From caleb at biofuels.coop Mon Jul 13 18:54:28 2009 From: caleb at biofuels.coop (Caleb Daniels) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:54:28 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] Collective Biodiesel Conference Message-ID: <4924dfdd0907131554t7d4923a4pe729e2b3c989f5e1@mail.gmail.com> Collective Biodiesel Conference July 31st - August 2nd, 2009, at American University in Washington, DC! 3 Days, 3 Tracks, More than 20 Speakers! KEYNOTE: a special advance screening of Fuel, the full-length biodiesel documentary With director Josh Tickell, author of ?From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank? and ?Biodiesel America? The Collective Biodiesel Conference, originally held at the Colorado School of Mines, is a technical conference for small scale biodiesel and B100 users. It?s THE national conference for the homebrew community. Biodiesel Production, Feedstocks and Usage are this year?s workshop themes. Talks will also cover Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and Fuel Quality. The CBC brings people with all levels of biodiesel experience together to share secret tips, innovations and best practice methodologies. Whether you?re a newbie or a die-hard home-brewer, a B100 user or just looking, come learn more about biodiesel production and consumption from some of the community?s heavyweights! Participants will also get to meet with legislators, take biodiesel buses to a Saturday night bonfire at beautiful Calleva farm, and tour the Pogoil farm-scale biodiesel processing facility. The last day of discount ($150) ?Medium Bird? registration is July 15th. After that, registration is $175 until July 30th, then walk-up registration is $225. You can also sign up for on-campus housing at our website for both nights of the conference for just $50 per night, and also buy one of our sharp conference t-shirts for just $15. Thanks, Web:? http://CollectiveBiodiesel.org Email: biodieselconference at gmail.com About the Collective Biodiesel Conference The Collective Biodiesel Conference was held in Golden, Colorado the last three years. It is a non-profit effort, volunteer-run, and dedicated to building the biodiesel community. Special thanks to American University's Department of Facilities Management for hosting this year?s conference. Frankie Abralind Editor, biodieselSMARTER (804)363.5563 From mattr at biofuels.coop Thu Jul 16 13:44:47 2009 From: mattr at biofuels.coop (Matthew Rudolf) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:44:47 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] return of the Stirling Message-ID: <7C47A1CD-9BD6-4979-96E3-629FED65A116@biofuels.coop> http://gas2.org/2009/06/30/hybrid-electric-scooter-runs-on-anything-that-burns/ From tim_turner at ncsu.edu Thu Jul 16 13:52:42 2009 From: tim_turner at ncsu.edu (Tim Turner) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:52:42 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] return of the Stirling In-Reply-To: <7C47A1CD-9BD6-4979-96E3-629FED65A116@biofuels.coop> References: <7C47A1CD-9BD6-4979-96E3-629FED65A116@biofuels.coop> Message-ID: <4A5F68EA.6090609@ncsu.edu> The inventor, Dean Kamen, also invented the Segway. Matthew Rudolf wrote: > http://gas2.org/2009/06/30/hybrid-electric-scooter-runs-on-anything-that-burns/ > _______________________________________________ > Biofuels_Interest_Group mailing list > Biofuels_Interest_Group at lists.emji.net > http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/biofuels_interest_group > From tim_turner at ncsu.edu Thu Jul 16 13:52:52 2009 From: tim_turner at ncsu.edu (Tim Turner) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:52:52 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] return of the Stirling In-Reply-To: <7C47A1CD-9BD6-4979-96E3-629FED65A116@biofuels.coop> References: <7C47A1CD-9BD6-4979-96E3-629FED65A116@biofuels.coop> Message-ID: <4A5F68F4.60301@ncsu.edu> The inventor, Dean Kamen, also invented the Segway. Matthew Rudolf wrote: > http://gas2.org/2009/06/30/hybrid-electric-scooter-runs-on-anything-that-burns/ > _______________________________________________ > Biofuels_Interest_Group mailing list > Biofuels_Interest_Group at lists.emji.net > http://lists.emji.net/mailman/listinfo/biofuels_interest_group > From jlwattersj at nc.rr.com Sun Jul 19 16:55:39 2009 From: jlwattersj at nc.rr.com (Jay Watters) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:55:39 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] Veggie oil filtering/dispensing system Message-ID: <4A63884B.2040401@nc.rr.com> Trailer is set up for collecting, filtering and dispensing veggie oil for vehicles that use it for fuel. It contains: 55 gal. drum for collection and storage; 12 volt DC pump for pumping from a source to the drum; industrial bag filter; and dispenser hose and nozzle with digital flow meter. This is all mounted on a 40" X 48" trailer. Located in Raleigh, NC. Pictures available. Best offer. From john.bonitz at gmail.com Fri Jul 24 15:58:18 2009 From: john.bonitz at gmail.com (John Bonitz) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:58:18 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] Fwd: LUV for sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <84a57a420907241258q3513cbedvb5ccf4fddc1d2936@mail.gmail.com> Fwding for a friend of a friend. Please do not contact me. Contact William, whose info is below. John Bonitz Pittsboro, NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Fwd from William: "Things to know about the LUV of my life are: It is a four cylinder DIESEL. It has 239,299 miles on it. The radio works! The heat and air controls do not work, but have potential for coming to life once again. The horn works! Has completely new rear brakes. Has new tires with grippy tires in the rear for those hard to reach places. Push button start! Gets around 40 miles per gallon.? $1500.? Call William at 336-978-5730 or email will.4 at live.com.? Photos available." From bonitz at cleanenergy.org Fri Jul 24 16:33:34 2009 From: bonitz at cleanenergy.org (John Bonitz) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:33:34 -0400 Subject: [Biofuels_Interest_Group] SCIENCE mag article on "Beneficial Biofuels" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090716141219.htm Beneficial Biofuels: Leading National Experts Reach Consensus ScienceDaily (July 22, 2009) ? Biofuels can be produced in large quantities and have multiple benefits, but only if they come from feedstocks produced with low life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, as well as minimal competition with food production. This consensus emerges in a new journal article by researchers from the University of Minnesota, Princeton, MIT and the University of California, Berkeley. "The world needs to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, but recent findings have thrown the emerging biofuels industry into a quandary. We met to seek solutions," said the U of M's David Tilman, a noted ecologist and lead author of the paper. "We found that the next generation of biofuels can be highly beneficial if produced properly." The article, "Beneficial Biofuels?The Food, Energy and Environment Trilemma," will appear in the July 17 issue of Science. Tilman, a resident fellow of the U of M's Institute on the Environment, said the paper resulted from a year of conversations and debate among some of the nation's leading biofuel experts. In addition to Tilman, the article contributors include the U of M's Jonathan Foley and Jason Hill; Princeton's Robert Socolow, Eric Larson, Stephen Pacala, Tim Searchinger and Robert Williams; Dartmouth's Lee Lynd; MIT's John Reilly; and the University of California, Berkeley's Chris Somerville. The paper coincides with climate change policy debates in Congress, and tackles land use issues that have generated much controversy in recent years: Specifically, the greenhouse gases released when land is cleared to grow biofuel crops (or when other lands are cleared to compensate for food crops displaced by biofuel crops) can?for decades to centuries?exceed those from petroleum use. "It's essential that legislation take the best science into account, even when that requires acknowledging and undoing earlier mistakes," said Princeton's Socolow, co-director of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative. "Careful scientific reasoning revealed accounting rules that separate promising from self-defeating strategies," added Socolow. "Future carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere will tell us when we're kidding ourselves about what actually works. For carbon management, the atmosphere is the ultimate accountant." To balance biofuel production, food security and emissions reduction, the authors conclude that the global biofuels industry must focus on five major sources of renewable biomass: * Perennial plants grown on degraded lands abandoned from agricultural use * Crop residues * Sustainably harvested wood and forest residues * Double crops and mixed cropping systems * Municipal and industrial wastes These sources can provide considerable amounts of biomass, at least 500 million tons per year in the United States alone, without incurring any significant land use carbon dioxide releases. "We need to transition away from using food for biofuels toward more sustainable feedstocks that can be produced with much less impact on the environment," said the U of M's Hill, a resident fellow of the Institute on the Environment. The U of M's Foley, director of the Institute on the Environment, said the consensus reached in this article is remarkable. "Technology experts, energy systems analysts, climatologists, ecologists and policy experts all agreed: Biofuels 'done right' have a bright future in solving our energy and environmental challenges. Both new and existing biofuel strategies have the potential for being among the green energy solutions we need today." Adapted from materials provided by University of Minnesota, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. University of Minnesota (2009, July 22). Beneficial Biofuels: Leading National Experts Reach Consensus. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com? /releases/2009/07/090716141219.htm ~ ~ ~ John Bonitz, Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate Southern Alliance for Clean Energy PO Box 1833, Pittsboro, NC 27312 Phone: 919-360-2492 Email: bonitz at cleanenergy.org Web: http://www.cleanenergy.org