Re: [Biofuel] Windmills and appropriate technologies

2005-05-05 Thread Keith Addison
Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other alternative energy technologies into the fold. For example, I remember discussing (maybe here, I'm not sure) the use of heliostats as a possible heat source for distillation. However, the use of windmills as a source of mechanical or

[Biofuel] Windmills and appropriate technologies

2005-05-04 Thread Michael Redler
Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other alternative energy technologies into the fold. For example, I remember discussing (maybe here, I'm not sure) the use of heliostats as a possible heat source for distillation. However, the use of windmills as a source of mechanical or

Re: [Biofuel] Windmills and appropriate technologies

2005-05-04 Thread dwoodard
I presume biofuels are from biological sources. Renewable synfuels are something else. They might be mixed (methanol with ?). If you want to learn more about wind power, try Renewable Energy Comes of Age by Paul Gipe Wiley, 1995 http://wind-works.org http://www.windpower.dk

re: [Biofuel] Windmills and appropriate technologies

2005-05-04 Thread DHAJOGLO
Mike, Whenever we talk about biofuels, we sometimes bring other alternative energy technologies into the fold. For example, I remember discussing (maybe here, I'm not sure) the use of heliostats as a possible heat source for distillation. However, the use of windmills as a source of