support For Biodiesel
From Alternative Fuels Index
July 22, 2004 Volume 2 Issue 28
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the American Soybean Association
(ASA)
I tried to send this along earlier as an attachment, my bad.
People still want this, so here is the market for the eastern part of the
country and Canada. Sorry, I don't track the Western part.
Tom Leue
Latest update:7/22/04
Note: No taxes included.
Thought you would want to know more about where the national Biodiesel Board
is going with regulations and such.
Tom Leue
from girl Mark
Hey folks,
I only attended most of the NBB meeting on Monday (it
went on through Tuesday), and concluded that it is
very important for someone to be
Biodiesel production was first invented in 1859, so there are no existing
patents on the overall process. It is in the public domain. Some processors,
such
as the continuous processors are patented, but you are not likely to use one
of them. Some techniques are copyrighted, such as Aleks
In a message dated 6/16/04 8:24:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bio-Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USDA finds ethanol's positive net energy balance has increased by 33%
The U.S. Department of
Mark:
The Massachusetts definition of a fuel follows the federal definition. That
says that any hydrocarbon used for engine use is a fuel, and is subject to at
least the taxation regulations. Grease is certainly a fuel in this definition.
The only transportation energy that does not invoke
Hi Mark,
No, I had not seen this regulation.
Biodiesel must meet the same distillation test in the ASTM standard as
reduced pressure distillation for other diesel fuels.Ê This test is somewhat
problematic for biodiesel, and is under discussion for elimination under the
ASTM
test. This would
A couple of additional points:
You can get a complete draining bulkhead fitting from various suppliers, such
as Dultmeier Sales, www.dultmier.com
for as low as $18. These do not keep a flat bottom tank from essentially
completely draining.
Also, standard bulkhead fitting use EPDM gaskets,
In case anyone wondered if this was possible, I finally started operating my
biodiesel powered chainsaw today. Runs well. This is all part of my grease
economy plan, a goal of replacing all types of fossil fueled equipment with
renewable energy based alternatives. I'm on my way, but it will
Ed-
I think I should step gingerly here, I know you promote WVO conversion
systems. However, I refer to Shaine Tyson, late of the National Renewable
Energy
Laboratory who gave a talk in Connecticut last year, stating that in all of the
national research, only one truck was found that had
What's wrong with this story?
The oxides of nitrogen don't actually come from the fuel, there is no
nitrogen in standard diesel fuel to speak of. The NOx are created in the
combustion
of the fuel, so it is the chore of the engine manufacturer, not the fuel maker
to control NOx. Fuel refiners
My company, Homestead Inc. and CoopPlus of Western Massachusetts are
launching a community biodiesel production system this summer in Western
Massachusetts. This is a 500,000 gallon per year biorefinery, based 100% of the
collection
and conversion of local community waste grease resources
Yes, filtering is a big topic.
You can't really filter the raw oil, unless you heat it.
Initial process needs no real filtering at all, just straining. Use a
cleanable 200 to 400 mesh screen, and that will be enough for a good reaction.
The separation after the reaction removes most of the
Sodium methoxide powder is available from Degussa AG
379 Interpace Parkway
PO Box 677 Parsippany, NJ 07054
www.finechemicals.de
These folks were pushing this product at the National Biodiesel Board
conference held Feb 1-4, 2004. I talked with them a while, and they say it is
cost
effective
Wonderful work. Would the manual be available for those of us that live
somewhat out of town and can't make it to the workshop?
Tom Leue
In a message dated 3/26/04 4:47:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We are hosting an intensive biodiesel equipment building class/workparty in
April in
Twice I have seen references for studies that demonstrate that Waste
Vegetable Oil (WVO) based biodiesel (recycled yellow grease) lowers the
emissions of
NOX significantly below virgin soy based biodiesel. This is important because
the NOx levels are the only emission parameter that is not
Wonderful news. This will allow the Smart Car to run on Canadian biodiesel
production, which is in advanced development.
I'm chagrined to be ignorant of the units that they use to measure fuel
efficiency. Please tell, what is the symbol 1/100 mean in metric units, and its
conversion to mpg?
In case anyone wants to know why some of us believe that biofuels are the
best available alternative, you might want to see this virtual tour of
Chernobyl
as it appears now.
http://vincent.vanscherpenseel.nl/chernobyl/page2.html
Tom
Forwarded from a message dated 3/15/04 8:46:39 AM,
x-charset ISO-8859-1Update: I get it from a good authority that this bill is
dead for this year.
Let's keep it that way. CT users/makers, Jim Burke et al, are you out there?
Tom
In a message dated 3/12/04 12:20:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's not about tax revenues, or at least
Below is the text of a bill filed in Connecticut that will apparently stifle
the development of biodiesel through the regulation of any production of the
fuel or any biodiesel mixes that could be sold or used in the state. This is
similar, but far worse than the misguided approach of the
x-charset ISO-8859-1Minor update, the bill has been proposed, but not yet
filed. Still time to
derail this effort.
In a message dated 3/11/04 1:44:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Below is the text of a bill filed in Connecticut that will apparently
stifle
the development of biodiesel
I think commercial scale is more efficient than small scale. My research
certainly demonstrates that. I also believe the quality will be better.
Certainly
the commercial scale plant I have designed is way more profitable than the
earlier version.
Tom
In a message dated 3/9/04 9:12:16 PM,
x-charset ISO-8859-1Thanks for the notice, I am planning to go as it is. I
like Josh, and always
take the time to wish him well.
As for homebrew, I guess I'm a precautionary tale. I now am developing a
commercial scale processor, 100 times the size of the previous, and that is
where
my faith
x-charset ISO-8859-1Hello Lyle,
I've ben working on this issue for a while. Here are my conclusions.
From the references given below, we have a methodology for calculating the
Energy Return on Energy Invested (ERoEI, although some folks have other
acronyms) for soy biodiesel. The generally
Here is a current grant program that might be useful for a biodiesel
development project. My one track mind recently.
1. http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/fr04-01.html
Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance
Program - Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-01
x-charset ISO-8859-1I've been trying to set up this experiment, which has not
been done to date
by anyone I know of. My experience is that it takes about a month of driving to
get the engine noise back to full blast after using any portion of biodiesel.
So if you do this, maximize the
x-charset ISO-8859-1The quick answer is no. Glycerin is a very viscous
liquid, and the
solidification point varies with the soap in it, the residual alcohol, and the
completeness of the reaction. It is sometimes solid at 65 degrees F. What's
more, it
is dirty until it is at least partially
x-charset ISO-8859-1Copper is a catalyst for oxidation of biodiesel, causing
a green oxidation of
the metal and an oxidation of the fuel. Probably not your best bet. Mild
steel is safer, stainless is good.
In a message dated 2/7/04 12:43:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi,
I'm
Here are some calculations that show that the NBB royalty charge will soon
pay the NBB back their entire investment they made for the Health Effects
data. Their charge structure requires a bond for nonmembers to use this data,
plus
royalty fees. The bond of $100,000 is to be held until the
x-charset ISO-8859-1Oops, I'm bad. I just reviewed and you're correct. But
why did I pay them all
that money?
Tom
In a message dated 1/28/04 7:27:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Tom, you're definitely reading it wrong, and you've been corrected on
this at infopop by Ken Provost. It's
Please clarify, if possible: rumor says that PVC pipe is incompatible with
biodiesel. After 4+ years of operation, I saw no deterioration in the methoxide
line that had PVC with solvent welded joints. The threaded joints did weep
methoxide, and had to be replaced, but the straight sections
x-charset ISO-8859-1I'll take a stab at these.
It varies by state, but around here heating fuel is not taxed. If you sell
the fuel this way, its untaxed. I was selling it as a degreaser, and I paid 5%
sales tax on it as for any other product. Marine fuels are taxed, I believe,
but I live a
x-charset ISO-8859-1Got to correct one error that has been repeated several
times on this list.
The IRS exemption is for a total of 400 gallons per year, not 400 per quarter.
It makes quite a difference.
Tom Leue
In a message dated 1/28/04 1:33:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
--- In
x-charset ISO-8859-1I think there is a precedent for this. Its hard to get
the data, but a couple
of years ago I had some information that some NBB members had one membership
for production centers in more than one location. Can't prove that now, but
I'll ask when I go to the NBB conference
x-charset ISO-8859-1Mark,
I didn't see the original post, where was it? But notice that there is an NBB
minimum of $5000 per year for the royalty fee. This means that a small
producer of, say, 100,000 gallons per year would pay five times the amount,
5per
gallon. Guess what a producer of
x-charset ISO-8859-1There is a national effort to get the EPA to change the
listing of biodiesel
from an atypical fuel to a non-baseline fuel. This obscure change would allow
any biodiesel producer who demonstrated they are meeting the ASTM standard to
register with the EPA without first
x-charset ISO-8859-1I'm being provocative again. Is the otherwise interesting
topic of wind
energy appropriate on a biofuels mailing list? If so, will this list also cover
hydroelectric power, geothermal power, wave energy, etc.? I just dropped the
energyresources Yahoo group because of the
Thank you for clarifying the list purpose. I had just joined from the
biofuel-biz list, as that list was ending, and had not completely understood
the much
wider scope of this list. It was a question, afterall, not a complaint.
Tom Leue
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Homestead Inc.
There is no single reference for this because there are no standards per se.
Soy may have one viscosity at a particular temperature, but is not part of a
standard. When it is partially or fully hydrogenated, this viscosity changes a
lot. Other types of oils, hydrogenated or not, have their own
x-charset ISO-8859-1Biodiesel and WVO do not corrode bare steel. However, WVO
may have a large
percentage of water that will settle to the bottom of the drum, and to a
limited
extent will cause rusting. This is limited by the lack of large amounts of
air since it will be sealed off by the
I recommend this web site for an example.
Leonardo - Teaching Chemistry by Vegetable oil c
http://koal.cop.fi/leonardo/leonardo.htm
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Homestead Inc.
www.yellowbiodiesel.com
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Biofuel at Journey to Forever:
The top researcher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Dr. Shaine
Tyson, reports that the entire biodiesel research program has been terminated
by the Bush administration. The staff for this research program has been
notified of termination or transfer.
Dr Tyson writes:
DOE has
The question has been raised as to the value of making biodiesel from waste
vegetable oil resources in terms of the net energy gain. I had posted on this
topic a few days ago, but feel a more considered study was in order. This
research is based on the following published study:
RESOURCES
My US Congress representative has stated that he recommends against using an
existing federal grant for alternative energy development in Western
Massachusetts for biodiesel development because he says it takes more energy
(or nearly
the same energy) to collect and convert biodiesel than it
This is in response to John Olver's statement that the NREL grant currently
in place for CoopPlus should not be used for any development of waste vegetable
oil conversion to biodiesel. I believe Mr. Olver has his data very wrong. He
may be referring to studies that show that ethanol production
Here we go again. Anyone up for a grant?
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOE/PAM/HQ/DE-PS36-04GO94002/listing.html
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Homestead Inc.
www.yellowbiodiesel.com
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Biofuels at Journey to Forever
A good summary of the situation, but the conclusions are at variance with the
prevailing wisdom up to this point. I had understood from Keith Addison and
others that they would accept biodiesel as a non-baseline fuel. Apparently we
were wrong. I offer the communication of May, 2002 from Dr.
Todd,
The biodiesel chilling test presumes that your feedstock remains the same or
is similar from batch to batch. The cloud point of ASTM certified biodiesel
varies greatly due to the feedstock. For instance, World Energy biodiesel from
the Cincinnati plant, which contains much rendered
Keith,
As always, I'm wonderfully impressed with your filing system for a summary on
a topic. I agree that the viscometer test will not provide an absolute test
for the completion of the esterification reaction, unless one runs a detailed
calibration curve for a particular oil against results
Randall,
I've been producing biodiesel for the past 6 years, until recently. I have a
scientific peer reviewed paper that shows an almost complete correlation
between the quality (completeness) of the reaction and the viscosity. So,
viscosity
is the best indicator of the quality of the
Jim- This probably won't be a good idea. Nitrile impellers dissolve in
biodiesel in just a few months, standing or in use. While brass is a catalyst
for
oxidation of biodiesel, yielding a green slime and degraded fuel. The safe
impellers are cast iron, plastic or stainless steel.
I'm not
Samai-
The glycerine tests in the Aldrich (?) kits are as expensive as those from a
laboratory, about $90 in each case, I think, and the kits do not give you the
documentation required by the EPA. It might be a good screening test,
though.
In a message dated 7/27/03 9:47:01 PM, [EMAIL
After saving up funds all year, I send a grab sample of Yellow Brand PREMIUM
Biodiesel fuel to a testing laboratory in Kansas. The results are quite
good, but not good enough. The deal is that according to rumor, if you can
document your production is meeting the ASTM D6751 standards, the
Terry- Would the CaCl salt be added as a crystal, or as a brine? What
proportions are needed? Where do you think the salt ends up?-in the aqueous
layer, or
in between? Have you made biodiesel from the resulting separated oil layer?
Did the process change any from that made from unsalted
Butylated hydroxyanisol and butylated hydroxytoluene, I think. Great stuff
in kid's food, don't you think?
Tom Leue
In a message dated 6/22/03 10:58:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sorry,
what does BHA an BHT stand for?
Andreas Ohnsorge
Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê TilapiaÊ Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê
Unlike standard petroleum fuels, the most effective biocides for biodiesel
are antioxidants. This includes BHA, BHT and Citric Acid. These compounds
will
effectively delay oxidation, rancidity and degradation of the fuel by factors
of 10x to 30x what unprotected oil may experience. You
OK, its the least I can do. I'm amazed sometimes about how complicated this
invention process can be. And how much money it takes. As of today, I am
seemingly hours from light off, I think. You understand, I built one
conversion system to turn a Beckett burner into a Babington burner. That
David T.
That's great, you are really progressing here. I've done some fuel
combination work, but I've got a lot more to do this spring. The two
Babington jets going together probably will work, but it sounds complicated
to me. I have one waste oil based flame onto a sloping heavy metal drip
Yes, heat use for heating the stored oil tanks, space heating, process heat,
methanol recover, foot warmers, snow melting, bun warmers, and all that. its
just a plumbing extravaganza and it takes a surprising lot of time and effort
to get it all working.
Tom Leue
In a message dated 1/14/03
I've got a couple years experience with burning glycerin. I had to do it,
I've got such a large accumulation of the stuff. I've tried it in a couple of
wood boilers and in a babington burner. The stuff does burn, but it takes
special conditions to keep it going. Basically, without being exact
400 mph and the operator is not even wearing a helmet!
Insanity.
Tom Leue
In a message dated 1/7/03 10:41:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Fred sent me this, with this comment:
This was sent to me.Ê I see it as the problem with transportation.
It should not be fast and deadly.Ê It
Biodiesel is a word that is accepted as the standard name for methylated
esters. It is not necessary or proper to split it into two words.
Say bio fuel, if you wish, but it is biodiesel.
Tom Leue
In a message dated 11/29/02 12:22:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi all,
I sending you my
I snipped the message because I didn't want to embarass anyone. I only
snipped the part that described the name of the organization in question, not
changing anything from World Energy. I got the message from the Massachusetts
Dept. of Energy, who had assumed that it was the Chewonki
Only a couple of experiences with the NBB. First, it was a NBB member who
told me I had to register my production operation with the EPA. I fully
believe he knew that the EPA would refuse my registration and threaten me
with fines of up to $25,000 per day, since I was not a member of the NBB.
Where can we find the actual subsidies for american biodiesel production? A
significant cash credit is available to US producers from the USDA if they
are registered with the EPA. This is assuming that the EPA will allow you to
register as a commercial producer. I tried to do this last
There is a world of difference between what we do on a small scale in our
back porch and what it will take for a high finance business world to take
notice of this new kind of thing: Biodiesel. If you want biodiesel to become
a widespread alternative and to have some significant impact in the
Hi Brian
The federal law is 40 CFR 79, requiring any alternative fuel or fuel additive
(but not standard fuels) to be tested for the health effects. While there is
an exception for small producers (under $50,000,000 in annual sales) from the
live rat studies, the chemical speciation must be
Here is a communication from World Energy about government actions against
one of the few biodiesel producers in the Northeast. Be forwarned.
Snip
We run into a lot of small producers who are trying to do the right thing,
but I would be remiss if I did not warn about the severity of cutting
I've been telling this story a few times, but here it is again. I tried to
register with the EPA as an alternative fuel producer, making biodiesel. The
EPA says that even though the health effects data for biodiesel was paid for
by federal funds, that that data cannot be used by ordinary
Hi Orion,
I've been making biodiesel here in western Massachuisetts for 5 years. I was
the first small producer to try to register federally, and was shot down by
the EPA. Now I make biodiesel degreaser, rather than fuel. My product is
Yellow Brand. I am also working towards writing a book,
Hello rpsharma,
I would be interested in developing any information you may be able to share
into this book. This is a minimum of a two year project, so we both have time
to think, write and experiment more.
I have been making biodiesel for about 5 years now. I run a small commercial
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