If these formerly waste materials are good for using as some transportation fuels (such as in tractors) I wonder if they couldn't also be used in generating electricity or heat.
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:12:43 -0500, you wrote: >Tim, > >No hemp farmer in Canada or Europe is expending $600 per acre in >order to get a $600 return. > >When you look at those who are cold pressing the seed for oil, >you find that there is an inordinate amount of sludge that gets >separated from the readily filterable oil. Cold pressing does not >give the luxury of high immediate yields (although it does offer >the luxury of "solvent free") and due to the nature of the food >grade oil business a great percentage of the oil is discarded as >sludge. Eventually the sludge separates even further, leaving >approximately 60% of what was discarded to be used for "less than >food grade" purposes. > >This is the oil that would be used for biodiesel, not the >intially pressed oil. > >At present, several of the oil producers in Canada are >stockpiling their sludge. This has resulted in large quantities >of hemp seed oil becoming available for fuel conversion. >Considering the fact that this was once considered to be a "waste >product," utilizing it as farm fuel is not an unattractive end >use. > >As well, the fines that settle out of the sludge are a superb >chicken feed - yet another free product of what was once >relegated to the category of "waste." > >Todd Swearingen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Tim Castleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:21 PM >Subject: [biofuels-biz] Why not? (On farm fuel from hempseed oil) > > >> From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Hemp Fuel Conspiracy? >> >> Why not? >> >> > I also wonder about farming (i.e., if a Hemp farmer could >make just >> > enough to forestall having to go off-farm for fuel, if this >could be >> > worth it to him, just for his own fuel needs... probably >not.) >> >> This is one of those impossible questions, the answer will >never satisfy because the fact is hemp cannabis HAS been >deliberately repressed, several million $ is spent each year on >eradication efforts on feral hemp, for example. DEA drug warriors >are emotionally and financially attached to their work, and so >perpetuate many lies and place many barriers. Perhaps the most >insidious of which are the divisions within the >cannabis/hemp/marijuana culture itself. >> >> This repression has prevented development of the crop per se, >thus leaving us with the familiar chicken and egg scenario. >Bottom line, when petroleum stays at $30 bbl, a plant-based >economy will emerge. >> >> Meanwhile, yes, a farmer could grow hemp, harvest the seed and >extract the oil for on farm use, but why would he with all the >other oil crops available that will produce much more oil than >hemp? In a practical sense, and most farmers are practical to a >fault, to spend $600 or so to grow $600 or so worth of fuel only >works with government subsidies. He would rather just buy it and >save himself all that work! >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> 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! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >> > > >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! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > 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! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
