[Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae

[The President]

I'm certain that the trains around Barcelona Spain use the regenerative 
breaking/ flywheel system. It seems to make sense for heavy stuff...

Oh and before I forget:

...I hearby announce my resignation as President (before I'm impeached)

At the risk of sounding common you can all call me 'Mark' now...
Regards
Mark



>From: Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
>To: pmdolan at sasktel.net, hillsgrove at adelphia.net, vwdiesel at audifans.com
>CC: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae
>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:14:49 EST
>
>In a message dated 1/12/06 9:03:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>pmdolan at sasktel.net writes:
>
>
> > Agreed on the comments and regen braking.  However, rather than a bunch 
>of
> > environmentally dissastrous batteries and all the electrical garbage 
>that
> > goes with it, regen braking energy can easily be stored in a 
>mechanically driven
> > flywheel and released into the drivetrain on accel.  High speed 
>flywheels
> > are very compact and have massive energy density, not to mention they 
>can be
> > very simple devices.
> >
>
>I remember reading about that as an automotive development in Popular
>Mechanics in 1985 or right thereabouts.  I remember them talking about 
>fitting them
>to city busses.  Squashed?  Where's the money in it?  You only sell the
>flywheel once, but you can keep selling batteries.
>
>Andrew
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