[biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES

2001-07-27 Thread Ray Foulk
Does anyone have knowledge of any sources of biofuel in the south of England? Are there places, or a place where one can purchase reliable quality bio-diesel? Thanks, Ray. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
>I have a niggling feeling that 10 years from now, the environmentalists will >be fighting the ethanol industry tooth and nail. anything can be done badly, >and I expect the ADM's of the world will be successful in turning a clean >renewable resource into a dirty unsustainable one.. > > >Steve

UN Renewable Energy Agency - was Re: [biofuel] Where direct the money

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
"Pedro M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It should be possible to get some support for the idea of a UN > > Renewable Energy Agency, get a campaign going. Saying (as you did) > > that there's already an Atomic Energy Agency is a good argument for > > it. Hard work though. > > > > Best > >Thank y

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread david e cruse
Hi Keith and Everyone, I personally think that "they" will win by "force of money and political influence". The financial might these corporations wield is enough to win in most any arena they enter. David Cruse - Original Message - From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Th

Re: [biofuel] Support Grows for Corn-Based Fuel Despite Critics

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
>Hi Keith and Everyone, > >I personally think that "they" will win by "force of money >and political influence". The financial might these corporations >wield is enough to win in most any arena they enter. > >David Cruse Agreed. But there are a lot of people doing biofuels at the local level, an

Re: [biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES

2001-07-27 Thread martin.brook
what part of the south east r u ? how much do you want? - Original Message - From: Ray Foulk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel list Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:09 PM Subject: [biofuel] UK FUEL SOURCES > Does anyone have knowledge of any sources of biofuel in the south of England? Ar

[biofuel] Hemp Diesel

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
- Original Message - From: "Michael Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: [wastewatts] Real cool! I picked up these two items from the web. Normally I would ask "And what are you going to do with the rest of the plant?"

Re: [biofuel] air car primer

2001-07-27 Thread jerry dycus
Hi Dick, Pedro and All, Pedro, thanks for the URL. The tanks are huge and wouldn't be practical to change though with a cooling system, more weight, they could be filled fairly fast, 10 minutes from very large storage tanks at even higher pressures. To quote their figures

[biofuel] Re: Cars from coconuts

2001-07-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Neat! An old technology becomes new again. The article does get the shell confused with the surrounding fibrous husk or coir, but that is a common mistake. The thin, hard, dense shell makes excellent charcoal and is a good starting point for making activated carbon for industrial purposes. The coi

[biofuel] Cowflops

2001-07-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
"But I have to say without reservation that this piece of nuclear mis-and dis-information (see below) is pure, unadulterated, horse crap & cow flop of the highest order." Whew! Watch that blood pressure, and try to stick to facts rather than invective. Junk science is junk science if it ignores

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
>All. I live in California and am trying to spread the use of >bio-diesel. I recently ran into an issue: The diesel fuel >regulations that are curretnly in place and the new ones on the >drawing board. As I undestand them, the big issue is sulfur. >Current Ca. regs allow 150ppm..the new on

[biofuels-biz] UN Renewable Energy Agency - was Re: [biofuel] Where direct the money

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
"Pedro M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It should be possible to get some support for the idea of a UN > > Renewable Energy Agency, get a campaign going. Saying (as you did) > > that there's already an Atomic Energy Agency is a good argument for > > it. Hard work though. > > > > Best > >Thank y

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Pedro M.
  - Original Message - From: frank To: biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: [biofuels-biz] RFI All.  I live in California and am trying to spread the use of bio-diesel.  Petrol companies won«t help you in this ;)

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread frank
Keith, I'm new to this so forgive some 'dumb' questions! When you use the term bio-diesel, are you referring to 100% bio or a mix?? I've looked at the standard and I would assume its for 100% bio, right.  When we get into a blend, I would assume that since the bio contains no sulfur, that the tota

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Frank >Keith, I'm new to this so forgive some 'dumb' questions! Not dumb, no problem. >When you use the term bio-diesel, are you referring to 100% bio or a mix?? 100% - the figures I gave below from the NBB are for 100% biod. I think to most of us biodiesel means B100, if not we'd say so.

Re: [biofuels-biz] RFI

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
there is no sulfur in biodiesel. biodiesel blended with petrol diesel is no longer "biodiesel". it's B20, B30, etc. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webco

[biofuels-biz] starting a business

2001-07-27 Thread steve spence
The following info is geared towards the electronics business, but there are invaluable gems in here that are applicable to any business. http://www.tinaja.com/ismm01.html Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - ht