somebody had to speak up, or folks will think this is the anti-bush,
anti-american list, not the biofuel list.
I have been very tempted to leave this list recently for this very
reason. I simply do not have time to filter out all the dross when
trying to find the information about biofuels. I
Peggy,
--- Peggy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Keith,
Although this article makes some good points, it may be neglecting
the
philosophy applies to school bus use. The number of vehicles
necessary
to carry students in small numbers (one, two, or three) is still more
fuelish than
Hakan,
You make some very valid points. It would be useful to see these
prices rebased in Euros. I'm not sure what proportion of the list's
readers are based in areas more closely allied to the Euro than to the
US dollar, but I suspect it's quite a high proportion. For me the US
dollar is a
--- Erik Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Johnston, Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
124k miles on original exhaust seems exceptional to
me,
really?? is this also the experience of other people?
i have quite a few cars here that have 100-200k on
gasoline engines with the original
We don't have fire ants here in the UK, but we do have ants. I have
found that one of the more effective treatments against them is plain
old boiling water, applied to their nest in sufficient quantities. This
also works well against certain garden weeds. It may not be a totally
energy efficient
There is a point that's worth repeating here regarding older vehicles:
Most cars use more energy in the manufacture than they do in fuel
consumption over their entire lives - so as a rule the best way to
reduce the energy balance of vehicles is to make them last as long as
you can. If your
, in a way that for example biodiesel is not.
Donald
--- Darryl McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Donald (and all), I certainly don't have all the answers (maybe
none), but it is a
complex topic, and I can certainly muddy the waters a bit more.
Comments inserted
below.
Donald Allwright
I have a question that some of you might be able to shed some light on.
As well as having an interest in biofuels, I also have an interest in
Third World development issues and other technologies, including Solar
energy collection and storage. So when trying to find an 'energy
solution' for a
--- Robert Del Bueno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So does a 2 way catalytic converter have any effect on NOx,
specifically
with biodiesel usage?
I am sure you see what I am getting at.
NOx emissions combined with high ambient VOCs are very problematic
for
urban areas (specifically Atlanta,
--- Robert Del Bueno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can NOX emission increases from the use of biodiesel be successfully
dealt
with (at least brought back down to baseline) using a catalytic
converter
(in the event a vehicle uses sulfur free b100 only) ?
The short answer - no. Petrol
Just found this interesting article:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040819/12/f0pow.html which discusses a study
that indicates an increased risk of Leukemia for children living near a
petrol station. It suggests that it's due to the benzene in the petrol.
Yet another nail in the coffin of mineral
Here is my understanding of the issues surrounding Diesel engines when
used at altitude.
A few years ago I took a trip in the mountains in Bolivia, which
involved being driven through some very spectacular mountain scenary.
At one point we were climbing up a hill and I was very aware that the
pH is the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion
concentration. Pure water exists mostly as H2O,
but a very small amount of it (approx. one part
in 10 million) dissociates into a hydroxide ion
OH- and a hydrogen ion H+. If you multiply the
H+ concentration and the OH- concentration in an
Hi Keith,
Yes, the list archives does. :-)
First though, there are quite a lot of diesel hybrids, in things like
buses, not cars. And of course trains.
snip
Thanks for your reply - it's now put me much more in the picture.
Now I thought I was so cynical about this world that I
Hi Erik,
--- Erik Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peugeot-Citroen is actually developing a diesel
hybrid, and there is information to be found saying
that diesel hybrid is the best currently useable
technology. Here are some links that I found on
google:
I have a question about the currently available hybrid vehicles which I
have been wondering about for a while.
It seems that all the hybrid vehicles currently available have an
electric motor connected in varying configurations with a petrol
(gasoline) engine. My question is, why not a Diesel
--- Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. Fuel purchased yesterday in Edmonton (Shell) gave 56 miles per
gallon.
2. BUT fuel purchased today in Idaho Falls (Phillips, from Utah
refinery)
gave 63 miles per gallon. The difference
Historically, democracies have not attacked one another. That
may be history pretty soon . . .
Since when have America and the various European nations been
democracies? The form of 'democracy' that exists is just an illusion
created by the ruling elite, to control the masses and stop
--- Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A buddy at work (jewish, socialist, New Yorker, so yeah he's
probly a little AHEAD of the curve) was speculating that U.S.
would be at war with Europe within 15 years. Another fellow
asked if that would be just France, but he said he figgered
all of
Keith,
Thanks for your reply to my post. I think when all is said and done,
we basically agree on the essentials. I am a natural skeptic about
human nature, and although I _do_ see many encouraging signs, I am all
too aware that what I see is filtered through my own experiences. The
fact is
Dinodiesel in my part of the UK is currently 80.9 pence per litre -
that's about USD1.49 per litre. Commercial biodiesel is about 78pence
per litre, or USD1.44 so slightly cheaper. That takes into account a 20
pence per litre tax advantage in favour of biodiesel, so the base price
is therefore
It's similar in the UK - places advertise 'biodiesel'. When you look
closer, it's B5. OK that's 150% better than B2, but still not exactly
biodiesel. Oh, and they charge 2p per litre more for it, despite it
being no more expensive for the garage to buy.
However B2 is significantly different in
--- Lyle Estill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear List,
I watch the contributions fly by from various subscribers reporting
their fuel prices to the student who needs the data for a project.
That's wonderful.
And it seems there is a sense that biodiesel needs to compete with
regular
--- Jamie Ballou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may seem like
a silly question to some, but how did you measure
the
energy output of your fridge for 24 hours?
Jamie E. Ballou
Endocrinology Lab Assistant
San Diego Zoo
Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species
You can buy plug-in
this energy. Does anyone know if
this is true. It makes sense to me, but that doesn't always mean
truth.
Brian
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Donald Allwright
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Jamie Ballou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may seem like
a silly question to some, but how did you
--- Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you, Keith,
for all the suggestions, but what I was trying to
get
at, is how to evaluate the different methods by the energy used. For
example canning needs energy to cook, energy to create the glass jars
and
new lids every year, as
,
although that would be an option for the future.
Any recommendations gratefully received.
Donald Allwright
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The situation is similar here in the UK. Basically you have to pay duty
on vehicle fuel, even if it's home brewed (can't remember the exact
amount off the top of my head), and although the licence is supposed to
be easy to obtain it's a definite disincentive to starting up.
I'm currently using
I am no chemist, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
Your suggestion would involve splitting the Carbon-Carbon bonds in the
glycerol part of the molecule. This is certainly possible, as it's what
happens with catalytic cracking. However if you're doing this to the
glycerol part of the molecule
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