Thread: What did Jeremy say ?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

That is what is the plan! Some time in March I think for NSW.

John

I know, Monsanto's spin doctors have been working overtime

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Cant see them getting PETROL from whatever they planted,Biodiesel or alcahol yes,BUT THATS NOY PETROL!!!
Andrew

Ahh, alcohol suitable for drinking is ethanol, the stuff in E10 (well 10% anyhow) and yes it can replace petrol.

Someone correct me if im wrong, but being a short chain, it would logically burn quicker (higher octane) but have a lower energy density?

ok, this has more....

Ethanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheers!

yeah in the next series they reveal that they planted the wrong seed and made diesel by accident, so they enter a diesel repmobile into Silverstone 500... with some interesting sponsors down the side of the doors

So in reality they STUFFED UP saying they will make petrol,not enough research done before opening their gobs Biodiesel insteadThere isnt seperate petrol and diesel rapeseed genetically manipulated YET
LOVE THE SHOW!!!
Andrew

I think the way they said they were going to "grow petrol" is because they are simplistic about that sort of thing. Like the way they say "it's got 550 torques" Or "enough power to move the earth".
They do have excellent researchers, and they do know a bit more than they let on, but it sounds funnier the way they say it.

All very interesting, eh.
We will look into it and maybe start a learning curve test program on a small scale.
Be interesting to experiment with bio diesel from crops also. It could run
parralel to the ethanol.
I have a reconditioned three cyl, twenty HP, Mitsubishy diesel motor,
sitting on my garage floor. It could be set up as a test bed.
In the next five or ten years we dont know where the hell we will be
with fuel and taxes and the like. Europe is legislating engine outputs
that would put our stuff of the road or taxed out of existenced.
Imagine what will happen to small town OZ if tourism, as we know it
today, becomes a thing of the past ?
Can you imagine us touring around the outback in little tiny diesel -
electric cars !
Might seem far fetched but big changes are just around the corner.
I would be quite happy to go back to a horse and cart but in the
meantime my concern is the great fuel rip off that we are all subject to.
I would like to produce my own and spit in their eye.
In my case I could put in the time the same as others spend their time on
restoration projects and stuff.
If others can do it, so can I.
Redback, bite your tongue Mate. Licence indeed ! See how it goes first
and then burrow into the side of a hill or plant the still down a rabbit warren !
Cheers.

I'd be intersted to see how you go, I know it's been done before, but how many start from scratch by growing.
Good luck!

Moose, wont be growing just yet, Mate.
First, I need to check out a still and how to build one, or buy ?
Then investigate seed crops that could possibly be used.
Canola has been mentioned here for instance, lots of that available on the supermarket shelves. If a bloke was to buy about $50 worth it would be enough to begin the learning process and get small quantities of fuel to
experiment with.
While that is going on, I would need to talk to farmers already growing
these crops and learn about harvesting and processing the seed or plant.
Then it would be time to start looking at quantities of seed.
I think that beginning this way and working backwards, it would be faster and cheaper.
If things panned out, we could probably buy a small portion of a crop
already in the ground while preparing to grow ours.
If it worked and we got enough seed to fill our needs, then it might be
a good idea to double the acerage and store seed incase of a bad season
and so on. Work every other day, if you know what I mean !
Must be remembered that this would in no way be a commercial enterprise. We could always barter tho.
It would be an intertesting undertaking as long as I wasn't hassled and
hounded by big brother.
We all know what a turd he is.