Greg, I am also of the "make more faster" bent.
I suggest the "maximum theoretical output" as a identifier only because it so directly related to discussing the economics of commercial biodiesel production at all levels. It really has little to do with how much time a producer has to spend on production or actual total daily/weekly/yearly production. If any others are interested in this discussion we can change the levels or anything else later if it makes more sense... but for discussing economics of commercial production lets try this since you seem to have no objections. It would seem to me that if want to move on in this discussion the "Micro" level of 1 gal per hour maximum capacity would be the logical place to start. Has anyone researched the start up costs for a 24 gal/day maximum commercial facility? Is anyone else interested in this subject? Dana --- Greg and April <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is workable, but I come from the "make more > faster / spend less time to > make a given amount" type of people, that does not > want to sepnd the time to > make a given amount of product. > > Should I be classifide as a medium producer just > because I don't have the > time to spend 10 Hrs to make 30 gal of BD instead of > in 3 Hrs? I would > just as soon just spend a few extra bucks to make it > faster when I do make > it, after all, time is money too. > > It would not be all that hard to just keep track of > totals made, I believe > ethanol producers use a storage tank in which the > outlet valve is metered. I > think it would be easier in the long run to do it > this way, then someone > could just look at the gauge to see how much has > been made/used. > > Greg H. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana Linscott" <> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 22:48 > Subject: Re: [biofuel] EPA hassle--moving on > > > > Greg, > > I meant maximum capacity when I suggested per week > > amounts (based on 6 days a week and 8 hours per > > day)...but I think that this works too. > > > > How about a per hour maximum theoretical > production > > capacity of: > > > > Micro: up to 1 gal per hour maximum capacity > > (.e.g.168 gal/week 8736 gal/year) > > Small: up to 4.5 per hour > > Medium:Up to 12 gal/hour > > Large: Up to 30 gal/hour > > and > > Big:in Up to 60 gal/hour. > > Industrial: in excess of 60 gal/hour. > > > > While the actual amounts are not critical I think > it > > may be most useful to speak in terms of maximum > > capacity since this is a nonvariable if > theoretical > > limit and relates directly to the upfront costs > and > > cost per gallon in such a venture. > > > > It is also relatively simple to calculate what the > > maximum possible rate of production is for any > > equipment. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
