Yes, Jan dropped off the list due to time constraints, IIRC. And
Charlie, since you know "beans" about bio-diesel, remind me not to
follow your car if you decide to use it.... ;-)
Earl
Geilfuss Charles wrote:
>Robert,
> I know beans about bio-diesel ;^), but recall a List member (Jan
> Steinman I think) who used /developed it regularly. I haven't seen him post
> to the List in a while so he may have dropped off. You may get some info on
> his website at:
>
> www.bytesmiths.com
>
>Look for the link to Veggie Van Diesel.
>
>Happy Motoring,
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of robert smith
>Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:58 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: OT biodiesel, was Re: #217
>
>
>
>I have not downloaded my e'mails for sometime and must have deleted the
>e'mails previous to this one so my reply might not fit the discussion too
>well.
>I am very interested in alternative fuels for the future and how to solve
>energy shortage problems in the future.
>What concerns me is the astonishing ineficiency of the way we live today.
>
>Petrol and Diesel cars only use about 30% of the energy from the fuel, the
>remainder is dumped as heat.
>
>Electric cars are just as bad. Creating electricity is inefficient and dumps
>huge amounts of heat and emissions. Then there are transmission losses
>getting the power to your house. Then there are losses charging the
>batteries. The car itself is fairly efficient but overall energy use is as
>bad as a normal car.
>
>The latest development is the hydrogen fuel cell. This could be a good
>vehicle power source in the future but there are problems with creating the
>hydrogen for use in these cells. Extracting hydrogen from water as fuel is
>very energy hungry so this puts a stop to the use of the efficient fuel
>cell.
>This are still being developed so someday this problem may be solved.
>
>As for creating Bio diesel, you may be able to create some bio diesel at
>home but I bet overall it is environmentally poor using a lot of energy
>somewhere in the process to do it. It, however, is good to take an interest
>in this sort of thing. Is there a web site?
>
>I am currently working on a device which may extract some free energy from
>the environment.
>Unfortunately I am a mechanicaly minded engineer not a thermodynamisist so I
>am going to make it to see if it works rather than try to do the sums.
>
>Rob
>
>PS. John. Thanks for the OM1n overhaul. It returned safe and well.
>
>John Hermanson wrote:
>
>
>>>I've heard ads on the radio for a machine (install it in your
>>>garage) that
>>>allows the owner to make his own bio-diesel........
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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