Re: [biofuels-biz] Help for new bio fuel plant?

2003-12-11 Thread Bozidar Hojan
Hi, I got curious about bio-fuels,especially bio-diesel as we began to discuss about it on a state level here at us. So I would ask for help from someone experienced in bio-fuels, who would be interested in helping me to start up a new energy production facility.I am interested in

Re: [biofuel] price of world energy BD going up?

2003-12-11 Thread dcande01
How about the price isn't going up, the value of the dollar is coming down. We won't be getting cheap imports much longer, but foreign markets will be opening up to us. Regards Fred On Wednesday, Dec 10, 2003, at 23:13 US/Eastern, Thor Skov wrote: The price of World Energy's biodiesel

Re: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Appal Energy
William (Billy-O), My question is: Are (or rather, Would) we be crossing ethical lines by producing biodiesel commercially (read: for profit)? There's nothing wrong with making money..., only how you make it and what you do with it. Far less of an ethical dilemma to sell to an owner of a bus

[biofuel] Biodiesel burns hotter or cooler?

2003-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
I got this enquiry below, but it baffles my brain cell. Would the all-wise among us be able to shed the clear light of reason, if not unbaffle my brain cell? Thankyou! There is also this: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/28554/ Explanation for higher NOx emissions? Best Keith One

[biofuel] DIY VW Rabbit Hybrid

2003-12-11 Thread johndrouhard
Does anyone recall a old post (about 2-3 months ago) about someone taking an older VW rabbit or some other VW and taking out the torque converter (or the clutch) and replacing it with an electric motor. The idea was a do it yourself hybrid vehicle. I Think it was a cross post from another

Re: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Hakan Falk
If you can sell your biodiesel and make a profit that is acceptable for you, please sell it. The morality does not rest with who is using it, it is rather that someone is prepared to use it. It is not like you are giving someone an advantage or a favor. It is that someone has moral enough

RE: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Mark McElvy
Since when has it been immoral to make a profit in this country from a legitimate enterprise? There are a lot of people that would prefer to run Bio but would not or will not make there own ever. I would suggest you look into our wonderful government regulations before you get to far in.

Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel burns hotter or cooler?

2003-12-11 Thread Martin Klingensmith
If it is in fact running hotter, you could use a water injection system to cool it down (and also increase efficiency a bit) ..or can you not do this with a diesel as you can with a gasoline engine? -Martin Klingensmith Keith Addison wrote: I got this enquiry below, but it baffles my brain

Re: [biofuel] What's the true story on ethanol?

2003-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi MM Although I am not buying that production of ethanol requires more energy than it produces, It could do - did you see this thread? Expert pans ethanol http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/30146/1/ http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/30217/1/ I don't think ethanol is ethanol is

[biofuel] Re: price of world energy BD going up?

2003-12-11 Thread Thor Skov
Well, I've gotten the following responses to my question: 1. soybean oil is goign up in price. 2. The dollar is coming down (presumably making brazilian etc. soybean oil more costly). 3. Producers are price gouging because the market will bear it. I had a look at the chicago board of trade

Re: [biofuel] Re: price of world energy BD going up?

2003-12-11 Thread Jay Colbe
Maybe more people are using biodiesel, my kids school bus now runs on biodiesel, that is in Phoenix AZ. Supply and demand!!! We need to start making more and start using more beneficial plants, like HEMP Then we can produce a highquality product for a lower cost than any type of petroleum

Re: [biofuel] The Warm Flat Earth Society

2003-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
In a message dated 12/10/2003 11:23:50 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Major global climate change, triggered by rapidly increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, is an established fact. Human activity as the major cause of it is an established fact. No, it's not a fact.

RE: [biofuel] Emploment

2003-12-11 Thread Chuck Cole
Chetech-Lets talk. We are starting up to market bio diesel making equipment in Northern CA. Call me at Cole Cole, (530)623-4456 Chuck Cole -Original Message- From: chetech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:43 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject:

Re: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
on 12/10/03 1:23 PM, J B at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is an interesting question. I think that as long the business is cooperatively owned, and you give information to resources about making home-biodiesel to individuals who would like to make it. It doesn't seem the least bit

Re: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Hakan If you can sell your biodiesel and make a profit that is acceptable for you, please sell it. The morality does not rest with who is using it, it is rather that someone is prepared to use it. It is not like you are giving someone an advantage or a favor. It is that someone has moral

[biofuel] Re: price of world energy BD going up?

2003-12-11 Thread skillshare
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Thor Skov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's my question though. I thought that US virgin oil biodiesel production was largely a bi-product of the soap industry. If true, I would expect this by-product to be somewhat insulated from price shocks. It;s a

Re: [biofuel] Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread Hakan Falk
Keith, I misunderstood, probably because I read one of the answers who assume that this was the question, before I answered. We have our site http://energysavingnow.com/ who deals with our quite unique research and experiences concerning buildings, plus some education on energy in general,

[biofuel] Re: Commercial production

2003-12-11 Thread srshb
Hi, As for Linux, or more specificaly GPL license that is used in Open Source Software is Free. Please note the Free here is defined as in Freedom, it does not mean it is free of cost. Every one has freedom to make changes to source, but you need to release your changes to the public uder

Re: [biofuel] What's the true story on ethanol?

2003-12-11 Thread murdoch
acceptable result of free-market forces at work? Or would it be a case for regulation, perhaps with the judicious use of suibsidies in some aspects of the picture? Funny how those health-care cost figures are so similar to the energy-use comparisons - the US uses twice as much as the other