it's been my hope to use the container idea for building emergency shelters. fully outfitted units with sleeping/living/eating facilities, all hooked up to a central power, water, sewage processor container(s). this works well with your idea. I call it "Sheltainer Systems".
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "dhargis1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:45 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Yield of Jerusalem artichoke > I have been considering ways to commercially produce biodiesel in India. My > own thoughts have been along the lines of cargo containers. I want to get > everything operational in 8 x 8 x 20 foot containers. They could be hauled > about, set-up on site, etc. They don't need foundations. If the plant is > built into containers as opposed to in separate trucks there is decreased > cost as one doesn't have the high maintenance and initial purchase costs of > the multiple trucks. Similar to the way the USA army has containerized field > hospitals. The containers can also be shipped by train or sea. Once in place > they can be interconnected in minutes. When there is a need for expansion, > simply add an additional container with its equipment. One container for > electrical generation, one for ethanol production, one for biodiesel > production, one for storage, etc. One trailer to carry a forklift around and > the whole operation is highly efficient and mobile. I'm not looking at the 8 > x 8 x 40 foot containers as I think they would be too hard to handle. > > Derek W. Hargis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "F. Marc de Piolenc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Biofuel List" <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:49 AM > Subject: [biofuel] Yield of Jerusalem artichoke > > > >I see a 3-truck > > convoy: biodiesel processing, ethanol processing, tanker. The big > > logistical problem here in the Philippines is that land holdings are > > fragmented and crops very diverse, so it's hard to find a plant site > > that ensures good supply of feedstock year 'round. Makes sense to take > > the plant to the source, now that the roads are being improved. A > > barge/ferry arrangement would complete the picture by allowing > > island-hopping. > > > > Best, > > Marc > > B.r., David > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > 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/
