Comments on: Episode-15- The Lies of Ethanol and Biofuel http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel Helping You Live the Life You Want, If Times Get Tough, Or Even If They Don't Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kenny http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-28360 kenny Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-28360 We run both our company cars on filtered waste veg oil collected from restaurants, I have been from London to Croatia in them 3 times now and we use them daily, I don't think its a perfect solution for everyone to switch but on a small scale it makes total sense. Not sure I can post links but all details can be found in my blog if you google carbon neutral car.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-28360">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> We run both our company cars on filtered waste veg oil collected from restaurants, I have been from London to Croatia in them 3 times now and we use them daily, I don’t think its a perfect solution for everyone to switch but on a small scale it makes total sense. Not sure I can post links but all details can be found in my blog if you google carbon neutral car.

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]]> By: SteveO http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-274 SteveO Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:42:02 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-274 Hello Jack, I have a 84 VW Jetta Diesel that I run BioDiesel in. I use BioDiesel right now because: -the BioDiesel is made from recycled restaurant grease -I am trying to re-learn car maintenance and I need to get the car mechanically sound and learn how it works -I want to switch to WVO in the future. That way, I can have a car that can burn 3 types of fuelsl, WVO, BioDesel, and petro-diesel.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-274">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hello Jack,
I have a 84 VW Jetta Diesel that I run BioDiesel in. I use BioDiesel right now because:
-the BioDiesel is made from recycled restaurant grease
-I am trying to re-learn car maintenance and I need to get the car mechanically sound and learn how it works
-I want to switch to WVO in the future. That way, I can have a car that can burn 3 types of fuelsl, WVO, BioDesel, and petro-diesel.

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]]> By: Modern Survival http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-248 Modern Survival Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:13:31 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-248 @SteveO, Well the real beauty is that you don't have to "convert" anything. You can dump vegetable oil directly into any common diesel motor and fire it up and drive away. Of course my 100K warranty would be null and void on the spot. In fact the conversion from waste oil to bio-diesel is really just filtering it to get all the crud out, (which you MUST do or you will really do in your motor in a BAD BAD WAY) then adding a few chemicals that prevent the oil from turning solid or gumming up if it gets too cold. Have you even seen what happens to corn oil if you put it in the fridge? You would be amazed how many substances one could just dump into any standard diesel and just drive away with.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-248">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> @SteveO,

Well the real beauty is that you don’t have to “convert” anything. You can dump vegetable oil directly into any common diesel motor and fire it up and drive away. Of course my 100K warranty would be null and void on the spot.

In fact the conversion from waste oil to bio-diesel is really just filtering it to get all the crud out, (which you MUST do or you will really do in your motor in a BAD BAD WAY) then adding a few chemicals that prevent the oil from turning solid or gumming up if it gets too cold. Have you even seen what happens to corn oil if you put it in the fridge?

You would be amazed how many substances one could just dump into any standard diesel and just drive away with.

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]]> By: SteveO http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-245 SteveO Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:43:00 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-245 There are web sites/forums for amateurs experimenting with making biodiesel from pond scum. Since you drive a tDI, have you thought about converting it to using waste vegetable oil or making your own BioDiesel?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-245">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> There are web sites/forums for amateurs experimenting with making biodiesel from pond scum.
Since you drive a tDI, have you thought about converting it to using waste vegetable oil or making your own BioDiesel?

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]]> By: Modern Survival http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-163 Modern Survival Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-163 Pond Scum huh? That is a new one on me and I love that idea. That makes sense, take something that grows anyway, has no practical use and develop a way to use it!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-163">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Pond Scum huh? That is a new one on me and I love that idea. That makes sense, take something that grows anyway, has no practical use and develop a way to use it!

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]]> By: Offroad http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-lies-of-ethanol-and-biofuel/comment-page-1#comment-158 Offroad Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:28:47 +0000 http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/?p=26#comment-158 I vary good article and one to think on. The best biofuels are the ones being developed with POND SCUM as the source for the oil. Just grow it in verticle water gardens, flusg-strain it, then start again. Also there are fuels being developed that will take waste wood (and other waste pulp matter) and make fuel from that with the right microbes. Wish we could get an energy system (like compressed air?) that could store and release a lot of energy, and maybe even regernate on the trip.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-158">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I vary good article and one to think on. The best biofuels are the ones being developed with POND SCUM as the source for the oil. Just grow it in verticle water gardens, flusg-strain it, then start again. Also there are fuels being developed that will take waste wood (and other waste pulp matter) and make fuel from that with the right microbes. Wish we could get an energy system (like compressed air?) that could store and release a lot of energy, and maybe even regernate on the trip.

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