Hi Ed Well then, I guess both things happened, probably closely associated. And both fell victim to the benevolance and goodwill to all mankind of Big Oil. It could have been one of the three plants the American energy technologist tried to get going
Anyway, the Sasol plant in South Africa is still going strong. They make quality fuel from low-grade brown coal which won't even burn. There are massive amounts of that stuff lying around. This and other things are seldom taken into account when people talk of Hubbert's Peak, the end of oil, "die-off", etc. See: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=11083&list=biofuel&related=1 regards Keith >Keith: I listened to an interview on Tom Valentine's radio show >discuss the plant which was brought to Missouri. It was years ago, >and I cannot give the nane of the man. It was at least an hour of >discussion about the history, quality of fuel, cost, and other >aspects. > >Ed B > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Addison > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:07 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] PENTAGON THREATENS TO KILL INDEPENDANT >REPORTERS INIRAQ-innocent lives will be lost! > > > >At the time of the Second World War, German technology was producing > >gasoline from coal. An entire factory was brought from Germany, and > >assembled in Missouri. It made gasoline at a cost of 5 cents a > >gallon. It was dismantled and the technology was hidden away. > > > >Ed B > > Not so. This is what happened - posted here previously by a list member: > > > "One of our oldest scientists, now 84 yrs. old, was responsible for > >going into Germany post WWII and uncovering the remains of Hitler's > >synthetic fuels machine which had been bombed out. I'm speaking of > >Fischer-Tropsch oily-based paraffins which are hydrocracked down > >into shorter chains for synthetic gasoline, jet fuel and diesel. He > >brought back some of the original German scientists who'd perfected > >this technology which utilized coarse, low-grade brown German coal > >as feedstock. Three times he tried to start-up an American version > >of synthetic hydrocarbon fuels in the GTL arena and was blocked. As > >the highest ranking American energy technologist post WWII, he > >couldn't figure this out. It was over 20 years later that he > >realized that the late John Rockefeller of Standard Oil [Exxon] had > >been the politic behind the scenes, making sure that his new, > >alternative fuel ideas did not materialize. This scientist then took > >his blueprints for the first major GTL project and gave them to > >Sasol who built his first coal gasification device back in 1953 and > >it is still operating today. Sasol from South Africa is the oldest > >synthetic fuels producer globally." > > Best wishes > > Keith > > > > >Yes, hydrogen from coal is the only fossil alternative. It will take you > > >20 to 30 years to get to this. Bush loves this, since he probably been > > >briefed about the seriousness of today's situation. He does not explain > > >it to the American people, like both Carter and Nixon tried to do. Things > > >have not got better since then, on the contrary. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
