Author: JCroweJCrowe Date: Nov 11, 2007 14:21
Paul Stevens wrote:
> Paul Stevens wrote:
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>> the $3,000 price of the unit (ouch, how
>> long would it take to pay for itself?)
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> Assuming current prices at the pump, and using the claimed
> cost per gallon of the converted oil, the unit would pay for
> itself in 30 batches (40 gallons in a batch).
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> Not bad.
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My question about biodiesel is not whether it is a viable
alternative to gasoline, but rather how efficient would it be
to produce and how would it fare in terms of consumption vs.
use as food. Right now, all the food oil production in the
world is a drop in the bucket compared to petroleum ...
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