Hi Camillo, I may be out of date but I had the impression that the ENERGEA system while being attractively high tech was prohibitivly expensive for biodiesel production at the community level. When the WVO costs 10c Aust/litre and the consumables ~20c/litre of oil, the biodiesel should market below 50c/litre; that's ~ $1us/usgal. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Camillo Holecek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom, > > please allow me one question: What is the potential amount of UVO, > yellow grease, grease trap and other feedstock within let's say 100 > miles around you? > > A 250,000 gallon per year initial production facility looks to small to > be economic according to European experience, where fuel prices are much > higher anyway. > > I do not want to sound too critical, Its just that I do not understand, > what is the point you want to make: If it is to produce BD from yellow > grease at a commercial scale, that has been shown in several places > already, is'nt it? > > Or is it to develop a US technology for small batch equipment? There is > Pacific biodiesel.... > > Or is your aim to see as much production capacity up and running in the > US as ASAP? In that case I belive our ENERGEA CTER technology approach > may help investors to move into the field very fast. > > Camillo Holecek > Biodiesel Raffinerie GmbH, and > ENERGEA biodiesel technology, > Austria > > www.energea.at > > > > > -----UrsprŸngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Freitag, 07. Juni 2002 22:51 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: [biofuels-biz] DOE Grant > > > I got a reply from the US DOE yesterday saying they found no merit in my > > preliminary grant application. I'm a little disappointed, but thought > there > might still be something of value here. If you have the time, let me > know > what you think > > Tom Leue > Homestead Inc. > > Biomass Research and Development for the Production of Fuels, Power, > Chemicals > and other Economical and Sustainable Products > Solicitation 1435-01-02-RP-86382 > Pre-Application Submitted 5/14/02 > Submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Proposal for a Biodiesel Development Center > > Submitted by: Thomas S. Leue, President, Homestead Inc. > 1664 Cape St., Williamsburg, MA 01096 > 413 628-4533, Fax 413 628-3973 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Introduction > Biodiesel fuel has been shown to be a superior diesel fuel in terms of > environmental impact, balance of trade, global warming, toxicity, > emissions, > engine longevity, etc. However, it has not been generally available to > the > public due to the limited number of producers and their geographic > locations. > Biodiesel fuel has a potential to supply approximately 6.6% of national > diesel fuel needs, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). To > date, > the NBB has concentrated on production of biodiesel made from virgin > soybean > oil, and all testing has been limited to that product. This proposal > will > lead to the development of an urban biodiesel production facility in > Albany, > New York that will demonstrate the commercial potential of a fuel > production > business based on locally available yellow grease and other vegetable > oil > sources, along with providing the educational resources needed for > others to > duplicate this facility model in many other urban areas throughout the > US. > > Technical Narrative > The production of biodiesel has been developed using numerous > technologies > over the past twenty years or longer. The technical know how is largely > in > the public domain, but has not led to widespread production throughout > the > US. For instance, this researcher maintains the only commercial scale > production facility within a 500 mile radius, located in Western > Massachusetts. The biodiesel biorefinery operated by Homestead Inc. is a > > pilot scale, batch type production facility. Although each batch > produced is > small, currently 20 gallons net per batch and soon to go to 100 gallons > net > per batch, the large number of batches produced, over 300 to date, has > developed an in-depth understanding of the collection and processing > systems > needed and the variability inherent in processing used vegetable oil. > Over > four years of development and operating experience has developed the > basic > requirements for a larger processing facility to be developed under this > > proposal. > > The development of another mid-sized biodiesel production facility by > itself > will not significantly change the rate of utilization of this > alternative > fuel. For example, New York State is currently using over 250,000 > gallons > biodiesel per year, a large part of our initial annual production of up > to > 1,000,000 gallons per year. The essence of this proposal is to operate a > > commercially viable biorefinery based on locally available yellow > grease; to > promote the use and availability to the public of biodiesel fuel in both > B-20 > and B-100 formulations; to document the technical operations and project > > economics of biodiesel production for use in other startup ventures; to > make > the facility accessible to the public for tours and formal training > sessions > so as to promote the introduction of the technology throughout the urban > > centers of the US; to undertake necessary testing of yellow grease- based > > biodiesel as required by 40 CFR 79 that has not been accomplished to > date; > and to remove the current obstacles that hinder the more widespread > development of production facilities in other urban centers. > > The initial plan would include some advanced energy management > operations. > For example, all normal energy inputs required for operation would be > site-produced from either on-site biofueled diesel electrical > generation, > biodiesel operated transportation, or from direct utilization of > byproducts > as an energy source for thermal process heat. The facility would be the > first > post-petroleum production facility of its kind, having no provisions for > the > on-site use of fossil fuels. > > After the initial startup and operation goals are met, the Biodiesel > Development Center would undertake research that has not been > extensively > explored by others to date. For example, greasetrap waste represents a > large > problem throughout the US, both in terms of the burden for maintenance > and > operation of numerous public and private facilities, and also in > environmentally acceptable disposal options in many locations. The > Biodiesel > Development Center would undertake basic investigations as to cost > effective > methods of recapturing and utilizing this abundant resource for > additional > biofuel production. > > Statement of Work > The proposed tasks are as follows: > A. Assembly of a development team, consisting of > a) Technical Director > b) Financial Officer > c) Engineering team > d) Marketing specialists > e) Education consultant from the State University of New York at Albany > B. Design of a 250,000 gallon per year initial production facility to > be > located in Albany, New York. Current site selection investigations > indicate a > favorable location in the urban Empire Zone where suitable zoning and > resources are available. > C. Construction and operation of the biorefinery. > D. Documentation of system economics and technical operations. > E. Testing of product biodiesel under ASTM certifications. > F. Testing of product biodiesel under 40 CFR 79 Tier 1 requirements. > G. Development and promotion of a national training program for small > scale > biodiesel refinery businesses. > H. Promotion to the public of the advantages of biodiesel based > transportation. > > Resources By Task > All aspects of the Biodiesel Development Center will be operated with a > team > approach. A technical development team will plan and design the basic > facility. The operation and documentation will be conducted with an > Operator > and a Manager. The education and outreach program will be operated by an > > education specialist, assisted by representatives of the other two > groups. > The production facility will operate as a for-profit business, while the > > educational programs will operate under a non-profit organization. > > Financial matching funds have been proffered by several private funding > organizations, seeking a rate of return. Such private funding will be > reduced > as appropriate with the possible assistance of New York State Energy > Research > and Development Authority. > > Personnel Resumes > Thomas S. Leue, B.A., R.S., President of Homestead Inc., located in > Ashfield, > MA. Homestead Inc. is an energy research and conservation company in > existence since 1979. Past projects include hydroelectric development > and > cogeneration projects funded in part by the Massachusetts Energy Office, > a > successful solar-based municipal sewage treatment plant for Ashfield, > and the > current biodiesel refinery pilot project. Further information on current > > operations can be viewed at www.Yellowbiodiesel.com. > > M. Chandra Sekhar, President of Shukra Internationals Inc., located at > 29-2350, Grand Ravine Dr., Oakville, ON. L6H 6E2, Canada, is an > electrical > engineer. He has diversified work experience as staff engineer in > telecommunications industry, Quality Assurance analyst in software > industry, > industrial trainer as well as teaching professor at university level. He > has > been working in the financial world for the past ten years developing > trading > methods and systems for commodity & equity markets. He has been involved > in > alternative energy industry for the past three years and currently is > working > in association with Homestead Inc., to establish a biodiesel refinery in > New > York State. > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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