[biofuel] What should I do...

2004-01-21 Thread crusby2003
I bought some biodiesel from the club at school and tested it with the jar test using 250ml of water and a 250ml sample to see how they did. There was just a very fine layer of whitish stuff (soap I imagine) between the two layers after it separated. OK stuff as I understand but needs washing

[biofuel] Local Energy is looking for self-motivated engineers and consultants

2004-01-21 Thread Heath Blount
LOCAL ENERGY, a Santa Fe-based nonprofit dedicated to the research and development of sustainable local energy sources and systems, is looking for highly-motivated engineers and consultants interested in joining an "up-and-coming" organization at the ground level. LOCAL ENERGY has entered into a

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel teaching projects in high school????

2004-01-21 Thread TAMPAPING
you need to get in touch with mike pelly make a search for him he's easy to find he lives in the state of washington he's been playin for 5 years with this stuff [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html

[biofuel] What are you playing at the pump for dino?

2004-01-21 Thread Ken & Jan & Natalie & Sarah
$1.62 in Beverly,Ohio at Exxon Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

[biofuel] Re: ending of biofuels-biz list

2004-01-21 Thread Darryl McMahon
Sorry to be coming in a bit late. Had a little trouble recovering from moving e- mail from one computer to another. (And apparently still am - my first send was bounced by my ISP.) Keith, I understand your reasoning. I am one who is subscribed to both lists, and have found that most of the po

Re: [biofuel] F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Petrillo
Hakan Falk wrote: > Alan, > > I think it is an awful experience, but you are a bit unfair in > referring to it as a German company experience. I would > say that it is a typical US support person experience and > that is from my experiences. If it would have been a German, > you would generally

[biofuel] Need epoxy coated(food grade) steel drum for Bio-D processor??

2004-01-21 Thread kline
Today I was at the local hazardous waste recycling center and noticed that there were many 55 gal. steel drums free for the asking. I told the guy what I was planning on doing with it and he said that for biodiesel I would need an epoxy coated drum, like a food grade drum or eith HDPE in order t

Re: [biofuel] F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Petrillo
Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote: > Alan: > > What is it you are trying to find out about the pump? I forget. It's developed a leak at the advancer. I was trying to find out whether or not this would require a full overhaul to fix, or just the replacement of a seal. And whether it could be done

Re: [biofuel] F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Petrillo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good rant. You don't say if you investigated on-line sources for > information. If not, look at this link. > > -- Jay > > Click here: Robert Bosch type VE Diesel injection pump The text cam through, but not the link. Hate when that happens. AP Biofuel at

Re: [biofuel] F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Petrillo
Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote: > "1939 > > Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. was founded as a joint venture involving > representative engine manufacturers > in Japan. Production of fuel-injection equipment begun under the > technical license agreement with Robert Bosch GmH, Germany." > > JV, production un

Re: [biofuel] ROBERT BOSCH PUMPS

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Petrillo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Company reps generally have NO tech knowledge,just uninformed > double-talk.Independent pump rebuilding companies or large vehicle service > centers who have > their own in-house pump experts are good sources.I have had sucess receiving > info from GERMAN headquarte

[biofuel] EERE Network News -- 01/21/04

2004-01-21 Thread EERE Network News
A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). January 21, 2004 <#news>News and Events <#6598>U.S. and Philippines Join Forces on Sustainable Energy Projects <#6600>International Builders

Re: [biofuel] F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
Good to know. Thanks for correcting. Edward Beggs On Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 09:46 PM, Alan Petrillo wrote: > Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote: > >> "1939 >> >> Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. was founded as a joint venture involving >> representative engine manufacturers >> in Japan. Production of fuel

[biofuel] urgent Querry........... plz reply soon

2004-01-21 Thread Kapil
Can anyone please tell me what is the setup cost of plant to produce biodiesel commercially. I am located in India. doing my MBA and m an engineer. also please enlighten on plant builders in or near india. Which Plant(Crop) grows fastest from which oil for producing biodiesel can be extracted.

[biofuel] Re: Methanol

2004-01-21 Thread Jeff
Thank you for posting that. I am going to follow up and see what will work for me on it. Jeff Message: 2 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:48:11 +0900 From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Methanol >I have been looking on how to make methanol out of wood. I have seen >a couple

Re: [biofuel] Need epoxy coated(food grade) steel drum for Bio-D processor??

2004-01-21 Thread Tilapia
Biodiesel and WVO do not corrode bare steel. However, WVO may have a large percentage of water that will settle to the bottom of the drum, and to a limited extent will cause rusting. This is limited by the lack of large amounts of air since it will be sealed off by the oil layer, but over tim

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel teaching projects in high school????

2004-01-21 Thread Tilapia
I recommend this web site for an example. Leonardo - Teaching Chemistry by Vegetable oil �c http://koal.cop.fi/leonardo/leonardo.htm - Homestead Inc. www.yellowbiodiesel.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

[biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread Hakan Falk
I am ready with a final draft of "First aid for house owners". As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and energy conservation are two sides of the same coin. I would like comments and suggestions as usual and hope that it would be close to the subject this time. Fir

Re: [biofuel] biodiesel teaching projects in high school????

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Addison
>Hey there, > >I am a public school teacher in Seattle, WA. > >I am teaching a unit in my science class based on biodiesel, and I >was wondering if there was anyone out there who has done this >before. Have you done this? I would love to talk to you. If anyone >has advice for me that would be

Re: [biofuel] Methanol

2004-01-21 Thread Greg and April
Hey Walt, If you don't mind, I have a question. In an earlier post ( see below ), you talked about using electricity, in an organic solution, to generate H2 and CO. In the post you mention that you used sugar solution, have you tried it with Ethanol? What I was wondering, would it be easi

[biofuel] Need advice on how to my interest in biofuel into money

2004-01-21 Thread krobbhensley
I need a part time income while I'm in college. ( I'm 47 and completing the second semester of Organic Chemistry before Nursing School) Any ideas on how I could make money in biodiesel while I am in school would be greatly appreciated. I live the region around Tampa,Florida. I have some re

[biofuel] Re: F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Go Hoff
Is it the groups general census that Bosh is not consumer friendly - but worse that they seem to have the monopoly on the diesel/SVO/WVO pumps we need? So far I've got to agree. I have written and telephoned, mailed and faxed all the Bosh leads I could find here (sweden) enquiring if there is or

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread glenne1949
Hi Hakan, Impressive discussion you have. There is one thing I have run across in the past that may not fall within the scope of "first aid," but I wanted to get your comment. This has to do with maintenance of metal roofs, specifically spraying a thick layer of polyurethane, covered with a

[biofuel] Re: F-ing Bosch!

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Go Hoff >Is it the groups general census that Bosh is not consumer friendly - but >worse that they seem to have the monopoly on the diesel/SVO/WVO pumps we >need? So far I've got to agree. > >I have written and telephoned, mailed and faxed all the Bosh leads I could >find here (sweden) enqu

PLEASE READ - was Re: [biofuel] Methanol

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Greg, Walt and all We've had a few messages like this recently: >If you want, contact me directly at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , I >have a couple more thoughts about the project. Why would you want to take this interesting, very on-topic subject off-list? Of course list members discuss all sorts

[biofuel] Free and Green

2004-01-21 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2004/01/01_203.html Free and Green A free-market-embracing, green-power-supporting alternative to the Bush energy plan. By Harvey Wasserman January 20, 2004 Two hundred and fifty-seven feet high -- and highly profitable - a pair of Danish-made t

Re: [biofuel] First aid for house owners. final draft

2004-01-21 Thread Hakan Falk
Glenn, My experiences are in energy transmission and acoustics, not exactly roofing and . I have some general experiences from my own houses. If your house is several hundreds of years, it could be a copper roofing and to maintain the character is difficult with modern fixes. If it is not co

[biofuel] Views of Saudi Oil Minister on currency pricing, barrel price goals, Iraqi production, etc.

2004-01-21 Thread murdoch
http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/4/6/52681064.html Interesting how he holds that the high prices are not necessarily due to lack of supply, but rather to other forces. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.n

[biofuel] Washington DC January 28th: Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference

2004-01-21 Thread murdoch
I just spoke with them and verified that pretty much anyone could attend. No charge, I think. I want to add that I think at some point these conferences get very confusing and time-consuming and are of dubious value, but, at the same time, they can hit the spot for a person sometimes, if you h

[biofuels-biz] EERE Network News -- 01/21/04

2004-01-21 Thread EERE Network News
A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). January 21, 2004 <#news>News and Events <#6598>U.S. and Philippines Join Forces on Sustainable Energy Projects <#6600>International Builders

[biofuels-biz] Re: Commercial production

2004-01-21 Thread Kapil
iF ANY ONE CAN TELL ME ABOUT COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION I ll BE THANKFUL --- In biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Jim > > >Sunday, January 18, 2004 > > > >Dear Keith: > > > >Thank you for your thoughtful reply. When I joined the list, I Biofuels at Jour

[biofuels-biz] Washington DC January 28th: Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference

2004-01-21 Thread murdoch
I just spoke with them and verified that pretty much anyone could attend. No charge, I think. I want to add that I think at some point these conferences get very confusing and time-consuming and are of dubious value, but, at the same time, they can hit the spot for a person sometimes, if you h