Reply #11: fantasy?

[leftupnorth]

it was fantasy to suggest we could land a man on the moon, but we did it. In the longview, seed crop derived biodiesel is NOT suitable, but it's a start. It also helps farmers keep their farms until we can get them all to build an algae house. I think we can replace all fossil transportation fuels with a combination of efficiency, algae(10,000 gal/acre) derived biodiesel, and diesel/electric hybrid engines fueling semi trucks to passenger cars.

Switching over to B100 for everything won't be easy, but it sure is a hell of alot easier than building a nuclear bomb or landing a man on the moon. If I remember right, just a few years ago, the biggest problem for BD refiners was reduced shelf life because of water washing. Today there are numerous plant manufacturers that offer waterless wash systems that meet or exceed BQ-9000 quality. That's just a small breakthrough, but it translates to much better fuel and longer storage life. With more and more money being dumped into R&D every day, it's only a matter of time before we overcome the obstacles that confront biodiesel.