[Vwdiesel] biodiesel

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

The science is quite real, the company is "legit", but I am not so sure I would want to pick the winner of who will get the technology to work.  Not to mention, the biological risks inherent in monoculture.

----- Original Message -----
From: 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, July 7, 2006 6:39 am
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] biodiesel

> I think everyone in the world got that one, me too.
> 
> --- Area31 Research Facility <stephensrw at stn.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Somehow I recently started receiving posts from some
> > investment news/spam
> > group.  I certainly didn't subscribe.  I received
> > this message as well.
> > 
> > Rob
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
> > To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:24 AM
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel] biodiesel
> > 
> > 
> > > I appologize in advance for wasting bandwidth,
> > this was imbeded in a spam
> > > message this AM. I have no idea if it is true, MAY
> > BE ONLY LIES
> > > But since it is diesel related, and we are more
> > intelligent, better
> > looking,
> > > and certainly less gullible than average folks,
> > for your info ONLY.
> > >
> > > Sandy
> > >
> > >
> > > Petro Sun Drilling Inc. an emerging provider of
> > oilfield
> > > services to major and independent producers of oil
> > and natural gas,
> > > announced today that the company has formed Algae
> > BioFuels Inc. as a
> > > wholly owned subsidiary. Algae BioFuels will be
> > engaged in the research
> > and
> > > development of algae cultivation as an energy
> > source in the production
> > > of biodiesel, an economically feasible and
> > eco-friendly alternative to
> > > petroleum-based transportation fuels. The R&D and
> > production facilities
> > > for Algae BioFuels will be based in Arizona and
> > Australia.
> > >
> > > "Petro Sun's formation of Algae BioFuels is a
> > forward-looking strategy,"
> > > said L. Rayfield Wright, president of PetroSun.
> > "The 0pp0rtunity to
> > > produce a renewable energy product that will
> > assist in providing a
> > > healthier planet for future generations cannot be
> > ignored."
> > >
> > > Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from biomass
> > -- which contains
> > > recently living organisms or their metabolic
> > byproducts. Biofuel is a
> > > renewable energy source, unlike other natural
> > resources such as petroleum,
> > > coal and nuclear fuels. Agricultural products
> > specifically grown for use
> > > as biofuels include corn and soybeans.
> > >
> > > Extensive research is currently being conducted to
> > determine the
> > > utilization of microalgae as an energy source,
> > with applications being
> > > developed for biodiesel, ethanol, methanol,
> > methane and even hydrogen.
> > > Independent studies have demonstrated that algae
> > is capable of producing
> > 30
> > > times more oil per acre than the current crops now
> > utilized for the
> > > production of biofuels. Algae biofuel contains no
> > sulfur, is non-toxic and
> > > highly biodegradable.
> > >
> > > The Office of Fuels Development, a division of the
> > Department of
> > > Energy, funded a program from 1978 through 1996
> > under the National
> > Renewable
> > > Energy Laboratory known as the "Aquatic Species
> > Program." The focus of
> > > this program was to investigate high-oil algae
> > that could be grown
> > > specifically for the purpose of wide-scale
> > biodiesel production. Some
> > > species of algae are ideally suited to biodiesel
> > production due to their
> > > high oil content, in excess of 50%, and extremely
> > rapid growth rates.
> > >
> > > One of the biggest advantages of biodiesel,
> > compared to many other
> > > alternative transportation fuels, is that it can
> > be used in existing
> > diesel
> > > engines, which relieves automotive manufacturers
> > of having to make
> > > costly engine modifications. Biodiesel can also be
> > mixed, at any ratio,
> > > with conventional petroleum diesel. As a result,
> > the alternative fuel can
> > > be used in the current distribution
> > infrastructure, replacing petroleum
> > > diesel either wholly, or as a diesel fuel blend
> > with minimal
> > > integration costs.
> > >
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> 
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