Re: [biofuel] oh dear another newbie :) what exactly happens during the titration process?

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
>Hello all, >here i am, trying to make biodiesel in tiny barbados. Now, I've >managed to make biodiesel with both WVO and fresh vegi oil as tests, >and they have come out great. (beginner's luck?) :o) I did my >titrations pretty well considering I didn't have the most accurate >equipment. Howev

[biofuel] Investors fight shy of energy's $16 trillion need

2003-11-04 Thread murdoch
I wonder why so much money is necessary? We keep hearing how "unrealstic" we are because our favorite sustainable energy ideas are "not economical". Ok, fine, but then why do the "economical" forms of energy need such monies for investment? We thought they were affordable and plentiful and so f

[biofuels-biz] Investors fight shy of energy's $16 trillion need

2003-11-04 Thread murdoch
I wonder why so much money is necessary? We keep hearing how "unrealstic" we are because our favorite sustainable energy ideas are "not economical". Ok, fine, but then why do the "economical" forms of energy need such monies for investment? We thought they were affordable and plentiful and so f

[biofuel] oh dear another newbie :) what exactly happens during the titration process?

2003-11-04 Thread Handel
Hello all, here i am, trying to make biodiesel in tiny barbados. Now, I've managed to make biodiesel with both WVO and fresh vegi oil as tests, and they have come out great. (beginner's luck?) :o) I did my titrations pretty well considering I didn't have the most accurate equipment. However

[biofuel] Re: Australian BD Excise

2003-11-04 Thread yellowjuice2001
This does appear to be the case .Here is a link to the relevant information from the Australian Tax Office.The licence is free the Excise on the fuel is taxable since September and Licences are expected to be gained before November. http://www.ato.gov.au/SearchResults.asp? si=&kw=biodiesel&go.x

[biofuels-biz] Ist Biodiesel Limo and taxi company

2003-11-04 Thread Bill Althouse
Hi, America's first biodiesel Limousine rolled out onto the Interstate today! The Limo is a factory built 300D always stored inside with 50,000 original miles, mint condition. I ran the tank nearly empty and filled up with World Energy Biodiesel with the engine running. About 60 seconds after

Re: "Bypass Filtration" was Re: [biofuel] Engine oil choices

2003-11-04 Thread Appal Energy
Aidan, By "government issue" I was speaking of "generic," "run of the mill," "typical," etc. I was under the impression that bypass filters of the "deep media" type returned their small volume of deeply filtered oil back into the oilstream, with the eventual result being that the total oil conte

Re: "Bypass Filtration" was Re: [biofuel] Engine oil choices

2003-11-04 Thread Martin Klingensmith
"The contaminated oil after the bypass has kicked in destroys the fuel system ..." I'm not sure what that means, do you mind rephrasing that? Does that mean that the bypass system contaminates the oil, or doesn't remove some contaminates? -- -- Martin Klingensmith http://infoarchive.net/ http:

Re: Manzanita and blind human evaluations was Re: [biofuel] forest fires and using wood biomass as fuel

2003-11-04 Thread Appal Energy
Mr. (James) Slayden, Your quite welcome. The perspective is, after all, a bit more removed from the anthropocentric "brink" that you suggested. Problem is that when humans think of the natural world strictly in the terms of human immediacy and utility they more often than not fail (or convenient

Re: "Bypass Filtration" was Re: [biofuel] Engine oil choices

2003-11-04 Thread A Wilkins
Todd, Your statement of government using bypass filters has lead Caterpillar to no longer warranty their engines for the military (in a particular vehicle). It has been found that the contaminated oil after bypass has kicked in destroys the fuel system of the cat engine rather quickly.

[biofuel] Re: Australian BD Excise

2003-11-04 Thread PeterR
So what you say is that if I was to make my own BD at home for my own use I have to pay Johnnie 34cents a litre also get a licence. Or is this only if I was to sell it on to the public? PeterR Canberra OZ --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "yellowjuice2001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From a nat

Re: Manzanita and blind human evaluations was Re: [biofuel] forest fires and using wood biomass as fuel

2003-11-04 Thread James Slayden
Todd (Mr. Swearingen), Thanks for the Naturalist viewpoint, but my post was in reference to the original subject line "Re: [biofuel] forest fires and using wood biomass as fuel". Had we the discussion on the manzanita's intrinsic value to the human population, my reply would have been different.

Re: [biofuel] demystifying algae

2003-11-04 Thread James Slayden
This is true. When I called NREL about a year ago to find out if they had organic strains, they were somewhat suprised that I didn't want the GM strain that could produce more oil. I indicated that as well as balancing the oil content, it was also and ethical principle that the strains be organi

Re: [Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] diesel or hybrid? Why not Both!!]

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
Helo Ben, Jim Ben wrote: >From what I understand from the research done so far straight vegetable oil >burning does not seem to be coking or gumming components if correct temps >are reached. That seems to be the consensus, but there are research studies that disagree. >(This is from hundreds o

Re: [biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] diesel or hybrid? Why not Both!!

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Ben >Keith, > >I couldn't agree more. I should have specified "waste" VO. Not virgin to be >sure. The vast majority of the waste oil us greasers use is produced >initially in giant monocultures with huge fossil based inputs, typical of >most industrial production. NOT sustainable. Indee

Re: [biofuel] Organic issue down under...

2003-11-04 Thread murdoch
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:24:53 +0900, you wrote: >>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/02/1067708074161.html >> >> >>Mark > >Hello Mark > >"Queensland Health examined 96 organic products - both imported and >locally made." > >I really don't care who certifies it or what it says on the label, >b

[biofuels-biz] Diesel retrofit program started in Tokyo

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
DieselNet October 2003 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Diesel retrofit program started in Tokyo October 9, 2003 On October 1, 2003, the City of Tokyo and neighboring prefectures started a diesel vehicle retrofit program-the largest diesel retrofit in the world. Under the program, thousands of heavy-

Re: [biofuel] Australian BD Excise

2003-11-04 Thread mark schofield
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[biofuel] Diesel retrofit program started in Tokyo

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
DieselNet October 2003 http://www.dieselnet.com/ Diesel retrofit program started in Tokyo October 9, 2003 On October 1, 2003, the City of Tokyo and neighboring prefectures started a diesel vehicle retrofit program-the largest diesel retrofit in the world. Under the program, thousands of heavy-

Re: [biofuel] demystifying algae

2003-11-04 Thread Greg and April
Not to be picky or anything, but, I would be interested to know the type of the GM in the reference to genetically modified algae, after all some people think that breeding hybrids of one kind or another is the same as genetically modifying by going in and directly manipulating the genes like f

[biofuels-biz] I wonder if this will be fueled by farm products and byproducts?

2003-11-04 Thread murdoch
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[biofuel] I wonder if this will be fueled by farm products and byproducts?

2003-11-04 Thread murdoch
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[biofuel] The Meatrix

2003-11-04 Thread Grahams
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RE: [biofuels-biz] diesel or hybrid? Why not Both!!

2003-11-04 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Dave I think both you and Karen would do better at the sister list, Biofuel, with such questions. It's a general list with a much bigger membership than this one, which is supposed to have a focus on small-business issues. Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Post

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel Test - Municipal Fleet - Spain - EHN

2003-11-04 Thread Pedro M.
The problem with biodiesel there is none can buy biodiesel in petroleum-station. Regards. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: [biofuel] Biodiesel Test - Municipal Fleet - Spain - EHN > I don't believe anyone has pos

[biofuel] Australian BD Excise

2003-11-04 Thread yellowjuice2001

Re: [biofuel] Re: Converting to FFV

2003-11-04 Thread David Koliadko
How or where(who) can convert my gas guzzler to run solely on alcohol and then switch over to gasoline? Are there any know problems with new cars that were converted to pure alcy? Thanks, David --- shawstafari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a 2003 Toyota Sequoia. > > > > I want to

[biofuels-biz] Biodiesel Test - Municipal Fleet - Spain - EHN

2003-11-04 Thread desertstallion
I donât believe anyone has posted this item concerning a study of biodiesel in municipal garbage collection trucks and buses. Derek http://www.ehn.es/eng/textos/noticia20030912.html Press releases EHN and the Mancomunidad de Pamplona will incorporate biodiesel into public transport serv

RE: [biofuels-biz] diesel or hybrid? Why not Both!!

2003-11-04 Thread Gledhill, Dave
Im new to this also. I joined in the hope of finding out more about converting my daihatsu fourtrak 2.8 litre turbo diesil engine to run on wvo (using a 2 tank system with heated wvo input). I have been advised against this by the mechanic who services it but I dont really think he has any kn

[biofuel] Biodiesel Test - Municipal Fleet - Spain - EHN

2003-11-04 Thread desertstallion
I donât believe anyone has posted this item concerning a study of biodiesel in municipal garbage collection trucks and buses. Derek http://www.ehn.es/eng/textos/noticia20030912.html Press releases EHN and the Mancomunidad de Pamplona will incorporate biodiesel into public transport serv