To E.Beggs
>From: "NBT - E. Beggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Looking for Resources on Solar Energy >Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:11:37 -0700 > >'Hybirds'... > >I can spell, honest...I can't type, is all. I think I will go have my >morning coffee now... > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "NBT - E. Beggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:58 AM >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Looking for Resources on Solar Energy > > > > Wind/biodiesel genset hybirds are a good combo. > > > > Ed B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jerry dycus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Looking for Resources on Solar Energy > > > > > > > Hi Terry and All, > > > > > > --- Biofuels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sorry Jerry, but wind power is intermittent - or, as > > > > I prefer - unreliable! > > > Sorry but a good wind gen is so much more > > > reliable than a gasifier system. I stopped building > > > them because so many good wind gen are now availible > > > for under $1000. > > > While the wind is intermittent it's a lot easier > > > to use and that's what batteries are for to bridge > > > those times. Just build/ buy a good unit, put it up > > > then maintain it once a year, usually just change > > > bearings and brushes. > > > How much work is required to run a gasifier and > > > keep a ICE running ? I'm way too lazy to do that if I > > > can get away with wind, tidal or hydro. > > > Saakar, how about some details on the annapolis > > > water genorator? > > > > Source of biomass is good - burn it and run > > > > generator on steam. It may not > > > > be as efficient, but you have the power when you > > > > want it, not when the wind > > > > chooses to blow. > > > > It is also less capital intensive than high level > > > > technologies. > > > > Lots of rainfall suggests lots of hydro power - also > > > > more reliable. > > > I build reliable wind gens for under $100 in > > > parts, a lot easier than a gasifier because you have > > > to feed the gasifier. > > > Running an ICE 24/7 is not a pleasant thing, > > > rebuilding them often, noise ect. No thanks if I can > > > avoid it. > > > jerry dycus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
