Comment What about Bio Desiel? (Score 1) 1100
Seriously, I am confused. I first heard about Bio Diesel while watching the West Wing. I have tried to research it but seem to only be able to find positive articles about it. I can find no good answer as to why it isn't being used. I can find no reasons why it seems to be a secret. Why isn't it being forced down the throat of at least large ground based transportation companies.
Hydrogen Fuel cells are cool and all but everyone leaves out the fact that Fossil Fuels are the best source of Hydrogen. They are the easiest way to extract the quantities we would need. So how does that stop anything but the Global Warming myths? Which by comparison to the fights over Oil is a small concern. Not to mention that Hydrogen is expensive to produce compared to other fossil fuels.
It's the same problem which the author of this article points out about Bio ethanol. So how are either of these really going to impact our use of Mid east oil?
Bio Diesel is Soy Based, normally though it doesn't have to be. That means it's cheap and easy to grow. It burns every bit as clean as Ethanol. It appears to me to cost as little as normal diesel to produce. The by-product's of production are the primary ingredients of Soap. The Bio Diesel, unlike real diesel, is completely environmentally safe. It's really just vegetable oil. We know how to make that. We pay way to many farmers in the US not to grow stuff so that prices do not fall to low. These are all hard working people who want to work. So let's let them. I think the US would be hard pressed to produce enough Soy for this but I don't think we can't figure that out.
The best thing about it is that it runs in any Diesel vehicle, generator, or other device without any modification. I know that Diesel cars get a bad rap but go drive any of the VW diesel vehicles. They have none of the problems of Diesel cars in the past.
My real question is why is it left out? What is it that I am missing? Where can I get more information telling me why i am wrong. I am not trying to start a flame war I really do want to know.
Hydrogen Fuel cells are cool and all but everyone leaves out the fact that Fossil Fuels are the best source of Hydrogen. They are the easiest way to extract the quantities we would need. So how does that stop anything but the Global Warming myths? Which by comparison to the fights over Oil is a small concern. Not to mention that Hydrogen is expensive to produce compared to other fossil fuels.
It's the same problem which the author of this article points out about Bio ethanol. So how are either of these really going to impact our use of Mid east oil?
Bio Diesel is Soy Based, normally though it doesn't have to be. That means it's cheap and easy to grow. It burns every bit as clean as Ethanol. It appears to me to cost as little as normal diesel to produce. The by-product's of production are the primary ingredients of Soap. The Bio Diesel, unlike real diesel, is completely environmentally safe. It's really just vegetable oil. We know how to make that. We pay way to many farmers in the US not to grow stuff so that prices do not fall to low. These are all hard working people who want to work. So let's let them. I think the US would be hard pressed to produce enough Soy for this but I don't think we can't figure that out.
The best thing about it is that it runs in any Diesel vehicle, generator, or other device without any modification. I know that Diesel cars get a bad rap but go drive any of the VW diesel vehicles. They have none of the problems of Diesel cars in the past.
My real question is why is it left out? What is it that I am missing? Where can I get more information telling me why i am wrong. I am not trying to start a flame war I really do want to know.
