[Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-12 Thread Chandan Haldar
I'm looking for info on commercial biodiesel prices (B100 or blends). Info or pointers to info from any part of the world will be relevant. I live in India and to my knowledge there isn't any retail (or wholesale) sales channel for biodiesel in India at the moment, although it seems there wil

Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-12 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Here in Colorado, commercial B100 made from virgin soybean oil retails for $3.05 to $3.25/gallon (3.9 liter/gallon). There's rumors that a new plant using WVO will be selling it for $2.20/gal wholesale. For comparison, Diesel retails for around $2.70/gal right now, and gasoline for about $2.30.

Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-12 Thread Purbo J. Wignjosajono
: Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel Here in Colorado, commercial B100 made from virgin soybean oil retailsfor $3.05 to $3.25/gallon (3.9 liter/gallon).  There's rumors that anew plant using WVO will be selling it for $2.20/gal wholesale.  Forcomparison, Diesel retail

Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-12 Thread atul malhotra
dear chandan.. there pretty much nothing u can do abt BD procurement in india as of date .i have spent abt a ayr and a half and have run my car and engines on BD or blends..but thats abt it the commercial aspect of it is pretty much a dismal scene here either u have lots of land and

Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-12 Thread Hans Etienne Parisis
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel Here in Colorado, commercial B100 made from virgin soybean oil retails for $3.05 to $3.25/gallon (3.9 liter/gallon). There's rumors that a new plant using WVO will be selling it for $2.20/gal wholesale. For comparison, Diesel retails for a

Re: [Biofuel] Prices of commercial biodiesel

2006-02-13 Thread Chandan Haldar
Atul, I appreciate your frustration. But it shouldn't be a surprise that competing with an established utility scale monster such as fossil fuel requires the economics of the alternative to be at least as efficient (apart from its other non-financial merits). I'm under the impression that we