Thanks Jaun, I guess co-generation is the word here.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Boveda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] A heat Engine for the house. > Hello Jim. > Look for information inside the archives, plenty of materials there, you > read at the botton of every message: > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > One of those I copied down was written by Kirk McLoren and there are > others > you could search using words like co-generation, electricity and heat for > search engines. > Best Regards. > > Juan > > > -----Original----- > > From: Kirk McLoren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sun, 7/16/2006 17:22 > For: biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid? > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Micro_Cogeneration/ > Download the free book in the files section. > You can get a deja browser plugin (free) at lizardtech.com > > Yes, a diesel genset > Size it to run at 3/4 of max as that is about the peak for fuel > efficiency. > Maxing them runs them too rich. Like being behind an 18 wheeler on a > hill. > With biofuel the exhaust is much more benign. The soydiesel project in > Missouri > was running soy powered forklifts in a warehouse. Try that with pump > diesel. > Drop you to your knees. They said with soy it was like a propane powered > forklift. > > Kirk > > > Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Kirk McLoren wrote: > > > you can cogen for 5 cents a kwhr assuming you > > use the heat. Hardware is about 5 thousand dollars > > unless you want an electric stove. > > > No electric stove. Could you elaborate a bit on the > details, please? What hardware are we talking about? > Solar panels, diesel genset? I can definitely see using > the waste heat from a genset in my radiant underfloor > heating system in the winter. A little harder to use the > waste heat in the summer, but maybe the hottub, showers, > etc. can use some of it..... > > BTW, thanks to all for your replies. > > -K > > > -----Original----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de JAMES PHELPS > Sent: Fri, 10/27/2006 21:09 > For: biofuel > Subject: [Biofuel] A heat Engine for the house. > > > When I lived in Colorado I looked into using a Gas engine With a generator > to provide heating and electricity in the heavy winter months. The idea > was > to use all but the heat exchanged exhaust as heat source and the generated > power for electricity. It was not cost effective at that time with fuel > prices at $1.75 but I wonder now with biodiesel. Has anyone done anything > like this or is this a looser anyway you look at it? > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > ________ Information from NOD32 ________ > This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System for Linux Mail Servers. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
