Archive for October, 2008

How do I prove that my biodiesel is different from the vegetable oil from which the diesel was derived?

Sunday, October 12th, 2008
biodiesel
porscheleenj asked:


I am making biodiesel for a science project on a very very minimalistic budget (25 dollars). Is there a cheap yet effective way to tell the difference between biodiesel and vegtable oil? I do not have anything that runs diesel in my home. Please exclude things that can be derived locally, unless you know for a fact that this is something that can be found anywhere (i.e. in a supermarket).

why can’t we just claim for hydro-fuel or other?

Friday, October 10th, 2008
hydro fuel
max.omega asked:


everybody’s fed up with the oil prices altough we know there are alternatives since a long time like hydro-engines, electricity, etc.. but what can we do to “force” the government to step over to other fuel, biological friendly or electricity
like “boycot” for exemple ?

Financing & cultural challenges to getting more green energy adoption?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
green energy
Jason M asked:


I’m curious to hear what some of the financing & cultural challenges are to getting traditional energy companies to adopt green technologies? In particular, I know that many green energy sources require significant up-front investment today to capture the benefits of potentially grid-parity kwh production in the future.

How does financing work in the energy industry today around the world and is it possible that the way energy production is financed might hinder large investments?

Also, what some of the cultural challenges to green adoption? For example, are $/Watt and $/kwh even the right metrics to use when thinking about the economics of adopting green technologies?

Should I run a diesel truck off Vegtable Oil or off Biodiesel?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
biodiesel
rob w asked:


From what I understand you don’t need to change anything with your veichle when running biodiesel, but you need to make some conversions for vegtable oil. However, from what I’ve read it’s not that much less expensive to make your own biodiesel as it is to just buy regular diesel fuel. So what should I go with? I would love to really talk to someone who has done this kind of thing on their own and has hands on experience. Thanks!

biodiesel?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
biodiesel
lo asked:


does any1 know exactly how to convert youre car to biodiesel?