Re: [biofuels-biz] OT: October 5 Santa Monica Electric Vehicle Activist/Alt Fuel Activist Meeting

2003-09-18 Thread Ken Gotberg
Hi There has been a lot of work done lately using ultracapacitors as a storage/load leveling option. The biggest advantage of capacitors is that they can be recharged essentially an infinite numbers versus 300 or so for the best rechargeable batteries. Ken --- murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[biofuels-biz] ultracaps

2003-09-18 Thread murdoch
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:36:14 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: Hi There has been a lot of work done lately using ultracapacitors as a storage/load leveling option. The biggest advantage of capacitors is that they can be recharged essentially an infinite numbers versus 300 or so for the best rechargeable

[biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] USING SEPARATOR FOR AFTER WASH TREATMENT OF ME

2003-09-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mark, Tomas and all Tomas, Where could I buy one at this price? I centrifuge all materials before washing on a lab level, so using the Alfie unit would give a level of automation. One problem you are having is residual glycerol contamination in the wash water causing it to cloud very

[biofuels-biz] Another reason to push biodiesel...

2003-09-18 Thread Rob Lewis
Diesel from cruise ships poses health risk for downtown Seattle 06:06 PM PDT on Thursday, September 18, 2003 By GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News SEATTLE - Scientists have discovered a serious side-effect of a booming industry. They say those big cruiseliners are pumping up more than just the

Re: [biofuel] Washing Machine as Processor

2003-09-18 Thread Maud Essen
My washing machine is also modern, so I think I would risk having the same experience you had, Pieter. Around here, wringer washers are considered antiques and sell for a lot of money. 55-gallon drums don't grow on trees and our water is so hard that water heaters are lined with calcium

[biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread Maud Essen
My new 1984 Mercedes 300DT is going to need an oil change right away. Naturally I would like to consider using a non-petroleum-based oil. What are synthetic oils made of? Snips and snails and puppy-dog tails? Sugar and spice and all things nice? In other words, are any/some/all synthetic oils

[biofuel] Mr. President, Thank You Very Much.

2003-09-18 Thread Appal Energy
For those not privy to PBS (US), an interview by Jim Lehrer's with Jimmy Carter was broadcast this evening. Not only did Mr. Carter's perspective ring considerably more true than the words of most officials and politicos of the day, relative to the West Bank, Iraq, Korea and global concerns in

VS: [biofuel] Fwd: VS: [biofuels-biz] USING SEPARATOR FOR AFTER W ASH TREATMENT OF ME

2003-09-18 Thread Johnsson Tomas
Hello Mark, The small Alfie (alfa laval) separtor cost setted up for separation of fuel oil including heater and pumps and autamtic levelswitches 9500 Euro. Our is a 3000 hour used unit and we obtain a set of consumbale parts with the separator if we go for it 1/3 of the new price. We are

[biofuel] USING SEPARATOR FOR AFTER WASH TREATMENT OF ME

2003-09-18 Thread mark schofield
Tomas, Where could I buy one at this price? I centrifuge all materials before washing on a lab level, so using the Alfie unit would give a level of automation. One problem you are having is residual glycerol contamination in the wash water causing it to cloud very quickly. I find separating

RE: [biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread Bryan Brah
I'd be careful putting synthetics in a high mileage vehicle that has run petroleum oil its whole life. Synthetics have an aggressive detergent action and tend to loosen the gunk that holds the engine together. Subsequently, you may start developing oil leaks if you switch to synthetics. Of

RE: [biofuel] Never read a bigger pile of horse manure in my life...

2003-09-18 Thread Bryan Brah
Todd, How can you say that there is no such thing as swing voters? You're implying that EVERY voter actually considers the issues and candidates and makes an informed choice. The truth of the matter is that many people still vote on party lines, though that number is decreasing. It's true

Re: [biofuel] EVs destined for the crusher

2003-09-18 Thread Alan Petrillo
murdoch wrote: [snip] The options seem to still be either pony up the cash to buy something from one of the small manufacturers, or convert something yourself. Maybe convert something yourself, but with the best batteries that's expensive. Indeed. Economies of scale apply with

Re: [biofuel] EVs destined for the crusher

2003-09-18 Thread Alan Petrillo
murdoch wrote: They will have to pry my computer and my MP3s out of my cold, dead fingers. Many people I know feel the same way. I think the party's kinda over. Not by a long shot. In the words of, IIRC, Winston Churchill, This is not the beginning of the end. This is not even the

[biofuel] 3 Questions NO ONE wants to answer

2003-09-18 Thread Tim
These questions are in reference to the energy crisis we are having right now. 1) Do you support the concept of a Hydrogen Economy? 2) Do you support nuclear energy to generate electricity? 3) If you support the Hydrogen Economy concept, what energy source will we use to make the

Re: [biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread dcande01
Hi I think they are all plant based. Read the amsoil.com site. They have a really good bypass system. Fred On Thursday, Sep 18, 2003, at 00:16 US/Eastern, Maud Essen wrote: My new 1984 Mercedes 300DT is going to need an oil change right away. Naturally I would like to consider using a

RE: [biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread Robert Linder
I use Amsoil in my Saturn. Mileage improved a bit, since the oil flows better. Here is a line from one of the results below: Firstly what are they? Synthetic base oils are made from by-products of the crude oil refining process. It may be from wax that is extracted or from the gas that

Re: [biofuel] 3 Questions NO ONE wants to answer

2003-09-18 Thread Hakan Falk
Tim, Are you surprised, they either do not want answer because they do not know anything or they will not answer because they do. http://energy.saving.nu/resources/scamartists.shtml Hakan At 06:13 PM 9/18/2003, you wrote: These questions are in reference to the energy crisis we are having

Re: [biofuel] USING SEPARATOR FOR AFTER WASH TREATMENT OF ME

2003-09-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Mark, Tomas and all Tomas, Where could I buy one at this price? I centrifuge all materials before washing on a lab level, so using the Alfie unit would give a level of automation. One problem you are having is residual glycerol contamination in the wash water causing it to cloud very

Re: [biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread Keith Addison
My new 1984 Mercedes 300DT is going to need an oil change right away. Naturally I would like to consider using a non-petroleum-based oil. What are synthetic oils made of? Snips and snails and puppy-dog tails? Sugar and spice and all things nice? In other words, are any/some/all synthetic oils

[biofuel] Synthetic Oil

2003-09-18 Thread geoff
I have been using Neo for many years Works great and they have many diffrernt types of oil http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/ Check it out Geoff Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Buy Remanufactured Ink Cartridges Refill Kits at MyInks.com for: HP $8-20.

Re: [biofuel] Never read a bigger pile of horse manure in my life...

2003-09-18 Thread Appal Energy
No Bryan, What I am implying and abhore is the concept of categorizing and typifying voters to the point of wonder of wonders that there is no point in anyone even going to the polls as, of course, the pundents already know who's going to obtain whatever margin already. It's a degrading,

Re: [biofuel] EVs destined for the crusher

2003-09-18 Thread murdoch
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:03:21 -0400, you wrote: murdoch wrote: They will have to pry my computer and my MP3s out of my cold, dead fingers. Many people I know feel the same way. I think the party's kinda over. Not by a long shot. In the words of, IIRC, Winston Churchill, This is not the

[biofuel] phosphoric acid in Foolproof method

2003-09-18 Thread simonswb6
In Aleks Foolproof method, step 18 recommends using %25 of the total glycerine and mix with 10% phosphoric acid. Can you use other types of acids for this? how about citric or sulfuric? i have seen these mentioned when doing the bubble wash? Should you use the same acid when doing the

RE: [biofuel] Never read a bigger pile of horse manure in my life...

2003-09-18 Thread kline
Todd, How can you say that there is no such thing as swing voters? You're implying that EVERY voter actually considers the issues and candidates and makes an informed choice. The truth of the matter is that many people still vote on party lines, though that number is decreasing. It's

RE: [biofuel] 3 Questions NO ONE wants to answer

2003-09-18 Thread Martin Klingensmith
These questions are in reference to the energy crisis we are having right now. 1) Do you support the concept of a Hydrogen Economy? Not if it involves getting hydrogen from a hydrocarbon 2) Do you support nuclear energy to generate electricity? Only if it comes from currently existing

Re: [biofuel] Synthetic Oil

2003-09-18 Thread A Wilkins
Hello, Just my two cents on the issue of synthetic oil. Just to give you a little background on my knowledge of oil. I started an oil additive/friction reducer business about a year ago and in that time I have spent many many hours searching on the net and talking with mechanics, oil

RE: [biofuel] What Is Synthetic Oil Made Of?

2003-09-18 Thread john koning
In response to your question on synthetic oil, check out this web site called The motor oil Bible Cost about $10.00 to down load but will answer all your questions True synthetics base stock is made of PAO's (Polyalphaolefins) there are other base stocks, some of the advise you were given

RE: [biofuel] Synthetic Oil

2003-09-18 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Are you saying this because you are selling a normal engine oil additive? How can you deny all of the testing that indicates quite clearly to me that synthetic oil works much better for much longer? Martin Klingensmith nnytech.net infoarchive.net -Original Message- From: A Wilkins

Re: [biofuel] Never read a bigger pile of horse manure in my life...

2003-09-18 Thread murdoch
In addition to what you're saying, one pet peeve of my own is the coverage of the coverage. I wouldn't mind seeing a breakdown of how much media coverage is of: A) Candidates' views as to what the issues are and what their views are on them. B) Candidates' supposed electability. C) Candidates'