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From: Dan Bloomquist on 4 Sep 2007 13:04 Martin Brown wrote: > On Sep 4, 4:32 pm, Dan Bloomquist <publi...(a)lakeweb.com> wrote: > >>Eeyore wrote: >> >> >>>Not my idea. >> >>>INDIA is using jatropha to produce bio-diesel. Not England. >> >>See, 'D1-BP Fuel Crops Ltd'. > > > Yes, a UK company is doing the R&D, but the crop will not grow in the > UK. It requires tropical conditions and is drought tolerant (and > likely to be a horrid invasive weed if planted in the wrong place). > Their planting list is online. > > http://www.d1plc.com/agronomyPlanting.php > > I hope their chosen cultivar isn't as quite nasty as some of the other > jatropha species. J. Urens for instance. Yes, I know where the cultivation will take place. But this is about the product's destination. And how nice for D1-BP that there are bio requirements legislated to take effect starting in 2009 for the UK. But even more important is the paltry impact on world demand for liquid fuels that these crop fuels will have. The world demands 175 quads/year of liquids today and that is expected to grow to 225 quads/year in twenty years. I doubt we will see more than a quad/year net from biofuels in that same span. Jatropha is a labor intensive crop and the working class that supports this endeavor will see little, if any, of the booty. > > Regards, > Martin Brown Best, Dan.
From: Eeyore on 5 Sep 2007 00:57 BradGuth wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > BradGuth wrote: > > > I was wondering how much biofuel could be obtained from extracting and > > > processing a billion tonnes worth of > > > jellyfish. > > > > How bizarre ! > > > You got something better to do with all of those dead zone jellyfish? No. They're not really good for much, being mainly water after all. > If so, let us hear it from wizard Graham. If you learnt some basic science you'd stop suggesting such totally halfwitted ideas in the first place. Graham
From: Eeyore on 5 Sep 2007 01:01 Dan Bloomquist wrote: > The world demands 175 quads/year of liquids today and that is expected to > grow to 225 quads/year in > twenty years. Expected to grow that much only by those who are incapable of thinking nothing can ever change. The EU is already in the process of introducing astonishing standards for fuel comsumption. Graham
From: Eeyore on 5 Sep 2007 01:04 Dan Bloomquist wrote: > Jatropha is a labor intensive crop Bwahahahahahaha ! It thrives in the wild like a weed. Graham
From: Dan Bloomquist on 5 Sep 2007 01:27
Eeyore wrote: > > Dan Bloomquist wrote: > > >> The world demands 175 quads/year of liquids today and that is expected to >>grow to 225 quads/year in >>twenty years. > > > Expected to grow that much only by those who are incapable of thinking nothing > can ever change. Where is your paper? > The EU is already in the process of introducing astonishing standards for fuel > comsumption. Yea, like biofuel?????? Nice snip you have there, and accuse others of the same. |