Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-29 Thread francisco ramos
Kirk I loved your absurd thought for the day. Kirk McLoren escreveu: > (actually they don't fart methane, they belch it). > > LOL > strange picture. > equipped with a pilot light they would be dragon cows. > My absurd thought for the day. > :) > Kirk > > Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-29 Thread francisco ramos
Hi you all I agree with Keith comments. Also with Herr Elsbett. *Yes, technology favors biodiesel of SVO *and the proper way to think about the problem is to conduct life cycle analysis . Low sulfur fuel needs biodiesel or SVO ( based on my very limited knowledge much better fuel than any oth

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-29 Thread Kirk McLoren
(actually they don't fart methane, they belch it). LOL strange picture. equipped with a pilot light they would be dragon cows. My absurd thought for the day. :) Kirk Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Ken and all >On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Joe Street wrote: > > > > >

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken and all >On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Joe Street wrote: > > > > > And what if good organic and biodynamic tecniques are used and the > > health of the soil and microorganisms is considered so that > > nitrogen is > > fixed through natural processes? Is this not a nitrogen sink rather > > t

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread Ken Provost
On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Joe Street wrote: > > And what if good organic and biodynamic tecniques are used and the > health of the soil and microorganisms is considered so that > nitrogen is > fixed through natural processes? Is this not a nitrogen sink rather > than a source? I think "ni

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread Joe Street
Yes NOx emmissions can change when switching from petroleum to biofuels. They can go up or down depending on the specific circumstances according to what I read. However what can be said in a general sense is this; oxides of nitrogen form when combustion temperature is high enough for the rea

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread francisco ramos
Dear all; _*This is not new*_ but the publicity and the way it was publicized is.In the past several engine test where run and exhaust gases were analyzed. ( Keith do you agree?) More nox are there. (It seems to me higher nox is a manageable consequence when using biofuels). Some biofuels pro

Re: [Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-28 Thread Joe Street
Olivier Morf wrote: >Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2507851.ece >September 22, 2007 > >Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol > >By Lewis Smith > SNIP > >Rapeseed and maize biodiesels were calculated to produce up to 70 per cent >and 50

[Biofuel] Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol

2007-09-27 Thread Olivier Morf
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2507851.ece September 22, 2007 Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol By Lewis Smith A renewable energy source designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is contributing more to global warming than fossil