@ashok i would say wrong. Some maybe, but not all. Here is my simple rationale, if mumias were producing ethanol , they would do it at less than ten bob a liter. Petrol engines can run the stuff straight, but it has less energy, by a factor of 0.7, which would leave it costing just over 10, say even 20 per equivalent energy liter. This would automatically make billions for the company, farmers would earn more and net energy is positive. 2. Biodiesel is where i have a problem. Many have been advocating; modify the oil to run on an unmodified engine, i believe modifying the engine to run on unmodified fuel is the way to go. Total cost of ownership is low. But just in case, my project is not funded by anyone, its a purely business venture. If it succeeds, im sure youll have less optimism. Au? On 10/28/09, ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info <ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:07 AM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
2: Coconut is good for making biodiesel, but generally, it is good to go as a diesel as is. Some brave kenyans have risen to the occassion, promising me that we first start with biodiesel / diesel -> biodiesel alone -> coco oil/diesel ->coco oil / biodiesel and finally coco oil alone. All this within about one year. here is another note on the same.
Bio-Fuel is a hoax. The thermodynamics of creating bio-fuel is negative (non-renewable energy input is greater than energy output). There are agri-business / non-governmental lobbies who have interests in subsidizing an inefficient process. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general