Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-23 Thread Icarus Solem
Dear Hakan, That is an interesting site, although it seems a bit out of date (pre-Enron days c. 2000). Increasing efficiency is certainly an important component. Here is a recent article on the topic: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5333274.htm On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Hakan

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-21 Thread Hakan Falk
Dear Karus, We have tried to get through to the Californians with, http://california.energy.saving.nu/ Maybe it will be of some interest for you. The official advices on energy saving are still to lower/rise temperatures and to shut down HVAC in offices during non office hours. This way they

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-20 Thread Icarus Solem
I have some comments regarding my fellow citizen's comments from Dallas, Texas, but first I'd like to say that this list is fantastic and very useful. I'm a grad student in California trying to move into renewable energy production. As a research scientist I KNOW that the technologies are

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-20 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Karus Excellent post, thankyou! Anything more you'd care to add on moving to renewables and decentralizing the energy supply in California would be most welcome. Regards Keith I have some comments regarding my fellow citizen's comments from Dallas, Texas, but first I'd like to say

[biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread girl_mark_fire
I was laughing too, a little bitterly. Unfortunately they're trying to recruit one of these fine Petroleum people to come sell biodiesel in our area, Ken. it's heating up here for commercial biodiesel. mark --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mandatory

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread James Slayden
I don't think that petrol people could do biodiesel justice. Interesting World's push now that there are two VERY large plants in the works out here (Cali). Maybe the thought of loosing market share is sending them to revamp their effort. ;-) Interesting they aren't seeking lower level

[biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread Thor Skov
I think you're both being unreasonably critical. If you focus on fleets, which makes a lot of sense from a business perspective and from an environmental perspective, then you want someone who talks the language of the fleet managers you'll be dealing with. Someone who has worked, say, as a fuel

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread Kim Garth Travis
At 02:37 PM 4/17/2003 -0700, you wrote: What if it's someone who is jumping at the chance to get out of the petroleum industry? regards, thor There are a great number of us that work or have partners that work in the petroleum industry that are into making our own biofuels and working hard

[biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread girl_mark_fire
Nope, it's not about purity of anything, though we do have people in the business here that I'd say DO have a pretty clean non-biased approach to biodiesel and to how they go about business. What I'm complaining abut with the petroleum interests in the biodiesel field has more to do with some

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread Appal Energy
Actually Thor, And this is for Graham's attention as well, a competent individual might be trained equally as well on both sides of the fence to fill in any gaps. But my money would be on an individual with a penchnant towards bio before dino.

Re: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales

2003-04-17 Thread Appal Energy
as the principle isn't being compromised and pimped. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: girl_mark_fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Positions in biodiesel sales Nope, it's not about purity of anything