tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.comments2023-09-19T08:20:35.402-05:00Energy AnswersJeff Goettemoellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-46068940229126273782011-04-22T15:03:27.386-05:002011-04-22T15:03:27.386-05:00This corn oil byproduct is the kind that could be ...This corn oil byproduct is the kind that could be used for cooking oil or as a biodiesel feedstock.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-20612412538944251382011-04-22T05:38:04.086-05:002011-04-22T05:38:04.086-05:00Oh this is really unique. Is this technology cheap...Oh this is really unique. Is this technology cheaper than regular drilling oil?<br />-------<br /><a href="http://www.gov-auctions.org" rel="nofollow">Auto Sales</a>HallucinatingSapiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289719946307561341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-12617350656409021442009-11-05T23:47:53.405-06:002009-11-05T23:47:53.405-06:00interesting article. appreciate the info.interesting article. appreciate the info.butterfly valveshttp://www.meaincorporated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-8187134420409622422009-09-13T22:41:51.406-05:002009-09-13T22:41:51.406-05:00If they can find enough of these weeds in one spot...If they can find enough of these weeds in one spot, it might be viable to use a wild harvest for ethanol. Cattails would work too. They also have lots of starch.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-47309607601367649412009-09-13T19:09:22.527-05:002009-09-13T19:09:22.527-05:00This is an exciting breakthrough. It has direct ap...This is an exciting breakthrough. It has direct applications to cleaning up the lakes in Canada, the USA, and around the globe, which are infested with water weeds; and are turning into swamps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-4698550307277529392009-06-15T20:15:34.089-05:002009-06-15T20:15:34.089-05:00The environment as we know of it today is not the ...The environment as we know of it today is not the purest thing. Especially, with motor car companies being in mass productions for the past oh my sooo many years and so many more years to come. The environment of the world as we know it hasn't really been performing at it's peak recently. And do we know why? Well of course, I mean we should know why, we basically are the ones to blame. Not specifying anyone in particular but I'm pretty sure us humans have contributed to the most part. But, as much damage as we've done, shouldn't we begin to think on how we can either reverse the effect or at the least minimize the pollution??Cummins Engine Partshttp://www.internetdiesel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-48133341867596424782009-01-31T21:00:00.000-06:002009-01-31T21:00:00.000-06:00Algae is a long way from proving itself for biofue...Algae is a long way from proving itself for biofuel production at a large scale, but I think it is certainly worth pursuing. This Iowa project is certainly a step in the right direction. I like the idea of using a previously wasted resource such as the CO2 that is emmitted from countless ethanol biorefineries, coal-fired powerplants, and other facilities.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-6599249362264450422009-01-31T08:27:00.000-06:002009-01-31T08:27:00.000-06:00That sounds really promising. Hopefully it works ...That sounds really promising. Hopefully it works well and can scale up.Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314751382463369802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-77643556332057054742009-01-13T06:08:00.000-06:002009-01-13T06:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for info biofuel.. http://sidethinkings.blo...Thanks for info biofuel.. http://sidethinkings.blogspot.com/Other Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698855477535674901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-6262115152806723522009-01-01T14:14:00.000-06:002009-01-01T14:14:00.000-06:00Joel,That's Great to hear. One good thing about Py...Joel,<BR/>That's Great to hear. One good thing about Pyrolysis is that it appears to be feasible at small scales. This means it can be used for localized biomass waste streams such as municipal and farm wastes without the need for expensive long-distance hauling of feedstock.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-43208398902463743342008-12-31T23:13:00.000-06:002008-12-31T23:13:00.000-06:00We have done it. We will be manufacturing the fir...We have done it. We will be manufacturing the first 50 ton per day pyrolysis system for delivery in June of 2009. It will utilize various waste materials as fuel and produce 2 MW of power, 2,400 gallons per day of pyro-oil and 15 tons per day of pyro-char.<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.randaenergysolutions.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561209985253318458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-23126248973176712972008-12-27T21:06:00.000-06:002008-12-27T21:06:00.000-06:00Anonymous, I appreciate your injecting a little sk...Anonymous, I appreciate your injecting a little skepticism into the discussion. That article lacked citations to back up their numbers. Many of these relationships are difficult to figure with certainty. It does seem obvious, though, that food prices are down even as ethanol production remains steady. This goes against the rationale of much of the "food vs. fuel" anti-ethanol rhetoric. Many people are playing loose with the figures on both sides of the debate.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-50144485974583035572008-12-27T14:46:00.000-06:002008-12-27T14:46:00.000-06:00That estimate of 15% savings derives from a back-o...That estimate of 15% savings derives from a back-of-the-envelope calculation by an analyst for Merrill Lynch who, when pressed by a WSJ reporter last spring to hazard a guess as to how much a difference ethanol was making to the world oil market, divided the share of biofuels (all biofuels, not just U.S.) in total world petroleum fuel supply (about 1.5%) by the short-run elasticity of demand (0.05). That yielded a 30% price effect, but the analyst thought that the number sounded too high, so he cut the number in half. Real rocket science, that.<BR/><BR/>The estimate takes no count of the possible behavior of OPEC in response to increased biofuel production, and ignores the role of speculators (which the ethanol industry blames for the run-up in other commodities). We should give little to no credibility to that "15% lower figure” until it is subject to a more rigorous analysis. <BR/><BR/>It also does not explain why, while ethanol production increased sharply in 2007 and 2008, so did oil prices. Indeed, one could have made a plausible argument (using a similarly simplistic calculation), that there was a strong correlation between rising ethanol production and rising oil prices. See:<BR/><BR/>http://farmecon.com/crude_oil_ethanol.aspx<BR/><BR/>To quote the person who produced that regression:<BR/><BR/>“Anyone with even an introductory course in statistics would raise serious questions about whether this regression proves anything about the relationship of ethanol production and crude oil prices. All we can really say for sure was that in 2007 there was a strong correlation. The relationship is VERY likely to be spurious. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that OPEC is taking biofuels production into account in setting their production levels. Also, producing ethanol adds to oil demand for corn production, refining, and transportation. This is, however, an example of the kind of twisted statistics and logic used often by ethanol advocates to “prove” their points.”<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, in case you hadn’t noticed, the wholesale price of ethanol is now $0.80 per gallon GREATER than gasoline. So, if that gap is maintained through 2009, because of the amount that will have to be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply as a result of the Renewable Fuels Standard — 10.5 billion gallons — motorists will have to spend an extra $8 billion a year — on top of the $5 billion loss to the Treasury from the volumetric ethanol tax credits.<BR/><BR/>Such a deal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-26834153722601393552008-12-13T16:24:00.000-06:002008-12-13T16:24:00.000-06:00Now we have our Hydro Assist Fuel Cell System for ...Now we have our Hydro Assist Fuel Cell System for any gas powered Vehicle . 50% to 300% increase in MPG and less Pollution www.100mpgtoday.com And the PICC will blow eveyone away No Pollution & 400% to over 1,000% increase in MPG All Documented with testsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-26160860084088270622008-09-10T11:27:00.000-05:002008-09-10T11:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing your experiences with ethanol, ...Thanks for sharing your experiences with ethanol, Anonymous. For me, this is just more reason to encourage auto makers to optimize vehicles for better fuel economy on ethanol. We know this is possible thanks to EPA tests of existing vehicles. Some do get better fuel economy on E10 as opposed to ethanol-free gasoline. So auto makers have already built some optimized vehicles. It's not difficult. They can do so for e85, flex-fuel vehicles as well by taking advantage of ethanol's higher octane. This will limit knocking at higher compression ratios. The higher compression ratios in tun will significantly improve fuel economy.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-27798671382324184492008-09-10T00:59:00.000-05:002008-09-10T00:59:00.000-05:00hello missouri and any and all who are using ethan...hello missouri and any and all who are using ethanol products in their fuel. a couple of years ago I got my mother into a flex fuel vehicle and had her switch over to e85 due to the 50 cent per gallon savings. during this time I have been testing the fuel mileage difference between the 10 percent ethanol and premium fuel without ethanol, and came to find out I was getting aproximately 4 mpg. less with the ethanol. So you say well whats the big deal, I mean it is cheaper right? well just do a little calculation and assume you get 20 mpg without ethanol and the premium you used cost you 25 cents more per gallon lets say 4.00 per gallon and at ten gallons you paid 40.00 for 200 miles traveled. now lets fill it up with 10 percent ethanol and you paid 37.50 to travel 160 miles, to equal the 200 miles you have to spend an additional 9.37 which means you just spent 47.00 to travel the same distance. now after I had calculated this fact on two separate vehicles I had heard back from my mother and she was mentioning that the performance was not what it once was, so after I told her of my findings we switched her vehicle back over to regular gas and low and behold her power came back and she gained roughly 9 mpg which using the same parameters as above, the E85 would have to cost you 1.30 per gallon less just to break even financially but then you still have the loss of power and performance. Now don't take this any farther than it is meant since it is my test and I would not attempt to impose my results upon you , I only ask you to take this information and do your own testing and make your own decision. good luck and be wary of big businessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-26885594463552091502008-08-28T13:49:00.000-05:002008-08-28T13:49:00.000-05:00I think you are excactly right, Chief. It's frustr...I think you are excactly right, Chief. It's frustrating to me when I hear about people who have written off ethanol altogether because they find E10 hurts their fuel economy substantially. They don't seem to realize the variability from one engine to another. It would be very helpful for reducing fuel consumption if car makers would design for greater efficiency at higher octane, taking better advantage of ethanol. Currently, even most Flex-Fuel vehicles are not designed to take advantage of ethanol's high octane. That just seems ridiculous.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-73867035848537158472008-08-27T21:28:00.000-05:002008-08-27T21:28:00.000-05:00I suspect this is the reason for anecdotal evidenc...I suspect this is the reason for anecdotal evidence of massive fuel economy hits with E10...along with the large tank-to-tank variability of gas mileage due to the wide range of factors that affect it. Perhaps vehicles designed from the start for higher octane fuels will improve this.Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314751382463369802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-79712832830681725132008-07-21T17:07:00.000-05:002008-07-21T17:07:00.000-05:00Keep in mind that not all cars get poorer fuel eco...Keep in mind that not all cars get poorer fuel economy on E10. In fact, some get significantly better fuel economy on E10, taking advantage of the higher octane in ethanol. <BR/><BR/>Even for those cars that get poorer fuel economy on E10, there is the possibility that a lower price offsets this effect. That's where Missouri's lower prices come into play as compared to other states. <BR/><BR/>Finally, I'll go back to what I said earlier. Cars should be made that are capable of taking advantage of ethanol for better fuel economy.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-8112423967796992032008-07-20T23:37:00.000-05:002008-07-20T23:37:00.000-05:00I would say most people in Missouri have no idea, ...I would say most people in Missouri have no idea, and MUST be educated, that the fuel they are buying is now 10% ethanol, and that it is less efficient than normal fuel. I just got back from an out of state trip, and compared my mileage on the way out of Missouri, where I was burning E10 bought in MO, and then the mileage on the way home, where I was burning "straight" gas. <BR/><BR/>I got 2.8 MPG better coming home burning the "straight" gas!!! I knew there was a difference, but that is unbelievable!<BR/><BR/>The people I have talked to so far, have no idea the govt requires E10 and that it has been changed, right under their noses. They also have NO IDEA it is less efficient.<BR/><BR/>If E10 or E85 was made from something other than corn, and was in any way energy efficient to make or consume, it could make sense to keep using. But as it stands, the corn growers and the government are benefitting here. (as you burn more physical gals, the govt makes more in taxes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-69592714445323131142008-07-09T16:40:00.000-05:002008-07-09T16:40:00.000-05:00"I believe this plan will be the perfect bridge to..."I believe this plan will be the perfect bridge to the future, affording us the time to develop new technologies and a new perspective on our energy use. In addition to the plan I have proposed, I also want to see us explore all avenues and every energy alternative, from more R&D into batteries and fuel cells to development of solar, ethanol and biomass to more conservation."-OPINION My Plan to Escape the Grip of Foreign Oil By T. BOONE PICKENS<BR/>July 9, 2008; Page A15 WSJAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362845583078181828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-51668249587379471362008-06-24T10:27:00.000-05:002008-06-24T10:27:00.000-05:00I agree that battery technology is not really good...I agree that battery technology is not really good enough yet. They need to be less expensive, lighter, with a long life, and with minimal toxic components. Maybe this will come. Interesting to see Sen. Mcain proposing a cach prize for anyone who develops a better battery.<BR/><BR/>As for ethanol subsidies, the main one is a 51 cent credit for blenders, to encourage putting ethanol into the fuel supply system, be it from corn or whatever other ethanol feedstock. Here's an interesting article about the possibility of switching to a BTU credit that would support all alternatives: http://www.card.iastate.edu/iowa_ag_review/spring_07/article1.aspx<BR/><BR/>Crop subsidies are a separate matter. They've been around long before major ethanol production. Most of them kink in when crop prices are low, so ethanol tends to reduce expenditures of our tax money on that side of things.Jeff Goettemoellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920999423363216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-90357109021505750882008-06-24T00:19:00.000-05:002008-06-24T00:19:00.000-05:00are we still going to get our original horse power...are we still going to get our original horse power with this kit.. and is the car going to pill out when you press on gas??<BR/>did you think about muscle cars??<BR/>where is that power going to go?? GO CLEAN>.. or grean??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-64352430256037399112008-06-18T19:56:00.000-05:002008-06-18T19:56:00.000-05:00I definitely think flex-fuel PHEVs will make great...I definitely think flex-fuel PHEVs will make great strides in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. I haven't done too much research on conversion kits, but from my understanding, current hybrid batteries are not up to the task of performing in a plug in configuration.<BR/><BR/>As an aside:<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know if corn-ethanol is given a specific subsidy, or if it is just ethanol in general (no matter the source)? Perhaps a resource that breaks down of all corn subsidies? I haven't taken the time to read through the Farm Bill myself. My understanding is that with high grain prices a majority of subsidies would go away (price floors).<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tragedy-of-the-commons.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tragedy of the Commons</A>Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314751382463369802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13058428.post-39413278561536966132008-06-18T17:21:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:21:00.000-05:00There are a million ways to solve the oil problem....There are a million ways to solve the oil problem. The technology exists. All we need is the will to act. Join kick-oil.org and help make it happen. Together, we can make oil go away. When oil goes away, so will $4-per-gallon gas and Islamic terrorism. In the meantime, the effort to build the necessary infrastructure will instantly rescue our economy.<BR/><BR/>Visit our site at http://kick-oil.org to learn more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com