Wow!  That's quite a student discount.

Hello, Athens Alternative Fuel Club-

The Georgia Bioenergy Conference will be held in Tifton, GA on August 1st
through 3rd this year. This one sounds interesting in that they will also
discuss fuels from cellulose materials such as wood pulp, peanut shells, switch
grass, cotton, etc. Registration is FREE for college students with a valid ID,
but $150 for everyone else.  For more info, check out:

<http://www.gabioenergy.org/>

-Jeff

Bio fuel home brewers battle big refiners in Utah's grease war
By Patty Henetz
The Salt Lake Tribune


	 Graydon Blair displays a sample of biodiesel one of his clients made
from waste vegetable oil. Blair, who is trying to mediate the
escalating grease war, sells biodiesel-brewing equipment from a shop
at his home. (Melinda Hom-Williams/The Salt Lake Tribune)
The number of backyard biodiesel refiners is growing in Utah as word
spreads about how easy it is to make this alternative fuel from used
frying oil that restaurants are glad to give away.
    But the biodieselers, as they call themselves, are making enemies
in Salt Lake County.
    Big collection and rendering companies are turning to the health
department to challenge the hobbyists who make the fuel solely for
their own use. They claim biodieselers shouldn't be allowed to reap
the "yellow grease" - so valuable it is traded on the commodities
markets - unless they play by the rules.
    The Salt Lake Valley Health Department is listening.
    That means the little guys who make their own biodiesel who
introduced the biodegradable, low-pollution, sustainable fuel to Utah
long before anyone sold it commercially - already are the losers in
this grease war, said Graydon Blair, a member of a 100-member
grassroots group called the Utah Biodiesel Cooperative.
    "It doesn't matter if you're doing it for yourself, you're pretty
much screwed," he said. "This has pretty much killed [home-made]
biodiesel in Salt Lake County."
    The conflict began about six months ago, when Salt Lake Valley
company Renegade Oil began complaining to the health department about
grease thefts and the unequal treatment of biodiesel hobbyists who
tend to ignore environmental protection laws that the big companies
have to observe.
    Rendering companies like Renegade process the grease for use in
animal feed. Commercial biodiesel is manufactured with unused "virgin"
oil from sources such as soybeans and canola. Their products have to
pass rigorous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency quality tests.
    But hobbyists make biodiesel for themselves or others who don't
care that the grease-based product isn't regulated.
    In December, big renderers including Renegade, John KuhÂni Sons of
Juab County and Bonneville Livestock in Lehi met with Blair and Andre
Shoumatoff, also a Utah Biodiesel Cooperative member, to argue their
case.
    The upshot was a directive Shoumatoff posted on the Web telling
biodieselers not to steal from renderers' barrels or collect grease on
their own without a permit from Salt Lake County. Shoumatoff also
suggested working with health department officials to create a
"reasonable" price for purchasing refined grease from renderers that
already have agreements with restaurants.
    But the co-op is a small group with no control over the state's
backyard biodiesel producers, and the renderers aren't willing to sell
their product to biodieselers because of possible liability.
    Mary Pat Buckman, the county environmental health official who is
mediating the dispute while maintaining vigilant rules of enforcement,
said it's "quite easy" to get a permit to haul grease.
    The permit costs $125 and covers up to five trucks. Individual
cities also would issue business licenses.
    The insurance is the snag, Blair said. It would be impossible for
backyard refiners to pay for $1 million in insurance even if a broker
agreed to sell them policies, which so far they haven't, he said.
    Buckman said she's trying to figure out how much time and money
they want to spend on enforcing the rules, or even whether they ought
to apply to hobbyists.
    "Do we say if you're picking up more than three [grease] barrels a
month, you have to do this? We've had a guy who carried it across the
street in a bucket," she said. "We're really grappling with this. At
what point does [enforcement] make sense?"
    Blair and Buckman said they knew of only one biodieseler who has
managed to satisfy all the regulations: Magna resident Kevin Newman, a
drywall contractor who uses homemade fuel to power the six trucks
owned by his company, Detail Builders.
    Newman has service agreements with six restaurants. After six
months of brewing fuel, he says he's just reaching the break-even
point for his $5,000 upfront investment in biodiesel-making equipment
he bought from Blair, who sells his gear mostly on the Internet. Soon,
Newman said, he will start seeing real savings.
    Some of Newman's restaurants allow him to put his barrel next to
Renegade's barrel. Restaurant workers don't care in which barrel their
waste oil gets dumped, he said.
    But they ought to, said Randy Tietjen, spokesman

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for Bonneville Livestock.
    "The liability doesn't end at the restaurant where you pick up," he
said. He uses that point as a selling tool for his services with
restaurateurs who allow biodieselers to gather grease without proper
permits and insurance.
    Tietjen also cautions that backyard brewing involves the use of
methanol and lye, with a glycerin byproduct that is difficult to
dispose of legally.
    Dennis Brunetti of Renegade Oil said his company's service
agreements with restaurants include a flat fee for cleaning the grease
traps that catch oil from drains, a promise to pick up the grease in a
timely manner and keep clean the Dumpster area where the 55-gallon
barrels sit.
    Brunetti said the biodieselers have as much right as the big
companies to strike agreements with restaurants.
    "But we would expect them to have the same credentials we do," he
said, and receive equal treatment from the health department's
regulators.
    Beverley Miller, who runs Salt Lake City's Clean Cities program,
which promotes the use of alternative fuels, said backyard
biodieselers ought to be supported.
    "They raised interest in biodiesel long before it appeared here
commercially," she said. "If we hadn't had the biodieselers brewing,
talking about it, it would have inched forward much more slowly."
    Making biodiesel is like brewing your own beer, Miller said. But
the comparison unravels because beermakers buy their feedstock while
biodieselers want it for free.
    "Maybe they should turn into more of a business," like a food
co-op, Miller said. "They're not ready for that."


    Biodiesel facts

    * Biodiesel is a clean-burning vehicle fuel produced from renewable
plant resources. It is biodegradable, non-toxic and virtually free of
sulfur and aroma. Biodiesel contains no petroleum but can be blended
with conventional diesel.

    * Biodiesel made from used fry oil is not the same as commercial
biodiesel, which is made from virgin oil from sources such as soybeans
and canola and must pass rigorous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
testing.

    * The National Biodiesel Board, an industry group, reports that
biodiesel sales have increased from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to 75
million gallons in 2005. Board spokeswoman Amber Thurlo-Pearson said
the industry is on track to sell 150 million gallons this year.

    * Biodiesel is sold in 5 percent and 20 percent blends with
conventional diesel. At least two Utah stations sell 100 percent
biodiesel, which can't be used in winter because it becomes too thick
in cold temperatures.

    * This past week, the American Automobile Association reported
conventional diesel in Utah was selling for an average of $3.21. By
comparison, DalSoglio, a station in Salt Lake County, was selling 20
percent biodiesel for $3.07 per gallon and 100 percent for $2.94 per
gallon.

    * Utah's first biodiesel manufacturing plant, BioUSA, started
operations this spring.

    * Any diesel-fueled vehicle can run on biodiesel with minimum
modifications to the engine such as replacing rubber gaskets.

    * Biodiesel emissions are far below those coming from petroleum
diesel. Sulfur oxides and sulfates, major components of acid rain, are
almost completely eliminated.

    * Big oil is into biodiesel. Archer Daniels Midland Co., for
example, announced last fall it will construct a new 50 million gallon
biodiesel plant adjacent to the company's canola crushing plant in
Velva, N.D.

--
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706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to
see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

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706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to
see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Thanks for the article Beth! wherever you are.

Hey all,
Scott and Ryan here.  We are ready to run the first
batch of oil through my biodiesel processor and we are
ready to buy some methanol.  A different man named
Scot, the man who showed us his processor out in
Crawford, is ready to buy some more methanol too.

If we go in on a purchase with Scot, he would be
willing to bring it out here to Athens for us.
Current price from VP Fuels in Crawfordville is $4.83
per gallon.  They are sold in 15 gallon drums for
$72.45 each.
Scot's going to buy a couple, he is hoping to have a
bigger order so he can negotiate a lower price.

So who wants to go in?  Let us know by Monday night.
Call Scott at 706 372 9610 or email him your phone
number at eustatic@....

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hoyt st ballers present

first tri annual bco memorial day extravagansa!

(p.s. any body up for roller skating sunday afternoon at the roll
around USA?  stacie is.  let us know)

come play bball to win back your immortal soul this monday, at lay
park at 2pm-5:30.  otherwise the wolves get it.

Food and sound system available, bring your own dishes and portable
music players if you want to play some tunes.
directions:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=College+Ave+%26+Hoyt+St,+Athens,+GA+3060\
1&om=1

we'll do one-on-one (15 points) tournament, and a three-on -three
should there be enough interest.

talk to me!  plz email, call or txt to rsvp. 706 372 9610

let me know if you are down for eating some collards.

--
Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to
see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Hello, Scott-

These are all good questions you raise about biodiesel production in Athens.  I
am still very interested in producing biodiesel from waste fryer oil, but lately
I've not had time to devote attention to it. The Jackson Co. based biodiesel
co-op seems to have died on the vine.

-Jeff



>
> From: spultek@...
> Date: 2006/05/17 Wed PM 03:29:55 EDT
> To: athensaltfuel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [athensaltfuel] sorry about the conference
>
> hey, all
>
> I stink.  i'm sorry i didn't end up having time to go to the
> conference, because i've been trying to track down and talk to this
> rob del bueno guy for months.  thanks especially to anne and jeff for
> working on this.
>
> good news about the B20 station!
>
> Let's plan to get together in June to let Ryan talk about his own
> Appleseed Project, and what to do about it, whether that means selling
> it to us, others, or getting it to MI.
>
> I keep hearing about friends of friends who are all doing biodiesel or
> veg oil and I feel the need to make lists. I have questions about
> where we fit in what's going on.  Are we just a small advocacy
> organization?  What's the status of a "Jackson Co based-biodiesel
> coop?"
>
> Are the existing biodiesel production facilities
> 1) for-profit
> 2) recycling waste oil
>
> Because there's alternatives to both, although i'm still all about
> promoting alternative fuels for multiple purposes, because of the
> myriad benefits.
>
> I had the idea the other day of making a simple list of all the fryer
> restaurants in town (from the flagpole guide to athens), and sampling
> oil from them to determine whether they are good sources, and to have
> an idea of the kind of filtration/ titration the oil needs.
>
> oh, random thoughts.  thanks for the updates, and i'll try to make
> some good information in the coming months.
>
> scott
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

hey, all

I stink.  i'm sorry i didn't end up having time to go to the
conference, because i've been trying to track down and talk to this
rob del bueno guy for months.  thanks especially to anne and jeff for
working on this.

good news about the B20 station!

Let's plan to get together in June to let Ryan talk about his own
Appleseed Project, and what to do about it, whether that means selling
it to us, others, or getting it to MI.

I keep hearing about friends of friends who are all doing biodiesel or
veg oil and I feel the need to make lists. I have questions about
where we fit in what's going on.  Are we just a small advocacy
organization?  What's the status of a "Jackson Co based-biodiesel
coop?"

Are the existing biodiesel production facilities
1) for-profit
2) recycling waste oil

Because there's alternatives to both, although i'm still all about
promoting alternative fuels for multiple purposes, because of the
myriad benefits.

I had the idea the other day of making a simple list of all the fryer
restaurants in town (from the flagpole guide to athens), and sampling
oil from them to determine whether they are good sources, and to have
an idea of the kind of filtration/ titration the oil needs.

oh, random thoughts.  thanks for the updates, and i'll try to make
some good information in the coming months.

scott

hey folks,
Did anyone on this list (or anyone you know) go to the
conference? If yes, and you/they would like to get
word of what happened out on the AutoblogGreen site,
let me know. I'd love to write somethign up about it.
Sebastian

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> Message 1
>     From: "jeffrapp@..."
> jeffrapp@...
>     Date: Thu May 11, 2006 7:50pm(PDT)
> Subject: UGA to host biodiesel workshop
>
> Hello, AAFC folks-
>
> I know this is a late announcement, but the
> University of Georgia will be
> hosting a biodiesel workshop from May 15 to 17 (next
> week) at the Georgia
> Center for Continuing Education. The registration
> fee of $300 is a little too
> rich for my blood, but for those who are interested
> please contact Ryan
> Adolphson at 706-542-4493 or ryan@....
>
> For more info, see
>
<www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/2006/May/15/biodiesel.phtml>
>
> Later,
> -Jeff
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Hello, Athens Alt. Fuel Folks-

There is now a retail biodiesel (B20) pump in Athens that provides the same
product that Boswell Oil Co. sells.  It's at the APEX Express Chevron station
(205 Hawthorne Ave., behind the Hampton Inn on W. Broad St.).  Price today was
$2.93 per gallon.

-Jeff Rapp

Yeah, check out my roommate's blog!  My news is that
the biodiesel reactor and wash tank are done and Scott
Eustis is going to test it out over Memorial Day
weekend while I'm in Michigan.  The dry tank will be
done soon.  I might be interested in selling the unit
so I don't have to move it up to MI.  I figure I've
put about $500 in expenses building it and I would
like to get $700 for it.  'Course, that's if it
actually works for Scott.  Jeff or anyone else who may
be interested, shoot me an email.  I may move it up to
MI but I also could build a new one while I'm up
there.  Maybe we could schedule a day in June for the
group to come out and see it.  If it works.
Ryan

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Hello Athens Altfuelers,
This is Sebastian Blanco, from the Flagpole. I just
wanted you to know that I've been writing a lot of
altfuel news for a new blog: www.autobloggreen.com
If you'd like to take a look, I'd appreciate it, and
if you've got any biodiesel or ehtanol or any other
altfuel news you'd like me to mention on the site,
send me an email. Thanks, y'all, and keep up the good
work.
Sebastian

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Hello, Athens Alt Fuel Club-

Thanks to Scott E. for the idea to promote our organization at the UGA biodiesel
workshop. Also, thanks to Scott for the info about the biodiesel pumps in
Atlanta provided by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy!

Ryan Adolphson has agreed to offer two registrations for the biodiesel workshop
at a reduced rate (see below).  Is anyone interested? I can not attend.

Later,
-Jeff




> From: "Ryan Adolphson" <ryan@...>
> Date: 2006/05/12 Fri PM 05:18:50 EDT
> To: <jeffrapp@...>
> Subject: RE: UGA biodiesel conference
>
> Jeff:
>
> I can give you one or possibly two registrations for 150.00 for you or
> someone from your organization.
>
> Please call me Monday morning around 9:00am and we can discuss how you
> can let the group know about your organization.
>
> ********************************
> Ryan Adolphson
> Director
> UGA Pilot Plant Facilities
> Georgia Industrial Technology Partnership
> Driftmier Engineering Center
> University of Georgia
> Athens, GA 30602
> Phone: (706) 542-4493
> Fax: (706) 583-0875
> ********************************
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeffrapp@... [mailto:jeffrapp@...]
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:02 PM
> To: ryan@...
> Subject: UGA biodiesel conference
>
> Hello, Ryan-
>
> My name is Jeff Rapp, and I am a member of the Athens Alternative Fuel
> Club (<www.athensaltfuel.com>) which is an organization dedicated to the
> promotion of alternative fuels here in Athens, Georgia. Many of the
> members of the club can't afford the $350 registration fee of the
> biodiesel conference at the Georgia Center next week, but we would like
> to get the word out about our organization and the possibility of
> forming a biodiesel co-op in Athens. Is there any way we can arrange to
> advertise our club at the conference?
>
> Thank you for considering this request.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Rapp
>
> cell 706-338-1993
>
>
>
>

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Date: 12-May-2006 18:01
Subject: Biodiesel - Atlanta Retail Hours Expanding!
To: spultek@...


New expanded hours! The 501(c)3 non profit Southern Alliance for Clean
Energy is planning the opening of a retail biodiesel filling station
in July 2006. We have secured the location, and are working towards
official launch with regular hours, and card-swipe "pay at the pump"
facilities. In the meean time we ar offering biodiesel (B100) during
following expanded hours: Tuesday - 6-8pm (pump tended by Brian)
Wednesday - 6-8pm (pump tended by Rob) Thursday - 6-8pm (pump tended
by Liam) Friday - 5-7pm (pump tended by Aviva) Thanks to Brian, Liam,
and Aviva for volunteering! The location is: 1996 Dekalb Ave At the
corner of Dekalb and Oxford. This is between Arizona Street, and Rocky
Ford... and is on the left if heading from downtown towards Decatur.
Just passed the Land Trust, Hayes Garage, and the Horizon School. It
is the front lot of a little shop called Pete's Import Garage. (404)
219-9709 The price is $3.00/gallon This is ASTM spec., fully legal,
fully taxed B100 (100% biodiesel) from U.S. Biofuels This is the same
biodiesel available from S.A. White Oil, however our dispenser is
equipped with a 10 micron filter unlike S.A. White. Yup...we buy the
fuel from S.A. White, bring it downtown, filter it, and sell it, so
you do not have to drive to Marietta. By purchasing from us, you are
supporting not only S.A. White, but also the non-profit work of the
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy ( http://www.cleanenergy.org ). To
be honest, the markup we make on selling the fuel does not even cover
the rent on the space, let alone any pay for the attendant, or
equipment costs such as filters, tanks, pumps ..etc
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Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to
see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Yeah, that's a lot, I wouldn't want to pay it.

but should we try to get our foot in the door, at least to promote
AAFC and the idea of a local cooperative?

scott e

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>     From: "jeffrapp@..." jeffrapp@...
>     Date: Thu May 11, 2006 7:50pm(PDT)
> Subject: UGA to host biodiesel workshop
>
> Hello, AAFC folks-
>
> I know this is a late announcement, but the University of Georgia will be
> hosting a biodiesel workshop from May 15 to 17 (next week) at the Georgia
> Center for Continuing Education. The registration fee of $300 is a little too
> rich for my blood, but for those who are interested please contact Ryan
> Adolphson at 706-542-4493 or ryan@....
>
> For more info, see
> <www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/2006/May/15/biodiesel.phtml>
>
> Later,
> -Jeff
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Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to
see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Hello, AAFC folks-

I know this is a late announcement, but the University of Georgia will be
hosting a biodiesel workshop from May 15 to 17 (next week) at the Georgia
Center for Continuing Education. The registration fee of $300 is a little too
rich for my blood, but for those who are interested please contact Ryan
Adolphson at 706-542-4493 or ryan@....

For more info, see
<www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/2006/May/15/biodiesel.phtml>

Later,
-Jeff

Chris,
Back in February we toured Scot Mauldin's processor
out in Crawford.  Scott Eustis took these notes.

I am very close to finishing an "Appleseed" reactor,
wash tank, and dry tank.  I think it will be producing
fuel by next month.  I am looking forward to inviting
the group to check it out when it is up and running.

I just want to say to everyone that I appreciate the
group's continued efforts to educate the public.  I am
really glad that Jeff and Jen tabled at the Earth Day
event on campus.  Looking forward to inviting you
folks over.

Ryan

--- Scott Eustis <spultek@...> wrote:

> To: athensaltfuel@yahoogroups.com
> From: Scott Eustis <spultek@...>
> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:30:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [athensaltfuel] Digest Number 64
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> http://photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos
>
> thanks to Scott #1 for the use of his notebook.  let
> me know if he
> needs it back, or phone number from it.  see you
> tomorrow?
>
> --Scott #2
>
> Scott Maudlin's Biodiesel Processing Process
> (go Hershey PA, we are all good milts)
>
>
> Storage Tank for waste oil
>
> 1) Heat Waste Oil (in 6 litre partition)
> uses separate half-55 gallon drum
> thermometer hung on surface
> uses band heater (more efficient) but did switch out
> the heating element on
>
> water heater
> heats to 150 degrees (how much oil in 2hrs?)
>
> 2) water check
> boil on stove
> kolor kut (the paste turns red)  made 4 pros
>
> 3)  2x titration  by divide reagents by 2 or high
> cloud point
>
>
> --while heating do titration
> methanol stored in separate shed
> 15 gal VP racing Crawfordville
> bdcmty.org/receipecalculator/  website
>
> uses lye not potassium
> easy to get
> avoid flake form
> avoid drano flakes
>
> while heating add lye and methanol
> mix with not a lot of swishing in [diesel] gas can
> be careful to vent
>
> 5) pump  double check valves talk self through it
> one power switch
> oil into tank (water heater)
> leave pump off until all hot oil is inside
>
> 6)circulate oil
> sight tube useless?
>
> 7)put methnanol up high
> not too high
>
> COLORCHANGE brown to orange
> temperature gauge (exotherm reaction)
> when methanol gas can is empty shut valve
> circulate 2-3 hrs
>
> 8) sit 2-3 days
>
> 9) drain glycerin/methanol until color change
> no glycverine in bd product.
>
> 10) wash tank ---homemade contraption
>
> Acetone drum with no lining for storage tank
> if drum with coating, filter again
>
> (scott will cut drums)
>
> 11) 1st wash mist heads
> wash to get emulsion, soap
> 3-4 washes
> visual check
> ph check (neutral)
>
> 12) drain washwater into
> cylinder
> reclaim extra diesel next go round
> you want apple juice, not cloudy diesel
>
> 13)filter system
> battery operated pump
> 20 um
> 5 um
> water absorb filter  Cimtek filteration Hydro tech
> II
> GREASEBEAST
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> pressure gauge??!
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> pump--northern tool car battery
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> hurrah!! biodiesel!
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>
> draining washwater makes a different sound than
> biodiesel
>
> empty water into a disposal barrel
>
> standpipe not used bcos method is so day-to-day,
> use-to-use
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> add water to gravity bucket, skim junk off top
> check ph before dumping use muratic acid to
> neutralize  (lowes)
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> grey water pond --algae stock
> rape stock
> soy is double harvest rape double in canada
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> Glycerin still
> 1)pump
> 2)heat 150
> 3)methanol gas evaps
> 4)5 gal bucket water pumped around
> 5)tube 20 ft coiled copper
> 6)reuse methanol!
>
> but not efficient (but solar??) 8 hrs for 1.4 cup
> methanol
>
> possibilities of solar still?
>
> need to get methanol off glycerin somehow
> not contact hazard itself
> will dissolve nasty shit and put it in your body
> (pesticides)
>
> glycerin to clean engine parts for storage
>
> teflon tape for fittings paste never dries
> pink tape white tape is dissolved?  supposedly
>
> farmer's hardware (best DIY) for pink tape
>
> cross joint and plug
>
> extra hot water heater for someone to use.
>
> the shed is open for us to use!
>
> biodiesel america josh's new book
> big picture/issues
>
> self-sufficiency is scott's deal, worried about next
> 30 years.
>


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Sugi here,

I've recently aquired a very nice 1981 Benz 300D after a long search.
I'm currently running the Boswell Oil B20 but am interested in making
my own. I've been working on all types of wheeled devices for years
and am pretty handy with mechanical/construction type things. I'd love
to rap with folks who are "doin' the brew". I promise I won't give
your address out to the Dept. of Revenue ;-)

-Sugi

Hello, Athens Alt. Fuel Folks-

Attached is the handout that Jen and I distributed yesterday at the UGA
Earth Day celebration.  It's a list of locations that sell biodiesel
and/or E85 in Georgia.

-Jeff

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Jeff Rapp
jrapp@...

Anne-
I wish I could say that I did, but they were headed in the direction of
selling biodiesel anyway.
-Jeff

Anne Foletta wrote:

>Wow!  Fabulous news.  Thanks Jeff, I'm sure you had something to do
>with that!
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>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Jeff Rapp
jrapp@...

Hello, Alt. Fuel Folks-

Biodiesel is now available in Athens!  It's B20, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel and it's at Boswell Oil Co.

Here are directions:
Head north on Prince Ave. and go past the Athens Country Club. You are now on Jefferson Rd. Soon after the Athens Country Club, take a right on Kathwood Dr. and cross over the railroad tracks. Then take an immediate left onto Old Jefferson Rd. You are now parallel to the train tracks. Take the next right onto Floyd Dr. and look for Boswell on the right. Go to the office and they'll tell you how to operate the pump.
Price today was $2.69 per gallon.
Boswell phone 706-546-8863

www.boswelloil.com

Later,
-Jeff 

 

-- 
Jeff Rapp 
jrapp@...

Wow!  Fabulous news.  Thanks Jeff, I'm sure you had something to do
with that!

www.boswelloil.com

Later,
-Jeff 

-- Jeff Rapp jrapp@...

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From: GreaterAthensGAfuturecycle@yahoogroups.com
<GreaterAthensGAfuturecycle@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2006 13:47:58 -0000
Subject: [GreaterAthensGAfuturecycle] Digest Number 48
To: GreaterAthensGAfuturecycle@yahoogroups.com


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Topics in this digest:

       1. bio-fuel on a cool site
            From: "Erika Swinson" <swinsonteam@...>


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Message: 1
    Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:47:16 -0000
    From: "Erika Swinson" <swinsonteam@...>
Subject: bio-fuel on a cool site

I found this bit about bio-fuel:  http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/
how_to_grow_your_own_oil.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

that is based on an article in wired
at:http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70430
-0.html?tw=wn_technology_autotech_2

also suggests:http://makezine.com/03/biodiesel/

i thought some of you might be interested in either the makezine or
the biofuel or both.

takecare,
erika





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706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"What has happened to the American government?  It seems like freedom
of speech is no more.  It actually feels like I can't say, "Yo, these
are some good cheese fries" without getting screamed at."    -Anon.
8th grader

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From: atlbiodiesel@... <atlbiodiesel@...>
Date: 21-Mar-2006 09:31
Subject: Next Intro to Biofuel Class : April 22
To: spultek@...



Registration NOW OPEN for:

Introduction to Automotive Biofuels (101)
Aprill 22, 2006
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fernbank Science Center (www.fernbanksciencecenter.org)


Thinking of running your car on biofuels?

Now you can learn all the ins and outs of kicking the petroleum
addiction in a small group environment and benefit from the combined
questions raised by all!

In this 3 hour session designed for the newcomer, you will learn:
-The history of the diesel engine
-The difference between Biodiesel and Vegetable Oil fuels
-The emissions, health, and environmental benefits of using biofuels
-Options for fueling your vehicle on biofuels today
-All the current vehicle conversion options, including commercial
kits, DIY conversions, and custom conversions.
-How to recognize "good" waste oil from bad waste oil
-How to collect and filter waste vegetable oils from restaurants for fuel usage
-Learn the legal and tax issue surrounding this exciting field
-Hands-on experience with multiple converted cars/trucks
-Resources, user groups and publications available for the biofuel user


Registration available online at www.vegenergy.com

Registration fee is $50.00 per student, payable by Visa/MC/Amex/Paypal
online, or cash/check in person.

Space is limited
Additional questions, or trouble with registration? call;
Robert del Bueno at (404)219 9709


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Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"What has happened to the American government?  It seems like freedom
of speech is no more.  It actually feels like I can't say, "Yo, these
are some good cheese fries" without getting screamed at."    -Anon.
8th grader

Biofuels Classes
Vegenergy now offers two biofuel classes:

     * Automotive biofuels 101 : Introduction to biofuels for automotive use.
       Next offering: To be determined
     * Homebrew Biodiesel Production : Learn to make your own quality biodiesel
       Next offering: March 25-26,2006


Upcoming Class details schedule:

- Hands-on Homwbrew Biodiesel production Class
March 25-26, 2006
Class given by Maria 'Mark' Alovert
Equipment provided by B100 Supply
Event hosted by Vegenergy, and takes place at the Atlanta Community
Food Bank, in downtown Atlanta

Biodiesel fuel can be made in your backyard or garage for .50-.75
cents a gallon with common ingredients, using very inexpensive
equipment. Relatively little chemistry knowledge is needed to produce
quality fuel that will run in any diesel engine, and thousands of
people around the country have discovered homebrewing fuel to be an
addictive hobby. Come learn what it takes to produce your own
clean-burning biodiesel fuel, and to build the equipment to do so.

This class is entirely hands-on and fast-paced - you'll be making test
batches of fuel, titrating and testing oil, and assessing quality of
the finished product throughout the two day class. Two-day classes
also include some hands-on equipment building- we'll build a few
biodiesel processors for students who purchase processor plumbing kits
in advance, and everyone will be wrenching on the plumbing and
learning the skills needed to build your home biodiesel system. See
below for details of buying the plumbing kits for this class. These
classes will also include a demonstration of a local, working
biodiesel system similar to what you'll be building in your class.

Maria 'Mark' Alovert has been teaching biodiesel homebrewing and
general biodiesel awareness workshops since 2000, and is the inventor
of the most widely-used homebrew biodiesel equipment design in the US,
the Appleseed biodiesel processor. She is currently working on
small-scale commercial-type systems for on-farm production of
biodiesel.

For full class details and registration, see Maria's website
For reactor kits and parts see B100 Supply's website
Full directions to session to be posted here soon.



- Automotive Biofuels 101 : Introduction to Biofuels for automotive
use. Thinking of running your car on biofuels? Now you can learn all
the ins and outs of kicking the petroleum addiction in a small group
environment and benefit from the combined questions raised by all!

In this 3 hour session you will learn:

     * The history of the diesel engine
     * The difference between Biodiesel and Vegetable Oil fuels
     * The emissions, health, and environmental benefits of using biofuels
     * Options for fueling your vehicle on biofuels today
     * All the current vehicle conversion options, including commercial
kits, DIY conversions, and custom conversions.
     * How to recognize "good" waste oil from bad waste oil
     * How to collect and filter waste vegetable oils from restaurants
for fuel usage
     * Learn the legal and tax issue surrounding this exciting field
     * Hands-on experience with multiple converted cars/trucks at our shop


Classes will be held at Vegenergy in Downtown Atlanta.
Classes limited to 15 students per session.
Registration fee is $50.00 per student, payable by Visa/MC/Amex/Paypal
online, or cash/check in person.
To register online... CLICK HERE

If unable to register online, email us at class@...
Or call Robert Del Bueno at (404) 219-9709 M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm

NEXT CLASS SESSIONS :
- To be determined

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Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"Don't start no stuff; won't be no stuff."

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: jossakeed <jossakeed@...>
Date: 06-Mar-2006 18:19
Subject: [kickball-rocks] Fw: [ga_anarchists] Atlanta Biofuels Expo
To: kickball-rocks@yahoogroups.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Liam Rattray" <liamratt@...>
To: <gaanarchists@...>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:41 PM
Subject: [ga_anarchists] Atlanta Biofuels Expo


   The first Atlanta Biofuels Expo will take place on March 11th from
10:30am to 1:00pm at Fernbank Science Center. The event is hosted by
the Fernbank Biofuels Group in conjunction with George Sciple from
vegoilcar.com and Rob del Bueno from vegenergy.com.
    Expect biodiesel processing and straight vegetable oil conversion
demonstrations, as well as vehicles running on both vegetable oil and
biodiesel. We will showcase the Appleseed Biodiesel processor and all
you need to convert a car to run off of vegetable oil.
    With peak oil around the corner and wars being fought throughout
the world for control of petroleum resources come to the expo and
inform yourself how to start running your car for less than 30 cents a
gallon!

-Liam Rattray
Fernbank Biofuels





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Scott Eustis
706 542 3407
706 372 9610 cel
"Don't start no stuff; won't be no stuff."