Now Mr. Addison, We wouldn't be implying that ethics, principles, morals, ethics and just plain professional courtesies are excessively abbreviated, if not altogether non-existent amongst far too many of the human species, would we?
:-) Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 4:36 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] VW runs biodiesel at Energywise Rally > Hi Todd > > Different version here: > http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2002/news_release/05_11_02b.html > Massey News Article | Canola oil fuels Massey entry in rally > > And here: > http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2109199a6160,00.html > Green MP drives to work in car fuelled by rapeseed oil > > It says Prof. Sims "invented the New Zealand version of biodiesel", LOL! > > In fact it was "invented" by Aleks Kac. The first one says "Associate > Professor Ralph Sims, Director of the Centre for Energy Research, and > post-graduate students Andy Smith and Reto Keller have two entries in > the rally." Andy Smith is a member of the Biofuel list. > > >From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 01:55:42 -0000 > >Subject: [biofuel] Biodiesel yield issues > >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > > >Hi there > > > >I have just started making biodiesel from new canola oil. (for a > >fuel efficiency rally in New Zealand, we are going to be the only > >carbon neutral entry) > > > >The process is working well, but I am getting very different yields > >from different batches. > > > >I am using Alex Kac's 2 step process, and doing all the work in a > >proper chem lab, so quantities etc are all reasonably accurate. > > <snip> > > He also wrote to me offlist: > > >I need to keep churning out 50 litre batches for the fuel efficiency > >rally we are competing in in 2 weeks time, so any suggestions would > >be great. > > > >See - http://www.energywiserally.org.nz/ > > > >Many thanks > > > >Andrew Smith > > I contacted Aleks for him and Aleks helped him out. > > So check through all these articles and see if you can find any > mention of Aleks, or the Biofuel list, or Journey to Forever, or > anything but the good Professor, inventor of New Zealand's biodiesel. > Sheesh! Hmpph. > > Keith > > > > >Don't know where the article was originally printed... > > > >http://www.globalhemp.com/News/2002/November/biodiesel_a_viable. s > >html > > > >VW Golf using eco fuel > > > >Even in the face of super high-tech petrol electric hybrid cars > >and a raft of other competitors, VW should have got a prize for > >merely turning up for the Energywise Rally this week. Not > >necessarily be for low fuel consumption - although that's a given > >benefit from the Golf model's "Pump Duse" diesel engine. No, it > >should have won out for being the only car that could compete the > >rally without consuming ANY fossil fuels at all. > > > >That's because one of the two Volkswagen entries in the rally ran > >on biodiesel made from rapeseed oil. The 1.9-litre Golf TDI > >entered in partnership with the Massey University Centre for > >Energy Research and was driven by Professor Ralph Sims, director > >of the centre. > > > >Although it wasn't eligible for class or overall awards available > >in New Zealand, the Golf produces a remarkably low figure for CO2 > >emissions, which enhances the car's rating under the > >environmental formula used for the event. > > > >Volkswagen has been a big supporter of the use of biodiesel, > >which is now widely available throughout Europe. Since 1996 > >Volkswagen has approved the use of biodiesel in all their diesel > >models, including the high-performance TDI models, and was one of > >the first manufacturers to maintain engine warranties with > >biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel can be produced from various animal > >and/or vegetable oils by simple chemical processes, and can be > >used either by itself or in blends with normal pump diesel. > > > >The non-mineral fuel has been proved to reduce tailpipe emissions > >from diesel vehicles and is virtually free of sulphur. > > > >"This event is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate > >Volkswagen's worldwide commitment to the environment," said Dean > >Sheed, Volkswagen division manager for European Motor > >Distributors. "We are delighted to have the chance to work with > >Prof Sims and his team, and we are confident that the Golf will > >be one of the most talked-about cars on the Rally." > > > >Volkswagen's other entry was a 2.5-litre V6 Passat TDI, which > >used conventional diesel fuel. > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://webconx.green-trust.org/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! 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