> This is precisely what I'm interested in. What kind of cost estimate could > you project for such a facility?
Presuming that you'll use a campus truck for collection and that the campus is able to supply you a small outbuilding suitable for year round use, you could pull an entire system together capable of processing 300 gpd for ~$4,000, perhaps as high as $5,000. That would include a stainless reactor, 10-12 poly tanks, evaporator/condensor, pumps, motors, compressor, plumbing, etc. All the labor is discounted at 100%. Optimum siting of the building would include availability of natural gas (on site well being preferable), close proximity of a spring, creek or stream and tilled acreage on which the treated gray water can be applied as irrigation. The fuel for process heat can be eventually exchanged to a more benign fuel source, such as recovered FFAs or fiberous biomass. The irrigated acreage could be used to grow other energy crops, such as sunflower, rapeseed and/or Jerusalem artichokes (ethanol), in rotation or in tandem with nitrogen fixers. Seveal departments could be pulled in on such a project: Environmental, Plant Biology, Chemistry, Business, Ag, Journalism. "Build it and they will come..." Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Shuman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 3:12 AM Subject: [biofuels-biz] Re: Moderate Production System > Todd, et al., > > I finally realized that this is a message board, not an emailed list > service. Sorry for the late reply. > > Actually, the college is one of the smaller in the area. The dinning hall > serves 800 at best. Still, I am sure the 1,000 gal. estimate is rather low. > I'm also unsure of the conversion rate of WVO to usable fuel nor how much > oil is being disposed of annually. > > We assumed we would be self-suffuicient almost immediately on the bio-fuel > side, both by marketing the fuel as well as soap (or atleast sell the > materials to someone interested in making soap), and that would finance the > other projects to a degree. However, the long term costs of the entire > endevor exceed the short term profit expectations of the bio-fuel supply. I > was very pleased to see that you could also use the fuel for winter heating > oil, many of those in the area (as well as almost the entire college) rely > on this source. > > "...you could set up a top-rate batch facility that could quite easily > process several hundred gallons daily. We're in the process of bolting > together exactly such a facility in Southeast Ohio." > > This is precisely what I'm interested in. What kind of cost estimate could > you project for such a facility? My plans were to entice all of the science > clubs on campus to assist in each of the aspects of the project, and a rough > estimate to assist in fundraising would be extremely helpful. Also, I'd > love to at least see the plans and build off your knowledge. Good luck with > your project! Thanks for all the information. > > Ben Shuman ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/uetFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
