NP, just an idea. :) I see your point tho. Adminstration is the biggest time sink there is.
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Keith Addison wrote: > >Hey Keith, > > > >On that note, it would be great to pull together a table to get prices > >around the US/World for BD. Prices need to be verified by a scanned > >reciept or picture of the pump though. It would help people to decide > if > >they want to buy or produce themselves based just on pump cost. > > > >James Slayden > > > > Hi James > > Yes, that would be great, but a lot of research and a lot of constant > maintenance keeping it up to date, and I'm not into doing it I'm > afraid. If anyone else wants to I'd consider hosting it at Journey to > Forever (though I'd still have to get involved in maintenance and > updates). Sorry, not being reluctant, just being realistic (or trying > to be). > > regards > > Keith > > > > > >On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Keith Addison wrote: > > > > > Hi Thor and MM > > > > > > > >WOW!! That's news to me. Where does BD cost around > > > > >$1.50? I pay $2.65/gallon (and believe me, that > > > > >hurts). > > > > > > Sorry Thor, I see that was an industry figure I checked, not a "pump" > > > figure. But I think somebody has said they're buying commercial brew > > > for $2. Somebody else quoted $1.75, but that was B20. Still, you're > > > paying much less than most people in the world pay for their fuel. > > > American fuel is much to cheap! > > > > > > Graham Noyes at World Energy never did tell their costings, but we > > > did learn that last year they were offering producers $0.85 per > > > gallon. So the retail price is +200%? > > > > > > > >I know you're going to tell me to start brewing my > > > > >own--and you're right. > > > > > > No, I wouldn't say that, depends on your circumstances, and your > > > preferences. But if you think I'd be right then I guess you'll get > > > round it when you can. :-) > > > > > > > >But I am curious if you have > > > > >info on regional pricing for biodiesel. > > > > > > Not offhand, I'll see if I come across anything. > > > > > > >Even if one brews one's own, one should put a value on one's time > and > > > >materials costs. I realize that there are many who don't put as > high > > > >a value on "division of labor" as others, but I am just pointing > this > > > >out. I do not assign a cost of zero to my own time or labor in > doing > > > >things on my own that I'd rather consider paying someone else to do. > > > > > > Todd's done costings for a batch-processing set-up that includes > > > everything, labour, rents, utilitities, insurance, maintenance and > > > truck lease for collection, etc, for a 3,000 gpd facility generating > > > 1,050,000 gallons a year, cost of production well under $0.60 a > > > gallon. > > > > > > On a smaller scale, Chuck Ranum, for instance, seems to spend not > > > more than a few seconds per gallon making his biodiesel. He tells the > > > pump to add the methoxide, then he goes away, comes back later. Dale > > > sits and watches if he wants to. Ian just switches it on and comes > > > back every now and then, makes it once a month. Aleks and his pal Mat > > > usually hang around but don't take much notice, get on with other > > > things. > > > > > > The process itself and all its various steps might take time, but it > > > needn't take you time. Once you set it up properly there's not that > > > much to do. > > > > > > Best > > > > > > Keith > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > 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 Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
