Re: [Biofuel] Tiny Inhaled Particles Take Easy Route From Nose To Brain

2006-09-26 Thread chris davidson
Hello All,It seems some attention to nano sized particles has been raised recently. The Organic Consumers Association recently sent out this brief article with an "action alert" to send to the FDA. Definately worth taking a look at; it is also a great web site.-Chris Davidsonhttp://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5232ALERT:TINY TOXINS--NANO, NANO EVERYWHERE   Despite a lack of federal oversight and no requirements forlabeling, nanoparticles have been placed into countless consumerproducts, including food,
 food packaging, nutritional supplements,and body care products. Nanoproducts contain extremely smallparticles, roughly one-billionth of a meter in size. Laboratorystudies already warn that nanoparticles can cause inflammation,damage brain cells, and cause pre-cancerous lesions. The Foodand Drug Administration has scheduled its first-ever PublicMeeting on October 10, 2006 to address the emergence of nanotechnology.Learn more about nanotechnology and contact the FDA to callfor a moratorium on untested and unlabeled nanoproducts untiladequate testing and federal oversight is in place: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5232___
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Re: [Biofuel] 2005 Chevy Diesel 6.6 liter duramax

2006-09-20 Thread chris davidson
Thanks for the replies, it has been a big help. Cheers-Chris Davidson___
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[Biofuel] 2005 Chevy Diesel 6.6 liter duramax

2006-09-16 Thread chris davidson
Hello All,I was talking to a friend that just bought a 2005 Chevy Duramax 2500 6.6 liter turbo Diesel. He was wondering if using biodiesel with that year-model would be okay. He mentioned that the 2007 models have some sort of warning stating that biodiesel should not be used. Any knowledge or personal experience using biodiesel with these model trucks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,Chris Davidson___
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[Biofuel] Magnetic Bacteria Discovery in Energy Made By Student

2006-05-26 Thread chris davidson
hello all, this is an interesting read...http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70882-0.html?tw=rss.index___
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Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Car runs on water

2006-05-13 Thread chris davidson
it seems sea water (or possibly even grey water) could possibly leave behind evaporite deposits.i don't know how these systems work though, or whether the water is actually evaporated, but i had assumed that clean water would be needed. salt water could be theway to go...?-chris Message: 2Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 22:48:12 +From: "Terry Dyck" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Car runs on waterTo: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgMessage-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowedIf you can use grey water or
 salt water there would not be a problem.  If the water used has to be clean drinkable water there is a problem.Terry DyckFrom: chris davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgTo: Biofuel@sustainablelists.orgSubject: Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Car runs on waterDate: Thu, 11 May 2006 09:14:57 -0700 (PDT)Another issue concerning the Car Powered by Water: Even if the  invention works as he claims it does, i don't think water is the answer  for a fuel source for cars. Yeah, it has basically no pollution and  all, but what would happen
 to the water supply when everbody and their  mom wants to "fill up"? I think most of us know what a valuable  resource water is, and the pressing concerns for its availability in  the coming years. Irrigation for crops and feed crops already consumes  approx 85%-90% of the industrial water usage of the water supply (40%  of that comes from groundwater tables) -and a lot of that is lost to  evaporation/transpiration. Just a thought...   -Chris  ___
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Re: [Biofuel] Fw: Car runs on water

2006-05-11 Thread chris davidson
Another issue concerning the Car Powered by Water: Even if the  invention works as he claims it does, i don't think water is the answer  for a fuel source for cars. Yeah, it has basically no pollution and  all, but what would happen to the water supply when everbody and their  mom wants to "fill up"? I think most of us know what a valuable  resource water is, and the pressing concerns for its availability in  the coming years. Irrigation for crops and feed crops already consumes  approx 85%-90% of the industrial water usage of the water supply (40%  of that comes from groundwater tables) -and a lot of that is lost to  evaporation/transpiration. Just a thought...  -Chris  ___
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Re: [Biofuel] Fw: I'm the Decider

2006-05-03 Thread chris davidson
I liked poem and thought you all may enjoy this. A good parody of the Beatles. Turn on your speakers!http://decider.cf.huffingtonpost.com/___
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[Biofuel] Catalytic Converter For Biodiesel

2006-03-17 Thread chris davidson
Hello All,Is it possible to use a catalytic converter when using B100? I seem to  remember reading sometime, somewhere, that it is possible to reduce the  NOx emmisions by doing this. I drive a 1981 MBZ 300SD and only use BD,  and plan to install a SVO kit soon. Has anyone tried this? and any  preferences on the type of converter to install? Any suggestions would  be greatly appreciated.Chris Davidson  ___
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[Biofuel] California Passes Long-Term Solar Energy Plan

2006-01-13 Thread chris davidson
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=41631January 12, 2006   San Francisco, California [RenewableEnergyAccess.com]  On Thursday, California regulators approved the California Solar  Initiative (CSI), the largest solar energy policy ever enacted in the  U.S. and second only to Germany in terms of global solar policy.The California Public Utilities Commission passed the California Solar  Initiative (CSI) by a vote of 3 to 1 with Commissioner Geoffrey Brown  voting against it. Commissioner John Bohn recused himself, citing a  conflict of interest with his investments in Chevron and General  Motors. The plan is both historic and monumental for the solar industry in the  U.S. and beyond. It allots USD $3.2 billion for solar energy rebates in  the state for the next 11 years, providing for the installation of  approximately 3000 MW of solar energy, roughly the power
 equivalent of  six large natural-gas fired power plants. This moment also ends what has been a roller-coaster ride for solar  advocates in California and beyond who have been waiting for the state  to breathe new life into support for solar. The CSI plan effectively  supplants two of the critical features that were present in the  ill-fated "Million Solar Roofs Initiative" or SB 1, which faltered  twice in the California legislature. It provides the long term rebate  plan and the funds to back it up. The CPUC will provide $2.8 billion in customer incentives for solar  projects on existing residential buildings, as well as all public  buildings, industrial facilities, businesses, and agricultural  facilities. The California Energy Commission, meanwhile, will provide  $400 million in incentives for new homes, specifically targeting  collaborations with the builder / developer community. Solar industry executives are already considering
 the possibilities for expansion (see related story at the jump below).The CSI plan does not include a mandate that new homes in California  include solar energy, nor does it include any licensing changes to who  is eligible to install solar projects in the state. It also does not  require that solar installation work be done as so-called "prevailing  wages," essentially union wages. All three items exposed and  exacerbated deep opposition between the majority of the solar industry  and certain union interests that backed some of the proposals.Despite some of this tension, public support for the plan was  repeatedly mentioned as a critical factor in bringing this plan to the  CPUC. Over the last three months, 50,000 people have written to the  California Public Utilities Commissioners to ask them to pass a  long-term solar rebate program - more public comment than the CPUC has  received on any issue they have ever considered, including the 2001  energy
 crisis. Rebates beginning this year will stay at the $2.80 per watt mark and  will gradually decline for the following ten years. By design, the  rebates will decline by 10 percent per year through the duration of the  program. The money will come from existing funds already earmarked for  solar power and a very small additional surcharge on monthly electric  bills over eleven years. The PUC rebates may also move from a capacity-based approach to a  performance-based approach or some variation of the two. Details will  be finalized over the coming months through stakeholder workshops.  ___
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[Biofuel] Development Yields Antifreeze from Biodiesel

2005-08-24 Thread chris davidson
Development Yields Antifreeze from Biodiesel

From: http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/

Columbia, Missouri [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] -
2005-08-18 - In addition to topping off your gas tank
with biodiesel, a new advance could let you fill your
vehicle's cooling system with a biomass-derived
antifreeze.

A new process developed at the University of
Missouri-Columbia (MU) creates a valuable secondary
product from the biodiesel manufacturing process that
makes the production cycle both profitable and
affordable.

Galen Suppes, chief science officer of the MU-based
Renewable Alternatives, developed a process for
converting glycerin, a byproduct of the biodiesel
production process, into propylene glycol, which can
be used as nontoxic antifreeze for automobiles. Suppes
said the new propylene glycol product will meet every
performance standard, is made from domestic soybeans
and is nontoxic.

Suppes said this technology can reduce the cost of
biodiesel production by as much as $0.40 per gallon of
biodiesel. The market for propylene glycol already is
established, with a billion pounds produced a year.

The price of propylene glycol is quite high while
glycerin's price is low, so based on the low cost of
feed stock and high value of propylene glycol, the
process appears to be most profitable, Suppes said.
The consumers want antifreeze that is both renewable
and made from biomass rather than petroleum from which
propylene glycol currently is produced.

The creation of a valuable secondary product could
help mainstream the use of biodiesel. In 2004,
biodiesel producers sold 30 million gallons of fuel,
up from 500,000 gallons in 1999. It's still, however,
a relatively niche fuel.

At best, right now biodiesel production is only part
of the solution, Suppes said. Current biodiesel
production in the United States is about 0.03 billion
gallons per year as compared to distillate fuel oil
consumption of 57 billion gallons per year.

Renewable Alternatives is currently licensing this
technology to three biodiesel plants. The National
Science Foundation and Missouri Soybean Farmers are
helping to fund the research.

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[Biofuel] SVO Kits

2005-08-16 Thread chris davidson
Hello all,

After a few years of dreaming, I am about to finally
buy a Mercedes to convert to SVO! In the last year or
more, I have learned so much from this biofuels list,
it's a great resource, and I would be grateful to get
some opinions on what the best SVO kit is to use. This
kit will be on a 1979 - 1985 MBZ 300 series TD. I will
have $700 - $1000 to spend on the kit, and most likely
will install it myself. I like the idea of a One Tank
System. Any preferences on 1 or 2 tank systems? Which
1 tank systems are better? Thanks for the help.

-Chris Davidson 

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[Biofuel] RE: Biofuel College Courses

2005-08-15 Thread chris davidson
The Oregon Institute of Technology looks like it has a
good curriculum for renewable energy: 

Full curriculum details on this link:

http://www.oit.edu/orec/13

Full curriculum details on this link

Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Systems

Renewable energy is an exciting new field involving
the use of solar thermal, photovoltaic, ground-source
heat pumps, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, bio-mass
and fuel cells in energy generation applications.
Applications includes: home and business space
heating, lighting, powering appliances, manufacturing,
and electrical powered transportation.
The degree is designed to meet present and future
needs for renewable energy professionals, with the
knowledge and skills to develop, promote and implement
new sustainable energy technologies, and improve the
efficiency of existing systems. Program graduates will
be prepared to successfully integrate skills in the
social, environmental, economic, technical and
scientific aspects of sustainable energy generation.
The Renewable Energy Systems degree is built on a
solid foundation in physics, chemistry, mathematics,
and communications. Added to this foundation are
courses in mechanical and electrical engineering
principles. The mechanical and electrical course work
lead to renewable energy specific courses in energy
systems, heat pump systems, photovoltaics, energy
management and auditing, wind and bio-mass, renewable
energy transportation systems, zero net energy
buildings, and fuel-cells.

The program is delivered in Portland. General
education courses are provided by Clackamas Community
College or other area institutions. RES specific
courses are delivered at a number of sites including:
OIT Metro Center, Clackamas Community College main
campus, and the Wilsonville Technology Center. Upper
division renewable energy courses build on previously
developed theoretical, laboratory and design practice
skills to enhance student preparation. For example,
senior year courses in energy systems design, energy
systems management and auditing, and energy systems
instrumentation, in addition to the senior project
sequence, brings system design and analysis into
focus, drawing on material developed in previous
courses.
Career Opportunities

Program graduates would enter the energy field as
field engineers, energy auditors, renewable energy
system integrators for homes and businesses,
manufacturing engineers for component and subsystem
manufacturers, designers for components and
subsystems, local and state government renewable
energy inspectors and planners.
Graduates of the program will be able to fulfill a
wide range of career opportunities, not only within
the emerging field of renewable energy, but within
more traditional areas of instrumentation and control.

Career fields may include:

* Renewable energy system design and planning;
* Energy policy analysis and development;
* Energy economics;
* Energy management and efficiency consulting;
* Greenhouse gas accounting and reduction;
* Assessing the social and environmental impacts
of energy systems;
* Renewable energy research and development. 

Graduate career placement in:

* Power utilities;
* Renewable energy manufacturing and installation
companies;
* International aid organizations;
* Government agencies;
* Energy efficiency and environmental consulting
companies;
* University and industry research organizations.

Objectives

The objectives of the Renewable Energy Systems program
are:

* to be industry entry-level employable at
graduation;
* to be sufficiently grounded in discipline skills
to be promotable (vertical mobility);
* to be prepared with a broad general education
permitting career mobility (horizontal mobility).

Student Preparation

High school students should be prepared to start their
college academic work with at least college algebra
and Freshman English composition. Typically this means
that the successful admit to the program has
completed:

* Four years of high school mathematics including
algebra I and II, geometry and trigonometry.
* Four years of English composition/writing.
* Four years of science to include physics and
chemistry.

Students entering the program by transfer are
requested to contact the program director for
evaluation of RES related transfer courses.
Accreditation

Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
Degree Requirements

The BS in Renewable Energy Systems is a rigorous
curriculum that takes 195 credit hours and
approximately four years to complete. See the general
education requirements for a bachelors degree listed
in the Academic Policies section of the catalog.

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[Biofuel] RE : Methane Hydrate

2005-03-26 Thread chris davidson

http://www.netl.doe.gov/scngo/Natural%20Gas/hydrates/index.html

Interesting reading...don't know too much about the
subject...but possible fuel source according to some.


Survey estimates that methane hydrate may contain
more organic carbon than all the world's coal, oil,
and non-hydrate natural gas combined.The magnitude of
this previously unknown global storehouse of methane
is truly staggering and has raised serious inquiry
into the possibility of using methane hydrate as a
source of energy.
 
I also don't know too much about this subject,but in
Richard Heinberg's book 'Power Down',he states a few
things about it.Taking his point of view,would be
mostly pessamistic,but it seems as though he thinks
there are a lot of technical diffuculties in acquiring
it, and possible catastrophic consequences in doing
so.
Technical difficulties are that you have to mine it
from the ocean floor...and when doing this,it could
disrupt sea floor stability, causing huge under-water
landslides that could possibly create tsunamis, and
release the frozen methane into the ocean,which makes
it way up to the surface and into the atmosphere.
Methane is over twenty times as effective as carbon
dioxide in trapping the sun's energy on earth(a really
good working greenhouse gas).Something jaw-dropping
that was also in his book stated that there is
sometimes methane hydrate trapped in permantly frozen
soil on land,like Siberia and Alaska...and 'Russian
engineers have actually suggested pumping nuclear
waste under the Siberian permafrost to thaw the
hydrate fields there so they can be
exploited.'What???!!!  
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[Biofuel] Vacuum solar tubes

2005-02-07 Thread chris davidson

Kirk, 
Alright, I think I will go ahead and try to find a
used vacuum pump from somewhere,it seems to be worth
it.Would a 4 cfm 2 stage be sufficient?I guess a hard
vacuum seems to be the best way to go about making
solar tubes out of glass.That's really interesting
that you used a very reduced flame(little or no
oxygen)to coat the surface of the collector
black-that's smart;was it in a vacuum?.I wonder if
this would work in my situation,instead of vapourizing
some sort of metal onto the glass,which seems to be
one the most common methods.The whole thing (glass
tube/s) being above 1000*F while the vacuum is
created,some sort of non flammable coating needs to be
applied.The only thing I could foresee happening with
burnt fuel deposits,is some sort of water or other
vapour being released and trapped inside.Again, right
now I am experimenting, but the possible goal in this
is to get into the market somewhere,and make it more
affordable for people. I wonder if a model with a weak
vacuum(or no vacuum)would be applicable enough to be
sold as a more affordable model...? Or this weaker
vacuum model could be used for the heating of the
ingredients in biodiesel...?Anyhow, I appreciate
yours, and everybody elses thoughts that have been
shared on this subject.Thanks---Chris Davidson


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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It is
surprising how well a soft vacuum conducts. If you are
going to the trouble and expense of pyrex and vacuum
seals use a fairly hard vaccum. You will need a 2
stage pump such as refrigeration mechanics use. P and
S Parts Corporation - 1.7 miles E - 15700 South
Broadway St, Gardena, 90248 - (310) 217- P  S
Appliance  Refrigeration Parts  Supplies - 6.1 miles
N - 6909 South Western Ave, Los Angeles, 90047 - (323)
753-1208 I bought one from PS years ago. They had the
best prices back then. I did a search and found 2 of
them. They may be related, don't know. A caveat re
vacuum collectors. Many people use copper and oxidise
it black as their receiver. No problem unless your
pump fails and the collector stagnates. At high temps
in a vacuum many materials outgass and many things can
happen. The tube could get coated or in the case of
copper oxide the oxygen leaves and you have a receiver
that is not black. I built a flat plate vacuum
collector. It made steam no problem. I used copper
sheet and painted it black with an acetylene torch
with the oxygen turned off. Kirk
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[Biofuel] Vacuum Solar Tubes

2005-02-06 Thread chris davidson

Hello all,
I have been trying to figure out how to make/assemble
some evacuated vacuum solar tubes,and was hoping to
find a few answers.I work with pyrex and do some
scientific glassblowing. I know that using a vacuum
pump is the way to evacuate the space between the two
tubes,but am trying to get around using the vacuum
set-up mainly for financial reasons-and I am just
experimenting right now.My main question that I hope
someone can help me with is : Can a relatively low
pressure vacuum be used, and work well overall for
thermal insulation? I assume it would be better than
having no vacuum. First, I hope this description is
not too confusing! --The type of vacuum would be
achieved by heating the two glass tubes (they have
been put together,with a small hole left that would
normally be used to evacuate the tube; to keep the
pressure equalized) up to around 1000*F, and then
closing the small hole that would seal in the vacuum
between the two tubes, while hot. I have noticed when
doing things similar to this,the sealing up of this
hole will get sucked in if the glass temperature is
dropping; hence  there is some sort of vacuum that is
created, from the space being very hot when sealed. I
am curious how relevant this vacuum would be for
thermal insulation.
By the way, Peter G. and Phillip Wolfe, thank you for 
responding to my inquiries about a month ago on green
jobs in RE,so far they have been a guiding light for
me. :-)  Thanks for any insight or links to help me
figure out this vacuum question,and I hope it wasn't 
confusing the way that I explained it. -Chris Davidson
   
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[Biofuel] Re: education for green jobs

2005-01-01 Thread chris davidson

Phillip and Peter,
I thank both of you for responding and giving me some insight.First 
off-Phillip,I admire your work in conservation and was wondering,did the 
certain degrees that you worked for in school come to you mainly in pursuit of 
a job like you had with some of those energy companies?,or more from 
interest,and thats what you ended up doing? And what are you involved in as the 
way of solar nowadays here in NorCal? 
Secondly,Peter-The evacuated tube does sound relatively simple.I am not 
familiar with what they do,or where they fit into a solar-system.Is it passive? 
If you could send a link,or give an explaination to the specifics, I will do a 
bit of research, and it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again   : ) Chris 
Davidson
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[Biofuel] education for green jobs

2004-12-31 Thread chris davidson

Hello to all-
I have been receiving and reading the biofuel digest for a couple of months 
now,and have really begun to value the wealth of information that is connected 
to it.I could condsider myself a 'newbie' in the field of renewables (1-2 years 
of growing interest), and could be classified as part of the 'interested 
public'. I am now seeking some information on possible paths of education for a 
career in some sort of renewables.As of now I don't have much more than a high 
school diploma,but have a lot of mechanical apptitude.I live in northern 
California,and I think that Solar is an interesting field,and it has been 
growing considerably in the last few years.What I am wondering,is if anyone 
has some good suggestions on where to start.Should I just try to get in at a 
lower level, i.e. installations; or first get some technical experience in say, 
electrical work.This would be while I am carrying on with my current work-which 
unfortunately consumes fossil fuels (natural gas -I am a scientific
 glassblower). Or should I just go for the gusto, and get a full college 
education, in some broader field of work - that would enable me to be somewhere 
in renewables.Please help, it is harder than you think being hypocritical in my 
line of work and in thinking. Thanks- Chris
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[Biofuel] bachelor's program in renewable energy systems

2004-12-03 Thread chris davidson

hi-this is my first posting ever,and i thought this link would be a good 
start...wish i was in portland... 
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=19235
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