Alternate turbine fuel

Bill Daniels wrote:
: Biodiesel looks like a win-win for everybody.

Sure... seems great, and I'm all for it. Trouble is, the energy available
would supply just a few percent of all that's currently required. It's great when
your friendly, neighborhood tree-hugger raids all the local McDonalds' for their waste
grease. If you get more than a 10000:1 ratio, there isn't even close to enough for
everyone. (Rough estimate that a town of 100,000 people could supply enough waste
grease for 10 people.)

-Cory


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Bill Daniels wrote:
: Biodiesel looks like a win-win for everybody.

Sure... seems great, and I'm all for it. Trouble is, the energy available
would supply just a few percent of all that's currently required. It's
great when
your friendly, neighborhood tree-hugger raids all the local McDonalds' for
their waste
grease. If you get more than a 10000:1 ratio, there isn't even close to
enough for
everyone. (Rough estimate that a town of 100,000 people could supply
enough waste
grease for 10 people.)

-Cory


Animal grease is a tiny part of the feedstock. It's a good deal for the
fast food restaurants since they have to pay to dispose of it now.

99% of the feedstock will be vegetable oils from crops specially grown for
fuel. Potentially, GM fuel crops will grow where no other crop will grow
using little water or fertilizer. From what I read, there is the potential
to produce more than half of the diesel fuel needs this way.

Bill Daniels

Diversification of the energy economy is where it's at these days. A couple
percent from biodiesel, a couple more from methane, propane, yadda
yadda.....hey look, we cut our petroleum consumption by 10%! Every little
bit helps.

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Sure... seems great, and I'm all for it. Trouble is, the energy available
would supply just a few percent of all that's currently required. It's
great when